BTWIN

Mtb wheels under the microscope

  DT SWISS? SRAM RISE? MAVIC? SHIMANO XT (…) you have surely heard these names before as far as wheels are concerned. You most likely already have a strong opinion about each one of these, but what if you changed your mind? You’re going to see that the tests we carried out on them will turn some of your preconceptions upside down… B’TWIN and MKNIX carried out a test session on the wheels’ manoeuvrability (among other tests) with the participation of six of the brand’s customers, who are regular cyclists. During these tests, the observers and the testers endeavoured to verify the wheels’ reactivity to the rider’s steering as well as how easy it was...