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Reserve wheels generally start with the rims, as that is what Reserve produces. The company then builds wheels with components from other brands. Focusing on rim development and carbon fiber construction while leaving the hubs and spokes to experts who already produce those just make sense. The Reserve 65 rim was designed to be a rear-wheel complement to the Reserve 50 for sprint stages, triathlons, and anywhere with straight long enough to make a break for it. The mid-profile 50mm in front slices through the air while still guaranteeing predictable handling in crosswinds, and the deep, 65mm rear helps you bank watts for those crucial final kilometers. This Reserve 50|65 DT 350 Carbon Wheelset is ready for a tubed or tubeless tire setup, is built with sensible and easily-replaceable spokes, and all the nipples are on the outside, so you can focus on racing, not fussing around with your tubeless tape when you need a quick true or tension job.

DT Swiss supplies their fast responding, incredibly reliable, wonderfully easy-to-service DT Swiss 350 Center Lock disc hubset for this version of the 50|65 wheelset. The 350's aren't the lightest in the line, the 180's have that lofty perch, but are much more cost effective, allowing the 1724 gram wheelset to come in at $1800. The straightpull spokes allow for very high tension, excellent power transfer, lateral stiffness, and some rim and rider forgiveness. External nipples are used for easy true/tension with this 24 hole (front and rear) set-up with 2x/2x lacing all-around. The hubs are built for thru-axle use, with a 12/100mm front and 12/142mm rear configuration to go along with the Center Lock disc rotor interface. The drive system on the rear hub is the DT 36SL Ratchet freehub; known as one of the easiest ever offered to service or replace, with exceptional reliability and engagement. DT's own steel cartridge bearings and seals are superior, delivering exceptional protection from the elements and long life.

Reserve is a company committed to creating the best carbon rims for mountain, gravel and road cycling. Started by engineers from Santa Cruz, then buttressed through a professional partnership with Cervelo, the team at Reserve has built a reputation for exceptional strength, resilience, and physical characteristics, including tubeless read excellence and impressive aerodynamics. From day one of rim sales Reserve has backed their carbon rims with a lifetime warranty, which is the ultimate indicator of belief in the product and the desire to back it up.