Because wide rims support a tire better, you not only have a more stable tire shape - even with thin-walled tires - but the rubber can also be ridden with less air pressure. This increases braking traction and the tire is less likely to tip sideways due to the wide support. In addition, the risk of snake bites and rolling resistance should be reduced.
Until now, wide rims were usually heavy. Syntace is now changing this and is launching four new rim widths (outside: from 25 to 40 millimetres) for 26 and 29-inch tyres. These are available with either 28 or 32 holes and weigh between 500 and 560 grams.

Inhouse hubs
There are also in-house hubs with double-sealed industrial bearings, angled hub flanges for even spoke tension and spur gearing in the freehub. With this toothing in the freewheel, 36 precisely milled teeth engage instead of individual pawls. This makes the hubs low-maintenance and reliable - even in winter. The lightest wheelset with a 25-millimetre rim is said to come in at 1280 grams - sensational for aluminium wheels.