Reserve Wheels announces 30|XC wheelset

Reserve Wheels has announced the new 30|XC wheelset, which the brand claims is designed for World Cup XC racing and modern XC mountain bikes. The 30|XC builds upon the company’s previous 28|XC platform with support for wider tires (29 x 2.35–2.5) and increased spoke count from 24 to 28. Additionally, the 30|XC are equipped with DT Swiss 350 hubs that include the DT Swiss Degree of Freedom system, which is intended to reduce pedal kickback and improve suspension performance without added weight. The 30|XC SL edition features carbon spokes and shaves 30g of weight per wheel. Ridden by Cannondale Factory Racing, this configuration uses Vonoa carbon spokes and is laced to DT Swiss 180 hubs. Pricing for the standard 30|XC wheelset with DT 350 hubs and steel spokes is US$1599 / CA$2249 / EU€1799 and weigh a claimed 1515 g. 30|XC SL with DT 180 hubs and carbon spokes cost US$2499 / CA$3889 / EU€2799 with a weight of 1304 g per set. [Reserve Wheels]