The BRAND NEW Elitewheels Gnar Trail 29er MTB Wheels (Review + Weight)

Elitewheels reached out regarding their new "cheap" carbon mountain bike wheels and sent them over to review. These are the Elitewheels MTB Gnar Trail 29er carbon wheelset that is designed for trail and all-mountain biking. But they have a few hidden gems; 360 points of engagement hub, e-bike / emtb capability, and beautiful asymmetric unidirectional carbon rims. So in this video, we check them out and then take them for a ride.
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Timestamps:
00:08 Cheap Chinese Carbon Wheels for Review
00:46 My history with Elitewheels
01:29 Direct-to-Consumer Brand Pros & Cons
02:50 Gnar Trail 29er Carbon Rim
03:39 Asymmetric Carbon Rim
04:16 Reinforced Spoke Holes & Increased Impact Strength
05:18 360POE Frequency Hubs
06:21 Freehub Body Options & Tubeless Setup
07:12 Actual Wheelset Weight
07:39 Riding impressions
09:25 Concluding thoughts

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