AASQ Callout: ENVE is back to answer your questions about carbon wheels for road & gravel bikes

Written by Zach Overholt Jan 21, 2020 2:00 p.m. ET

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With peak gravel season fast approaching, are you considering any upgrades for your rig?Maybe you’re going to finally pull the trigger on that carbon wheel purchase you’ve been dreaming about? For one of the fastest growing categories in cycling, it seems that there are still a lot of questions out there about ‘gravel.’

Whether you’re racing, or just looking to explore some routes off the beaten path, gravel bikes are a good way to change things up. But they also present some unique requirements for your equipment. That’s why we’re having ENVE back for another AASQ installment, this time focused around the world of gravel, road, or some combination of both.

Whatever the question, get them in early and we’ll select the best ones to answer next week! Use this form to submit your question.

Learn more at Enve.com.

Zach Overholt

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Zach Overholt is the Editor in Chief of Bikerumor. He has been writing about what’s new in the bicycle world for 12+ years. Prior to that, Zach spent many years in the back of a bicycle shop building and repairing nearly every type of bike, while figuring out how to (occasionally) ride them.

Based in Ohio, Zach is now slowly introducing a new generation to cycling and still trying to figure out how to fit the most rides into a busy schedule as a new dad.

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4 years ago

Who dresses in shorts and short sleeves when there’s snow on the ground?

Robin

4 years ago

Reply to b

In mountains there can absolutely be days when there’s snow on the ground and a rider can be comfortable in shorts and short sleeves. There are loads of pictures of skiers, in spring, skiing in shorts and short sleeves.

With the lower air pressure found at high elevations, convective heat loss goes down, which means a person feels warmer than they would in the higher air pressure at lower elevations, all else being equal.

J'Anky Teal

4 years ago

OK: all else being equal, between aerodynamics and rolling resistance which is faster, 650×47 or 700×40? Assumptions:
* dirty kanzaa course (whatever that gravel grade works out to)
* 15mph average
* 150lb rider
* 650×47 @ 21/22psi
* 700×40 @ 25/26psi
* tubeless
* roughly even tire/wheel system weight

Asking for a friend.

Racergal

4 years ago

Six months ago, I purchased SES 5.6 disc wheels and noticed that there’s what appears to be slight white brush marks around the carbon edge where the spokes enter. I thought I had scraped them or it was a blem, but it’s all the way around. I’ve owned over 5 pairs of Enve/Edge wheels and have never seen this.
One of the mechanics at my shop said more recent wheels had that marking. Is this from production?