When the production studio that produces all of SRAM’s in-house movies loaded up the videos for these new wheels yesterday they accidentally left them public (just for 20 minutes), giving us here at Spoke a little preview of what was going to be released… well, today. And that is a whole slew of new wheels.
http://youtu.be/W10Zir-jG7E
Enter the Roam and the Rail wheelsets. Both wheelsets are aimed squarely at everyday mountain bikers or what marketers like to refer to us now as The Enduro Market. Whatever the case, the growth in popularity of Enduro is pretty much bringing out the most sensible mountain bike products and mountain bikes, so I’m not complaining.
http://youtu.be/DFew5vU_jbk
Right, the new wheelsets. As I said both the Roam and Rail are aimed at trail/enduro/all-mountain riding fraternity but the Roam has a slightly narrower bead width than the Rail, the Roam’s internal bead width is still a solid 21mm (with an external width of 28mm on the carbon model and 25.5mm on the alloy), the Rail features a stout 23mm internal bead width. The Rail is only available in alloy.
Both models of wheels share a bunch of new technology as well. One of the major things being SOLO spokes, SOLO means that in the whole wheelset there is just a single spoke length, which, if you’ve ever travelled or build and repair you own wheels you’ll think is a pretty damn sensible feature to have. SOLO spokes are found on all new SRAM Roam and Rail wheels.
Keeping with the spokes, SRAM have designed a pretty funky new hub with some very economical lacing, and yes it’s got a funky name as well. Double Decker slots and stacks the Solo spokes on top of each other giving the wheels the widest possible dish, which in turn results in a strong as hell wheel. The hubs are totally convertible as well, each set is shipped with hub conversions for all axle configurations front and rear, and obviously they are XD (xx1) driver compatible (as well as nine and ten speed).
There’s not too much info on the hub internals but SRAM assure us this of their new Star Ratchet: “This patented freewheel system uses precision ratchets with extremely high load capacity and reliability. Thanks to its no-tools-required design, routine maintenance is easy.”
And like everything these days all the wheels are available in 26″, 27.5″ and 29″.
http://youtu.be/9hl7Wl_9Jw8
SRAM Roam 60 Carbon
- – Available in all 3 wheel sizes: 26”, 27.5” and 29”
- – CARBON TUNED unidirectional and woven carbon fibre, asymmetrical rim profile
- – WIDE ANGLE profile: 21mm inside, 28mm outside rim width
- – UST compatible
- – Available with 11-speed XD driver body for SRAM XX1 or 9/10-speed driver body
- – Aluminum nipples with nylon lock ring
- – SOLO SPOKE design with double butted, stiff stainless steel spokes
- – Durable hub internals with STAR RATCHET 36T system
- – SIDE SWAP easy conversion to all axle types
- – DOUBLE-DECKER hub shell design
– Weight (Wheel pair in lightest configuration)
26” – 1495g
27.5” – 1550g
29” – 1625g
SRAM Roam 50
- – Available in all 3 wheel sizes: 26”, 27.5” and 29″
- – Lightweight aluminum rim with asymmetrical TAPER CORE profile
- – WIDE ANGLE profile: 21mm inside, 25.5mm outside rim width
- – UST compatible
- – Available with 11-speed XD driver body for SRAM XX1 or 9/10-speed driver body
- – Aluminum nipples with nylon lock ring
- – SOLO SPOKE design with double butted, lightweight steel spokes
- – Durable hub internals with STAR RATCHET system
- – DOUBLE-DECKER hub shell design
– Weight (Wheel pair in lightest configuration)
26” – 1475g
27.5” – 1530g
29” – 1610g
SRAM Rail 50
- – Available in all 3 wheel sizes: 26”, 27.5” and 29”
- – Lightweight aluminum rim with asymmetrical TAPER CORE profile
- – WIDE ANGLE profile: 23c, 28mm outside rim width
- – UST compatible
- – Available with 11-speed XD driver body for SRAM XX1 or 9/10-speed driver body
- – Aluminum nipples with nylon lock ring
- – SOLO SPOKE design with double butted, stiff steel spokes
- – Durable hub internals with STAR RATCHET system
- – SIDE SWAP easy conversion to all axle types
- – DOUBLE-DECKER hub shell design
– Weight (Wheel pair in lightest configuration)
26” – 1690g
27.5” – 1750g
29” – 1830g
