Rims

Santa Cruz Reserve wheels are built on the highest quality carbon rims on the market. Their rims are backed up by a lifetime warranty, just like Santa Cruz's bike frames. Everything from the thickness of the rim beads to the external spoke hole reinforcements comes purely from Santa Cruz's experience of knowing what riders need at every level—from international racing to your local trails.

SPECS:

• Wheel dimension: 29"
• Width: 30mm
• RIM ONLY

There are magical moments when the bike and rider become one with the trail in an almost existential state of mountain bike euphoria. Rocks and root sections disappear as you float through berms and corners, carrying maximum speed with ease that permanently plants an ear-to-ear grin on your face.

Enter the new Reserve 30 SL. At just under 1750 grams, the Reserve 30 SL is one of the lightest trail-ready wheelsets on the market, with no rider weight limit and our uncompromising lifetime guarantee. The Reserve 30 SL wheelset is built for you and the way you ride: balanced and responsive to go the distance, delivering uncompromised, untethered trail riding nirvana.

FEATURES

• Step-in internal rim bed to ease tubeless installation
• Lower profile for added lateral stiffness with increased vertical compliance
• Asymmetrical design (flipped front to rear) 440-gram rim weight

SPECS

• Designed For: Trail riding
• Inner Width: 30mm
• Sizes Available: 29" only
• Recommended Tire Dimensions: 2.2 - 2.5
• Spoke Count: 28
• Wheelset Weight: 440g
• ERD: 597mm
• Asym. Offset: 3.6mm
• Depth: 19mm

A little Santa Cruz video on a bike website debunked every skeptic's fear about the long-term durability of carbon fiber bicycle frames.

Now Santa Cruz is doing the same for wheels. Santa Cruz Reserve wheels are built on the highest quality carbon rims on the market. Their confidence in the design and strength of their wheels is backed up by a lifetime warranty, just like Santa Cruz's frames.

Reserve DH 27.5- and 29-inch wheels are optimized for downhill racing, offer a 31mm internal width is available aftermarket only.

SPECS

• Profile: Reserve DH
• Wheel Size: 29"
• Internal Width: 31mm
• External Width: 39mm
• ERD: 594mm
• Asym. Offset: 3mm
• Spoke Count: 32
• Recc. Tire Width: 2.4-2.6in
• Front End Caps Options: 20 x 110 Boost
• Single Rim Weight: 690g

FEATURES

• Rims sold individually not in sets.
• Tuned Front and Rear Alloy Wheel System for enduro riding and racing.
• Front and rear-specific wheels tuned and optimized to address the specific performance requirements and loads of mountain bike riding.
• A compliant tuned front wheel improves handling and maximizes grip and control in turns. Wider inner rim width supports wider tire profile in front, increased volume and contact patch, and rounds tire profile to enhance turning.
• Stiff-tuned rear wheel supports peak loads and enhances stability and tracking at speed. Narrower inner rim width supports narrower tire profile in the rear, improves rolling resistance, and sharpens tire edge for grip.
• Welded and sleeved rim joint for additional strength.

SPECS

• ERD: 27.5": 564mm
• ETRTO (27.5): 585mm
• Inner rim width rear: 29.5mm
• Outer rim width rear: 34.4mm
• Rim height: 20mm
• Rim Material: 6013 T6 Alloy
• Warranty 2 years (rim only)
• Weight Per Rim (27.5R): 525g

Santa Cruz Reserve wheels are built on the highest quality carbon rims on the market. Their rims are backed up by a lifetime warranty, just like Santa Cruz's bike frames. Everything from the thickness of the rim beads to the external spoke hole reinforcements comes purely from Santa Cruz's experience of knowing what riders need at every level—from international racing to your local trails.

SPECS:

• Wheel dimension: 27.5"
• Width: 30mm
• RIM ONLY

The Synthesis Carbon Downhill Rim is optimized to exceed limits.

Details

• Front and rear specific rims optimized to address the specific performance requirements and loads of mountain bike riding.
• Compliant front rim improves handling and maximizes grip and control in turns.
• Stiff rear rim supports peak loads and enhances stability and tracking at speed.

SPECS

• ERD 29": 603mm
• Inner Rim Width Front: 31.5mm
• Spoke Hole Count Front: 28
• Warranty: Lifetime
• Weight (Front/29): 555g

The Synthesis Carbon Downhill Rim is optimized to exceed limits.

Details

• Front and rear specific rims optimized to address the specific performance requirements and loads of mountain bike riding.
• Compliant front rim improves handling and maximizes grip and control in turns.
• Stiff rear rim supports peak loads and enhances stability and tracking at speed.

• ERD 29": 603mm
• Inner Rim Width Rear: 31.5mm
• Spoke Hole Count Rear: 32
• Warranty: Lifetime
• Weight (Rear/29): 590g