12/9/2023 0 Comments 2017 canfield nimble 9 review![]() The bike feels like a monster truck, is more compose and also stable while in the air. On gnarly trails (rocky, with ledge, roots, steep rock slabs, etc) I preferred the aluminium setup. It's due to a mix of more damp tire carcass, weight (probably 2 pounds more for the aluminium setup with beefier tires), larger inner width rims and possibly material of rim. The difference between the two setup is really amazing, almost like two different bikes. At the end of last season, I bought some beefier tire (Magic Mary 2.6/Big Betty 2.4) and installed them on my stock Ibis wheelset which is aluminum 35mm inner width. Rode one season with DHF 2.5/Aggressor 2.5, then Dissector 2.4/Rekon 2.4. These rim are known to be relatively supple for carbon. When I bought my Ripmo, I got some We Are One wheels (Insider rim 27mm, dtswiss 350, sapim cx-ray spokes), around 1700g. While carbon will generally be lighter (but some AM/enduro wheels will be close to a good aluminium one) it also more stiff/direct. A good aluminium wheel will generally be more supple and if it dents, you can often fix it. I think that just show that all carbon rims and all aluminium rims are not that created equals and also it may depend on riding style/area as mentioned by drdre above. Also stories of riders who were destroying aluminium rims all the time, then made the switch to carbon and they will swear that carbon is more resistant. I read lot of stories of carbon failure that brought some riders back to aluminium rims. Click to expand.Even people who rode both aluminium and carbon wheels will have different opinion on that question or on the pros and cons of carbon-aluminium.
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