Available in either a SRAM or Shimano freehub option, this CT30 Freehub offers a straightforward replacement 4-pawl freehub body for the Sector CT30 wheelset. Options available to select separately. SRAM Option • For SRAM XD system • Sram XD 11 speed compatible • 4 pawl system • Dual bearings Shimano Option • Shimano HG spline pattern • 8 to 11 Road compatible • 4 pawl system • Dual bearings
Sector CT30 Freehub BodyAvailable in either a SRAM or Shimano freehub option, this CT30 Freehub offers a straightforward replacement 4-pawl freehub body for the Sector CT30 wheelset. Options available to select separately.SRAM Option For SRAM XD system SRAM XD 11 speed compatible 4 pawl system Dual bearingsShimano Option Shimano HG spline pattern 8 to 11 Road compatible 4 pawl system Dual bearingsFeatures: Freehub Option: Multiple options available to select Compatibility: Replacement 4-pawl freehub body for the Sector CT30 wheelsetBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Sector CT30 Freehub BodyAvailable in either a SRAM or Shimano freehub option, this CT30 Freehub offers a straightforward replacement 4-pawl freehub body for the Sector CT30 wheelset. Options available to select separately.SRAM Option For SRAM XD system SRAM XD 11 speed compatible 4 pawl system Dual bearingsShimano Option Shimano HG spline pattern 8 to 11 Road compatible 4 pawl system Dual bearingsFeatures: Freehub Option: Multiple options available to select Compatibility: Replacement 4-pawl freehub body for the Sector CT30 wheelsetBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
This road bike rim features a robust aluminium construction, which makes it perfect at handling all the intensity that comes with road cycling. Sector has also put this model through a heat-treatment process for extra durability. Coming equipped with a tubeless-ready rim profile and a 19.5mm internal width, this model is optimised for use with 23mm to 36mm tyres. The Kinesis R26 rim profile at 26mm deep is aerodynamic whilst retaining a low weight. This road bike rim is both pinned and welded making it incredibly strong, and combining this with a wider road tyre, makes the R26 the perfect Wheelset for epic road rides, bike-packing adventures and the worst of our UK roads.
Sector R26 Road RimThis road bike rim features a robust aluminium construction, which makes it perfect at handling all the intensity that comes with road cycling. Sector has also put this model through a heat-treatment process for extra durability. Coming equipped with a tubeless-ready rim profile and a 19.5mm internal width, this model is optimised for use with 23mm to 36mm tyres. The Kinesis R26 rim profile at 26mm deep is aerodynamic whilst retaining a low weight. This road bike rim is both pinned and welded making it incredibly strong, and combining this with a wider road tyre, makes the R26 the perfect Wheelset for epic road rides, bike-packing adventures and the worst of our UK roads. Features: Rim Material: 6061 T-10 Aluminium Use: RoadRim Depth: 26mmRim Width: (Internal) 19.5mm; (External) 23mmHoles: 28hRim Size: 700cTubeless: YesSingle or Pair: SingleWeight: 460gBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Sector GCa Gravel RimWhether you're taking the long road home or planning a countryside adventure with your friends, this versatile gravel rim is engineered for maximum performance. It features a hard-wearing aluminium rim construction, which makes it more than capable of handling all the intensity that comes with exploring new and unpredictable roads. Sector has also equipped this model with a 23mm internal width that's optimised for 30mm to 50mm tyres. The rim is both pinned and welded making it incredibly strong, and combining this with the wide profile, will withstand punishing 'Cross courses, all day Gravel epics or your next bike-packing adventure. The GCa is available in both 700c and 650b options. Features: Rim Material: 6061 T-10 Aluminium Use: Gravel, Adventure and Cyclo-crossRim Size: 700c & 650b options availableRim Depth: N/ARim Width: (Internal) 23mm; (External) 28mmHoles: 28hTubeless: YesSingle or Pair: SingleBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Whether you're taking the long road home or planning a countryside adventure with your friends, this versatile gravel rim is engineered for maximum performance. It features a hard-wearing aluminium rim construction, which makes it more than capable of handling all the intensity that comes with exploring new and unpredictable roads. Sector has also equipped this model with a 23mm internal width that's optimised for 30mm to 50mm tyres. The rim is both pinned and welded making it incredibly strong, and combining this with the wide profile, will withstand punishing ‘Cross courses, all day Gravel epics or your next bike-packing adventure. The GCa is available in both 700c and 650b options.
Sector GCa Gravel RimWhether you're taking the long road home or planning a countryside adventure with your friends, this versatile gravel rim is engineered for maximum performance. It features a hard-wearing aluminium rim construction, which makes it more than capable of handling all the intensity that comes with exploring new and unpredictable roads. Sector has also equipped this model with a 23mm internal width that's optimised for 30mm to 50mm tyres. The rim is both pinned and welded making it incredibly strong, and combining this with the wide profile, will withstand punishing 'Cross courses, all day Gravel epics or your next bike-packing adventure. The GCa is available in both 700c and 650b options. Features: Rim Material: 6061 T-10 Aluminium Use: Gravel, Adventure and Cyclo-crossRim Size: 700c & 650b options availableRim Depth: N/ARim Width: (Internal) 23mm; (External) 28mmHoles: 28hTubeless: YesSingle or Pair: SingleBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Sector 9i Carbon Front Mountain Bike RimReady for shredding the trails with your friends as well as exploring new off-road routes on your own, this carbon MTB rim is engineered for maximum performance. It features a hard-wearing unidirectional carbon fibre rim construction, which allows you to benefit from its fantastic strength without adding any unnecessary weight to your ride. Sector has taken this model's design a step further by also integrating TeXtreme Innegra into the layup of the rims. This gives it 75% more impact resistance than standard carbon rims of the same profile. The 9i MTB rim is significantly more resistant to wear and tear and less prone to catastrophic failure.So what is Innegra?Innegra is a fibre derived from polypropylene that exhibits some highly beneficial properties, including high strength-to-weight ratio, resistance to damage, vibration damping and energy dissipation. The TexTreme fabric used in the layup of 9i rim is a Spread Tow fabric built from a hybrid of Innegra and T700 carbon fibres.The Spread Tow layout is significant because it also contributes some positive attributes - the fibres are straighter (reduced crimp therefore higher strength) and it facilitates the use of less resin (lower weight). In the 9i rim the Spread Tow fabric is used on the outer layer of the rim, giving it the unique checkerboard pattern.Sounds good, but what does that mean for a rim? Significantly more compliance... Under a lab test the 9i rim was 50% more vertically compliant than a unidirectional T700 carbon rim of the same profile. This test involves loading the rim with a 100kg weight, in which the 9i rim exhibited a deflection of 15.74mm compared to 10.55mm on the standard T700 rim. It is widely acknowledged that vertical compliance is important for damage reduction (less likely to crack), a reduction of fatigue and to improve traction. Such an improvement in vertical compliance also brings a radically improved ride quality to the 9i wheelset.The Innegra equipped rims do not have the associated harsh stiffness of regular carbon wheels. Significantly more impact resistance... In the lab the 9i rim was able to handle impacts of almost double the standard required for MTB wheels by the UCI. The 9i rim withstood an impact of 140J compared the UCI stipulated requirement of an 80J impact, making it 75% stronger than the UCI requirements.In real world terms, the 9i rim can handle the equivalent of dropping a 15kg weight from a height of up to 1.08 metres onto the bare rim, thus making it 18% stronger than a recognised leading competitor who has published their data. Much less weight... Despite offering strength and compliance advantages, the use of Innegra also allows the construction of an extremely lightweight rim. The Innegra equipped 9i rim weighs just 428g (29”).Features: Rim Material: T-700 Unidirectional Carbon Fibre; Outer layer: TeXtreme Plain Weave Spread Tow Carbon Fibre and Innegra S Hybrid Use: MTB Rim Size: 29" Holes: 28h or 32h options Rim Width: (Internal) 29mm; (External) 35mm Rim Depth: 25mm ERD: 591mm Tubeless: Yes Single or Pair: Single Weight: 428gBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Sector 7i Carbon Front Mountain Bike RimEngineered for the toughest off-road rides, this front MTB rim features a robust carbon fibre construction. This makes it incredibly robust as you weave between the trails at speed, as it handles all the knocks and bumps associated with all-day epics with ease. Sector has equipped this model with their ground-breaking Innegra Technology, which is added to the carbon layup and significantly enhances its strength and compliance as well as reduces its weight. When using this rim it is like having an extra shield of armour protecting it from the biggest of hits on your mountain bike adventures.Redefining Carbon WheelsRide without fear - thanks to the addition of TeXtreme Innegra into the layup of Sector's rims, they've developed a rim that has 75% higher impact resistance than standard Carbon Rims of the same profile. The 7i Rims are significantly more resistant to wear and tear and less prone to catastrophic failure.Sector's Innegra equipped 7i Rims also have 50% more vertical compliance than standard Carbon Rim. As a result they exhibit high energy absorption and superior vibration damping, with none of harsh stiffness associated with Carbon. These are Carbon Rims that have the sought-after ride characteristic of a premium alloy Wheelset.Durable Doesn't Have to Mean HeavyAt just 398g each, 7i is a lightweight, reactive and durable 650b Rim that can handle a beating. Now you can forget about protecting your rims and concentrate on finding your flow in challenging trail conditions. Please Note: These Rims are front and rear specific. Due to different spoke bracing angles of front and rear wheels, the drilling angle differs between front and rear rims. If buying a set please order one front and one rear rim. Features: Rim Material: T-700 Unidirectional Carbon Fibre, Outer layer: TeXtreme Plain Weave Spread Tow Carbon Fibre and Innegra S Hybrid Use: MTB Rim Size: 27.5" Holes: 32h Rim Width: (Internal) 29mm; (External) 35mm Rim Depth: 25mm ERD: 559mm Tubeless: Yes Single or Pair: Single Weight: 398gBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Sector GCa Gravel WheelsetWhether you're taking the long road home or planning an adventure into the countryside, this versatile gravel wheelset is designed for maximum performance. It features a hard-wearing aluminium rim construction, which makes it more than capable of handling all the intensity that comes with exploring new and unpredictable roads. Sector has also equipped this model with Pillar brass nipples and J-Bend spokes for fantastic tension, strength as well as a low weight. This is a great choice of upgrade for riders who want to go the extra distance on their road bike adventures.The Sector GCa Wheelset is the perfect Gravel, Adventure or Cyclo-Cross premium Aluminium Wheelset. It features a heat treated and then cold worked Aluminium lightweight tubeless ready rim with a 23mm internal width, optimised for 30mm to 50mm tyres. The rim is both pinned and welded making it incredibly strong, and combining this with the wide profile, will withstand punishing 'Cross courses, all day Gravel epics or your next bike-packing adventure. The GCa is available in both 700c and 650b options.This Kinesis gravel and cyclocross wheelset is built around lightweight, CNC machined and angled flanged hubs. The angled flanges follow the path of the spoke, reducing the stress on the spoke and increasing its lifespan. The GCa hubs are easily adaptable to a SRAM XDR driver or a Campagnolo freehub body. Smoothness is everything in a hub and that is why we chose Revo Cream bearings, which as the name suggests, are one of the smoothest and best rolling bearings on the market. Sector supply the wheels with tubeless tape and valves fitted, and both Thru Axle end caps and QR end caps, so that your wheels are ready to fit, straight from the box.The Sector GCa hubs and rims are laced together with Pillar 1416 double butted spokes. Pillar spokes are favoured by wheel builders all over the world, as every spoke is meticulously monitored and checked throughout the entire production process, and this attention to detail ensures all our wheels are evenly tensioned and will stay truer for longer. For the GCa Sector have chosen the double butted 1416 for their high strength and low weight. They have built this wheelset with Pillar black brass nipples as durability is key with our wet UK winters.Features: Rim Material: 6061 T-10 Aluminium Wheel Size: 700c or 650b options to select Use: Gravel, Adventure and Cyclo-cross Spokes: Pillar 1416 DB / J-Bend Nipples: Pillar Black Brass Hub Rotor Fitment: Centrelock Freehub: 11 Speed, 4 Pawl, Shimano HG Hole Count: 28h Rim Width: (Internal) 23mm; (External) 28mm Rim Depth: 22.5mm ERD: 700c: 592mm; 650b: 557mm Tubeless: Yes End Caps: (Front) 100x12mm or QR / (Rear) 135mm QR or 142x12mm Extras: Tubeless Tape & Valves Weight: 700c: 1750g; 650b: 1680gBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Whether you're taking the long road home or planning a countryside adventure with your friends, this versatile gravel wheelset is engineered for maximum performance. It features a hard-wearing aluminium rim construction, which makes it more than capable of handling all the intensity that comes with exploring new and unpredictable roads. Sector has also equipped this model with Pillar brass nipples and J-Bend spokes for fantastic tension, strength as well as a low weight. This is a great choice of upgrade for riders who want to go the extra distance on their road bike adventures. The Sector GCa Wheelset is the perfect Gravel, Adventure or Cyclo-Cross premium Aluminium Wheelset. It features a heat treated and then cold worked Aluminium lightweight tubeless ready rim with a 23mm internal width, optimised for 30mm to 50mm tyres. The rim is both pinned and welded making it incredibly strong, and combining this with the wide profile, will withstand punishing ‘Cross courses, all day Gravel epics or your next bike-packing adventure. The GCa is available in both 700c and 650b options. This Kinesis gravel and cyclocross wheelset is built around lightweight, CNC machined and angled flanged hubs. The angled flanges follow the path of the spoke, reducing the stress on the spoke and increasing its lifespan. The GCa hubs are easily adaptable to a SRAM XDR driver or a Campagnolo freehub body. Smoothness is everything in a hub and that is why we chose Revo Cream bearings, which as the name suggests, are one of the smoothest and best rolling bearings on the market. Sector supply the wheels with tubeless tape and valves fitted, and both Thru Axle end caps and QR end caps, so that your wheels are ready to fit, straight from the box. The Sector GCa hubs and rims are laced together with Pillar 1416 double butted spokes. Pillar spokes are favoured by wheel builders all over the world, as every spoke is meticulously monitored and checked throughout the entire production process, and this attention to detail ensures all our wheels are evenly tensioned and will stay truer for longer. For the GCa Sector have chosen the double butted 1416 for their high strength and low weight. They have built this wheelset with Pillar black brass nipples as durability is key with our wet UK winters. Item Top Features Continued: Rim Depth: 22.5mm ERD: 700c: 592mm; 650b: 557mm Tubeless: Yes End Caps: (Front) 100x12mm or QR / (Rear) 135mm QR or 142x12mm Extras: Tubeless Tape & Valves
This road bike wheelset features a hard-wearing aluminium construction, which makes it perfect at handling all the knocks and bumps associated with unpredictable terrain conditions. Designed to transform the feel of your bike, this wheelset includes a CNC hub, Pillar Wing Spokes and mid-depth aerodynamic rims, which stand up to the brutality of all riding conditions, while increasing the feel and performance of your bike. It Starts in the Middle The responsive feel of this Kinesis wheelset begins at the hub. The R26 features our lightweight CNC hub that maximises stiffness and torque transfer, with angled flanges that follow the path of the spoke, ensuring stress is kept minimal at this critical junction. Inside, we’ve used Revo Cream bearings for miles and miles of smooth-spinning performance. Wing Power The R26 road bike wheelset is built with the Pillar Wing Spoke. Unlike regular flat bladed spokes, the Wing Spoke features an ovalized profile inspired by the nose cone of a missile. This addresses several issues that are present with flat bladed spokes. Firstly, flat-bladed spokes are optimized for a fully laminar airflow coming directly from the front. In the real world, airflow is turbulent and from many directions. The Pillar Wing profile is aerodynamic through different yaw angles. The second advantage of the Wing spoke lies in the bigger cross-section. The thin nature of flat bladed spokes means that sideways deflection is high. Furthermore, they fail to adequately deal with braking forces generated from the hub, such as the case with disc brake bikes. Thanks to the Pillar Wing Spoke the R26 road wheelset is stiff when sprinting and cornering, and extremely responsive under braking and acceleration. The Rim is All Round Those that have been unfortunate enough to ride a deep section aluminium rim know all too well that they are heavy, stiff, and jarring. Any aerodynamic advantage that such a rim offers is offset by the lack of vibration damping, which ironically fatigues you faster and slows you down. By contrast, the R26 wheelset features a tubeless-ready rim that is 26mm deep, occupying the sweet spot between aerodynamics, ride quality and weight. The large 19.5mm internal width works great with everything from 23mm to 36mm tyres, but especially well with tyres in the 28 to 32mm range, which is quickly becoming the de facto choice for anyone not riding on the track. Item Top Features Continued: End Caps: (Front) 100x12mm or QR / (Rear) 135mm QR or 142x12mm Extras: Tubeless Tape & Valves
Sector R26 Road WheelsetThis road bike wheelset features a robust aluminium construction, which makes it ideal at withstanding all the abuse that's associated with unpredictable riding conditions. Designed to transform the feel of your bike, this wheelset includes a CNC hub, Pillar Wing Spokes and mid-depth aerodynamic rims, which stand up to the brutality of all riding conditions, while increasing the feel and performance of your bike. It Starts in the MiddleThe responsive feel of this Kinesis wheelset begins at the hub. The R26 features our lightweight CNC hub that maximises stiffness and torque transfer, with angled flanges that follow the path of the spoke, ensuring stress is kept minimal at this critical junction. Inside, we've used Revo Cream bearings for miles and miles of smooth-spinning performance. Wing PowerThe R26 road bike wheelset is built with the Pillar Wing Spoke. Unlike regular flat bladed spokes, the Wing Spoke features an ovalized profile inspired by the nose cone of a missile. This addresses several issues that are present with flat bladed spokes. Firstly, flat-bladed spokes are optimized for a fully laminar airflow coming directly from the front. In the real world, airflow is turbulent and from many directions. The Pillar Wing profile is aerodynamic through different yaw angles. The second advantage of the Wing spoke lies in the bigger cross-section. The thin nature of flat bladed spokes means that sideways deflection is high. Furthermore, they fail to adequately deal with braking forces generated from the hub, such as the case with disc brake bikes. Thanks to the Pillar Wing Spoke the R26 road wheelset is stiff when sprinting and cornering, and extremely responsive under braking and acceleration.The Rim is All RoundThose that have been unfortunate enough to ride a deep section aluminium rim know all too well that they are heavy, stiff, and jarring. Any aerodynamic advantage that such a rim offers is offset by the lack of vibration damping, which ironically fatigues you faster and slows you down.By contrast, the R26 wheelset features a tubeless-ready rim that is 26mm deep, occupying the sweet spot between aerodynamics, ride quality and weight. The large 19.5mm internal width works great with everything from 23mm to 36mm tyres, but especially well with tyres in the 28 to 32mm range, which is quickly becoming the de facto choice for anyone not riding on the track.Features: Rim Material: 6061-T10 Aluminium Use: Road Spokes: Pillar Wing Aero / Straight Pull Hub Rotor Fitment: Centrelock Freehub: 11 Speed, 3 Pawl, Shimano HG. (Campagnolo and XD available separately) Holes: 28h front and rear Rim Width: (Internal) 19.5mm; (External) 23mm Rim Depth: 26mm Tubeless Ready: Pre-taped with valves supplied Weight: 1700gBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Sector CT30 Carbon Cyclocross WheelsetDesigned in partnership with wheel industry expert, Paul Lew, this CX wheelset features a unidirectional carbon fibre rim construction that gives it phenomenal strength without sacrificing any weight. Sector has also equipped this wheelset with a 30mm deep tubular rim profile that provides the ultimate blend for weight, mud-shedding ability, stiffness and aerodynamics. Sector has custom designed the carbon CT30 laminate and impact performance within their existing tooling to meet the specific requirements for use as a Cyclo-Cross disc brake rim. This will ensure your wheels will withstand multiple seasons of brutal Cyclo-Cross races.Cyclo-Cross puts a demanding amount of torque on the rear hub, often in very muddy and wet conditions. Into the CT30 we have laced a rear hub with a four-pawl ratchet and oversized pawls to ensure engagement never fails. Both front and rear hubs are fitted with high quality double sealed bearings to keep the worst of the mud out. The lightweight 7075-T6 Aluminium alloy hub shells feature angled flanges to ensure that they follow the path of the spoke, reducing the stress on the spoke and increasing its lifespan.Features: Rim Material: T-700 Unidirectional Carbon Fibre Wheel Size: 700c Use: Cyclocross Spokes / Type: Pillar 1416 DB / J-Bend Nipples: Pillar Pro Alloy Hub Rotor Fitment: Centrelock Freehub: 4 Pawl, Shimano HG) Hole Count: 24h Rim Width: (Internal) 24mm | (External) N/A Rim Depth: 30mm Tubeless: No Single or Pair: Pair End Caps: (Front) 100x12mm / (Rear) 142x12mm Extras: QR End Caps Weight: 1400gBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Sector GCi Carbon Gravel WheelsetWhether you're racing across the mud or simply exploring the countryside gravel roads, this wheelset is engineered for fast and smooth-rolling performance. It features a hard-wearing unidirectional carbon fibre rim construction, which allows you to benefit from its amazing strength without adding any unnecessary grams to your gravel bike. Engineered to excel in high impact environments, this model is equipped with revolutionary TeXtreme Innegra that's integrated into the layup of the rims. This special fibre delivers 75% high impact resistance when compared to standard carbon rims of the same profile. This means you can enjoy high energy rides with superior vibration damping and none of the harsh stiffness associated with carbon.So what is Innegra?Innegra is a fibre derived from polypropylene that exhibits some highly beneficial properties, including high strength-to-weight ratio, resistance to damage, vibration damping and energy dissipation. The TexTreme fabric used in the layup of GCi rim is a Spread Tow fabric built from a hybrid of Innegra and T700 carbon fibres. The Spread Tow layout is significant because it also contributes some positive attributes - the fibres are straighter (reduced crimp therefore higher strength) and it facilitates the use of less resin (lower weight).In the GCi rim the Spread Tow fabric is used on the outer layer of the rim, giving it the unique checkerboard pattern.Sounds good, but what does that mean for a rim? Significantly more compliance...Under a lab test the GCi rim was 50% more vertically compliant than a unidirectional T700 carbon rim of the same profile. This test involves loading the rim with a 100kg weight, in which the GCi rim exhibited a deflection of 15.74mm compared to 10.55mm on the standard T700 rim.It is widely acknowledged that vertical compliance is important for damage reduction (less likely to crack), a reduction of fatigue and to improve traction. Such an improvement in vertical compliance also brings a radically improved ride quality to the GCi wheelset.The Innegra equipped rims do not have the associated harsh stiffness of regular carbon wheels. Significantly more impact resistance...In the lab the GCi rim was able to handle impacts of almost double the standard required for MTB wheels by the UCI. The GCi rim withstood an impact of 140J compared the UCI stipulated requirement of an 80J impact, making it 75% stronger than the UCI requirements. In real world terms, the GCi rim can handle the equivalent of dropping a 15kg weight from a height of up to 1.08 metres onto the bare rim, thus making it 18% stronger than a recognised leading competitor who has published their data. Much less weight...Despite offering strength and compliance advantages, the use of Innegra also allows the construction of an extremely lightweight rim. The Innegra equipped GCi rim weighs just 440g, and Sector's complete wheelset weighs just 1690g.Features: Rim Material: T-700 Unidirectional Carbon Fibre; Outer layer: TeXtreme Plain Weave Spread Tow Carbon Fibre and Innegra S Hybrid Wheel Size: 700c Use: Gravel Spokes / Type: Pillar 1422 Bladed / Straight Pull Nipples: Pillar Black Brass DSN Hub Rotor Fitment: Centrelock Freehub: 6 Pawl (Shimano or SRAM XD options available to select) Hole Count: 24h ERD: 566mm Rim Width: (Internal) 24mm | (External) 31mm Rim Depth: 38mm Tubeless: Yes Single or Pair: Pair End Caps: (Front) 100x12mm / (Rear) 142x12mm Extras: Tubeless Sealant, valves, tape and 15mm end caps Weight: 1690gBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
Sector GCi Carbon Gravel WheelsetWhether you're racing across the mud or simply exploring the countryside gravel roads, this wheelset is engineered for fast and smooth-rolling performance. It features a hard-wearing unidirectional carbon fibre rim construction, which allows you to benefit from its amazing strength without adding any unnecessary grams to your gravel bike. Engineered to excel in high impact environments, this model is equipped with revolutionary TeXtreme Innegra that's integrated into the layup of the rims. This special fibre delivers 75% high impact resistance when compared to standard carbon rims of the same profile. This means you can enjoy high energy rides with superior vibration damping and none of the harsh stiffness associated with carbon.So what is Innegra?Innegra is a fibre derived from polypropylene that exhibits some highly beneficial properties, including high strength-to-weight ratio, resistance to damage, vibration damping and energy dissipation. The TexTreme fabric used in the layup of GCi rim is a Spread Tow fabric built from a hybrid of Innegra and T700 carbon fibres. The Spread Tow layout is significant because it also contributes some positive attributes - the fibres are straighter (reduced crimp therefore higher strength) and it facilitates the use of less resin (lower weight).In the GCi rim the Spread Tow fabric is used on the outer layer of the rim, giving it the unique checkerboard pattern.Sounds good, but what does that mean for a rim? Significantly more compliance...Under a lab test the GCi rim was 50% more vertically compliant than a unidirectional T700 carbon rim of the same profile. This test involves loading the rim with a 100kg weight, in which the GCi rim exhibited a deflection of 15.74mm compared to 10.55mm on the standard T700 rim.It is widely acknowledged that vertical compliance is important for damage reduction (less likely to crack), a reduction of fatigue and to improve traction. Such an improvement in vertical compliance also brings a radically improved ride quality to the GCi wheelset.The Innegra equipped rims do not have the associated harsh stiffness of regular carbon wheels. Significantly more impact resistance...In the lab the GCi rim was able to handle impacts of almost double the standard required for MTB wheels by the UCI. The GCi rim withstood an impact of 140J compared the UCI stipulated requirement of an 80J impact, making it 75% stronger than the UCI requirements. In real world terms, the GCi rim can handle the equivalent of dropping a 15kg weight from a height of up to 1.08 metres onto the bare rim, thus making it 18% stronger than a recognised leading competitor who has published their data. Much less weight...Despite offering strength and compliance advantages, the use of Innegra also allows the construction of an extremely lightweight rim. The Innegra equipped GCi rim weighs just 440g, and Sector's complete wheelset weighs just 1690g.Features: Rim Material: T-700 Unidirectional Carbon Fibre; Outer layer: TeXtreme Plain Weave Spread Tow Carbon Fibre and Innegra S Hybrid Wheel Size: 700c Use: Gravel Spokes / Type: Pillar 1422 Bladed / Straight Pull Nipples: Pillar Black Brass DSN Hub Rotor Fitment: Centrelock Freehub: 6 Pawl (Shimano or SRAM XD options available to select) Hole Count: 24h ERD: 566mm Rim Width: (Internal) 24mm | (External) 31mm Rim Depth: 38mm Tubeless: Yes Single or Pair: Pair End Caps: (Front) 100x12mm / (Rear) 142x12mm Extras: Tubeless Sealant, valves, tape and 15mm end caps Weight: 1690gBuy Sector Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.