Long Term Follow-up: Enve Twenty9 XC Wheelset
It’s no secret that we fell in love last year. Our Enve
Twenty9 XC Wheelset is an incredible trail slaying, race ready set of hoops
that blew our socks off during our initial 3 month test period. Check out our
five star review here. Now, over a year has passed since we first mounted these
bad boys up and started putting some time on them. Do we still share the same
enthusiasm with this product as we did on day one?
The short and simple answer is yes. After over a year of hammering we are proud to
say that these wheels have held up incredibly, no broken spokes and still
running true. All of the statements from the initial test hold true. One thing
we still simply can’t get over is the stiffness to weight ratio. Hammering
uphill as expected these wheels climb incredibly and will likely shed some time
off you favorite route. The stiffness on the descents is incredible, these
wheels will carve up any trail with surgical precision. Furthermore the carbon
hoops provide an incredible ride quality in terms of damping, the trail simply
seems to melt away underneath the spinning big wheels. We put these wheels
through a whole heap of abuse all along the west coast, from dry rocky dusty
trails in Southern California to the lush rain forests of the Pacific
Northwest. The wet harsh conditions of the PNW provided a great proving ground
for testing bearing longevity, happy to say our DT Swiss hubs are spinning
smooth, not a single issue. Aside from standard cleaning and checking wheel
true the only maintenance we’ve done has been putting a small drop of lube
inbetween where the spokes cross to mitigate a small creak that developed in
muddy conditions. However if you keep your spoke surfaces clean you shouldn’t
encounter any issue.
While over $2K is a lot to spend on wheels, you truly do get
what you pay for. They have handled the abuses of racing and aggressive trail
riding with flying colors. We are looking forward to many more great seasons on
our Enve Twenty9 XC’s. These are still a five star product in our book.