EB13: WTB Rolls KOM, the “Ultimate Enduro Mountain Bike Rim”

Yeah, I can’t understand what makes a product Enduro specific, as opposed to just being a good idea for a “mountain bike”.

That cross section looks just like the new Sun Ringle wheelsets; the Charger Pro SL specifically.

A Enduro specific item with a Strava reference! I like WTB stuff but as I only ride a bike for fun it looks like this rim is not marketed for people like me.

@Murphy: No, it means aluminum doped with a small amount of scandium (and other elements).

These look sweet! I’m picturing these laced to some Hope hubs with Sapim spokes at a fraction of the cost of my carbon Sram Rise wheels. Now I can affordably build an erm…..”enduro all mountain hardtail” that I’ve been fancying for so long. I just hope these will continue to roll down the trail if I use them for just trail riding or dinking around. Will they turn to squares if used for a non-enduro event?

allowing very high spoke tension does nothing for lateral stiffness. allowing for thicker spokes would, as would increasing the spoke count beyond 32, but then youd be stuck looking for suitable hubs…

Is the “all mountain” category still around? lol

Only regular single track in my area.

I hope they’ve fixed the durability issues with the Frequency rims. A good number of rims have failed in my area.

James S you get such an amazing product and you do is whining. This kind of rim at this width at this weight and tubeless ready was a dream for every hard xc/trail/am rider for the last 5 years. now we got it it and you whining for call it Enduro racing?

@amnonis- don’t get me wrong, these look great and i’ll probably lace a set at some point, but we haven’t been waiting five years for these. the pacenti tl28 is the same width, tubeless ready, comparable weight, and has eyelets as a bonus. And james s. does have a valid point- most folks aren’t going to use these for “enduro racing”, they are going to use them for trail riding, you know, good old mountain biking.

Two years on my stans arch 29 rims and a set of pacenti 29 rims. They are both in perfect working order. ONE month on ENVE all mt. rims and they get smashed at the rim both front and back. ONE race on ENVE tubular MT. rim and It is Broken. What a waist of hard earned $$$. Carbon MTB rims are not stronger then other options. Save yourself a lot hassle and a lot of cash and go with WTB, Stans or Pacenti.

True UST profile for the win.

All these comments just make me smile; knowing I’m not the only geek passionate about bikes.

amnonis- By smashed, I simply mean I crack the hook on 2 Enve all mt. 29er rims. One front and one rear wheel. (On front of my bike I have 130mm of plush travel). On the rear tubular, the rim took a rock to the sidewall and made a crack and a soft spot in 2 different parts of the rim. This happened during 1, two hour ride. Like i said in my other post. I have had my other wheels for years and have ran the same trails in the same way and have had multiple rocks striking the sides of the rims. They have scratches and maybe a few small dents (nothing that I would even worry about and all wheels are still round straight and true). I have never dented the hook on any of my alloy rims, including A light weight, Stans crest front rim. The kind of riding I do is very rocky (square edged rocks) X-country trails on A 29er carbon hard-tail. I am not riding the carbon rims any more. The smashed hooks would not support A tubeless set up, and with tubes the bead-hook was bulging outward. Enves warranty is 1 year against manufactures defect. They do offer a crash replacement at about $500 per. rim. That prices me out. I hope this comment is taken as a positive one. Just explaining my experience with carbon rims as used for Mountain Biking. I have had good results with carbon on the road and for cyclocross. Take it for what it’s worth to you.