New gear for the season!!!

For the upcoming 2012/2013 mtb season I have been given the opportunity to race on some truly badass wheels! They are e13's new TRS+ wheels. They are quite trick as the hubs have got over sized flanges which combined with the profile of the rim give me an extremely stiff wheelset! Below is a quick write up on my thoughts of them so far. If someone is looking for a set of nice and stiff 29er wheels don't look any furthur!

When I first got my hands on this wheelset I was very impressed with the build and finish. The small details like colours and graphics were finished flawlessly which is what you have come to expect from E13.

When it came to converting to tubeless it was extremely simple. Threw in the tape and valves, fitted some tyres and they seat on nice and tight. This meant I was able to inflate the tyres up with just my floor pump which will prove to be extremely handy on race day!

The first ride I had on this wheelset was only on the road but the stiffness of these wheels was quickly noticed. As soon as I powered off from an intersection or traffic lights it was like the power transfer was immediate! Safe to say I could not wait to hit the dirt.

When I finally managed to hit the trails these wheels really did come into their own. I was blown away with how stiff they were when cornering and accelerating. You could really throw the bike into the corner and the smallest input was able to be noticed as there was no flexing to speak of. Accelerating out of the corner was also mind blowing. Again as soon as the pedal stroke was completed I could tell that all my energy had gone directly to driving forward.

With some good knocks to rocks and roots the wheels also stood up to some proper abuse. I tested them down some nice rocky tracks to see how they would stand up and they have taken many more knocks than most other race wheelsets I have owned.

I cannot wait to give these wheels a decent hit out in the upcoming mtb season!