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Highly reviewed and rated, the Ibis Mojo 3 comes out on top as the best-in-class for trail bikes. Picked for it's sublime handling, confident descending and impeccable climbing abilities and the ability to run a whole range of tyre sizes with the same frame and wheels.  Choose between 27.5+, burly Maxxis 2.5 or 2.35 for quick spins on your favourite trails. At 130mm of rear wheel travel it has just enough to tackle aggressive terrain, yet not too much where pedaling performance fades. Light enough to be built into a sub 12kg race machine but with the unique x-cross frame design...

While everyone is reaching to save a few watts on tires, clothes and frames the simple bicycle tube gets overlooked. A relatively cheap option to upgrade when you are looking to save a few watts. Tests have shown that a quality latex tube paired with a high thread count tire can reduce rolling resistance. Not only this it adds a whole new level of comfort and feel to your bike. The high elasticity index conforms better to the small road and resists punctures far better than a butyl tube.  Downsides They do lose air a lot quicker than a standard...

  Have you ever wondered how other wheels fair against each other in the wind tunnel? Is it only the big brands that can afford to wind tunnel test their designs? Does having a lower price mean your wheelset is going to be slower or lower quality? 3 big branded wheels put in the wind tunnel against new Boyd 44mm Carbon Clincher. The Boyd 44mm carbon clincher showed a lot less drag at 15º-20º compared to the 3 other wheels tested.  The Comparison Bontrager Aeolus 5, Zipp 303 Firecrest, Reynolds Aero 58 and Boyd 44c What does it really mean? Most bike riders have felt...

Well priced, high performance and some really good wind tunnel results. They present numbers that show lower drag figures than the commonly benchmarked Zipp 303 Firecrest wheels. What you get is a wheelset that hits all the geometry numbers for a modern carbon clincher - Tubeless, wide and light enough. Checkout those numbers, there is a lot of small brands pushing out some nice looking open mold wheels, but Boyd really puts in the extra miles and details to make sure the shape is dialed for a whole range of conditions. So at all yaw angles the Boyd 44c has...

A small rider owned company based in South Carolina, USA. Boyd has been pushing out some really competitive and well priced wheelsets over the last few years. Their latest 60mm clincher felt really fast and now wind tunnel testing shows and proves that it wasn't just a placebo. In a head to head they show lower drag numbers than the commonly bench marked Zipp 404. The biggest difference you will feel when riding the any of the Boyd Carbon wheels is the amazing stiffness - climbing or sprinting. This is partly attributed to their in-house designed hub which has really wide flanges...