Carbon Rims - EMES - Racing - Photos by weeze

41 Comments

spaced FL (Mar 3, 2011 at 7:56)

Panowie ja licze, ze ktos poza Łukaszem bedzie to testowac bo na torze 4x to długo bez rozwalenia koł mozna przejechac. Jonasz tez dostanie?

andrew4818 (Mar 3, 2011 at 7:44)

how strong are these rims compared to normal alloy rims? also what's the price of those?

weeze (Mar 3, 2011 at 7:50)

Price is unknown, they are prototypes

But I think that something about 260-270$

cyberhawk (Mar 3, 2011 at 8:23)

thats cheap

.. per rim.. ? cool.. i want 2

xsnailx (Mar 3, 2011 at 8:29)

yes approx 270$ per rim

if you want to order - keep in mind that they are prototypes. Contact us at office [at] emes-racing.com

cyberhawk (Mar 3, 2011 at 8:41)

your picture is faved..
i would like to test one in front ,.. for trials

or would it holp u[p as rear wheel too ? :S

sniperbob02 (Mar 3, 2011 at 14:12)

how much is it in can$ and when will they be available to the public ?

beneli (Mar 3, 2011 at 23:12)

262 CAD

xsnailx (Mar 3, 2011 at 23:59)

you can order them now, but keep in mind that they are prototypes, if you wish to do so - contact us by email: office [at] emes-racing.com

sniperbob02 (Mar 4, 2011 at 11:22)

alright Ill wait till they are fully complete but you should put sexyer graphic and make that rim tubless so it will be more solid

but its only ideas

cyberhawk (Mar 7, 2011 at 3:12)

good idea !

xsnailx (Mar 8, 2011 at 3:20)

We have decided not to make dedicated tubeless version insted we advise to use Caffélatex Tubeless Conversion Kits made by Effetto Mariposa avialble in vincere.pl store: vincere.pl/sklep/index.php?p272,caffelatex-zestaw-bezdetkowy-na-dwa-kola

sniperbob02 (Mar 8, 2011 at 16:07)

alright

xsnailx (Mar 3, 2011 at 8:12)

Jonasz i ja tez bedziemy je meczyc w gorach

goober6801 (Mar 3, 2011 at 11:33)

Need a Guinea Pig? I'm your man lol!!! Ill try them out for you!!!

panzer103 (Mar 5, 2011 at 12:28)

I want a wheelset with those rims---NOW!!!!

xsnailx (Mar 8, 2011 at 3:21)

no problem

jawnor (Mar 3, 2011 at 23:51)

NO.

caiocrz (Mar 4, 2011 at 5:19)

how reliable is this?

xsnailx (Mar 8, 2011 at 3:26)

From what we have tested to date it is as reliable as ztr flow or even more

wojtas90 (Mar 3, 2011 at 11:24)

kuhwa, kto tym bedzie rower szpecil... :/

spaced FL (Mar 3, 2011 at 11:46)

Mi sie podobaja, a kazdy hipster chce teraz miec wysokie obrecze do ostrego

xsnailx (Mar 3, 2011 at 12:28)

szosowe carbonowe obrecze tez mamy

38,50 i 90 mm - na szytke i na oponke

spaced FL (Mar 3, 2011 at 12:58)

Ile za szosowe obrecze? Bo moze znajomy będzie modne ostre składał to bym podsunął mu

xsnailx (Mar 3, 2011 at 13:06)

zalezy od modelu, niechaj sie odezwie na maila

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joshdgk (Mar 3, 2011 at 7:30)

carbon rims for DH. whats the world comming too! i dont think a couple of hundred grams per wheel wont make that much diffrence!! but i may be wrong as i dont ride dh!

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weeze (Mar 3, 2011 at 7:34)

Thoes "couple grams" make a huge difference. In physics this is called "gyroscopic force". The lower the weight of the wheels, the easier it is to stop and accelerate. Not only in DH.

marcinszklarz (Mar 3, 2011 at 7:40)

joshdgk ............ start ridin DH ........ after try comment

spaced FL (Mar 3, 2011 at 7:58)

If they hold up it's not a couple of grams. Closest weight wise are stans ztr which are 480g. That's 65g/wheel on the rim. Though most people use rims around 550g which means 125g/wheel. That's a noticable weight if we talk wheels.

Also if you want a light bike you have to make every gram count. I'm not really pro carbon rims right now, belive they need to be prooven but little differances add up. This season I plan to go 16.5kg on full on dh build. Very burly.

Szlav (Mar 3, 2011 at 8:10)

weeze is right, and lower wheel weight also means less unsprung mass, making your suspension that much more sensitive

jordxgreen (Mar 3, 2011 at 8:13)

Are they strong enough though! No one wants rims that might shatter!

weeze (Mar 3, 2011 at 8:16)

Szlav, yes, you have right. I forgot that

spaced, rihsg as hell

bunkey (Mar 3, 2011 at 9:13)

I'm tired of replacing countless wrecked AM rims just to save weight. Maybe if these get a good wrap I'll be investing

santacruz4ever (Mar 3, 2011 at 9:16)

Hmmmm i want them! dont really wanna find out the price though :/

captainbringdown Mod (Mar 3, 2011 at 9:22)

spaced-closest weight wise is the enve at 405g for the AM rim, I am all about carbon rims, and the use of carbon in the cycling industry. I can't verify the rim weight, but I have 2 on order, and they are coming UST compatible, hence the companies lack of shipping right now. updating the rims bed, and the logo. These are definitely an option, but look for the price to be somewhere not shy of $700 usd is my bet.

spaced FL (Mar 3, 2011 at 11:45)

I meant non carbon. Enve are insane price wise so I doubt it's an option for 99.9% of the people. Congrats on the wheels. Hope they are as good as they seem

joshdgk (Mar 3, 2011 at 12:23)

Ahhhhh I see now!! Thanks for educating me in the way of the downhill

bunkey (Mar 3, 2011 at 14:06)

In reply to the first comment - Most DH specific rims are in the 640-800g per rim mark, 415g for a DH labelled rim is a MASSIVE achievement. Even switching from a 640g DH rim to a 550g AM rim makes a noticeable difference when accelerating and pre-hopping.

spaced FL (Mar 3, 2011 at 15:58)

You went a bit crazy with that 800g. Haven't seen an 800g rim in a looong time. I'm sure some tw companies make those but it's a bit silly. 823 is 700g and it's silly strong.

bunkey (Mar 3, 2011 at 16:24)

Doubletracks, SAS and Spank Stiffee's all come reasonably close, I was being safe

spaced FL (Mar 3, 2011 at 16:41)

Alexrims makes an over 800g rim but you would have to be nuts to get it