These Sector 9i enduro/trail wheels are reasonably priced considering their construction.
The rims are made from a blend of unidirectional T700 carbon and Innegra – a fibre derived from polypropylene – to produce a wheelset with lightweight carbon performance but the comfort associated with alloy hoops.
At 1,690g per pair (29in), they’re a competitive weight. The 5-degree hub pick-up, combined with the low weight, means they accelerate rapidly as soon as you push on the pedals.
In terms of comfort, they’ve never caused me to finish a run having to peel my fingers off the bar, even on the roughest trails.
I'm yet to give them a real alpine thrashing, but they’ve handled everything South Wales can throw at them so far.
Even with Maxxis EXO tyres (their lightest casing) fitted and a number of rim impacts, I’ve had zero damage to the rim and no punctures (super-stiff rims tend to pinch the tyre more easily due to a lack of compliance).
The 9i's track precisely enough that I could easily pinpoint, and stick to, the same lines every time, but aren’t so stiff that I ever got thrown off-line. Nor do they feel over-flexy or vague through high-load turns.
Product
Brand | sector |
Price | 1100.00 GBP |
Weight | 1690.0000, GRAM (29in) - |
Features
br_rimMaterial | carbon |
br_tubelessCompatibility | tubeless_ready |
br_tyreType | tubeless |
br_wheelSize | 29in_700c |
br_brakeTypeSimple | disc |
br_spokes | Pillar 2016 TB / Straight Pull |
br_freehub | 6 Pawl | 72t Engagement | Shimano HG, Shimano Microspline & SRAM XDR |
br_rimDepth | 25mm |
br_rimInternalWidth | 29mm |
br_spokeCountRear | 28 |
br_spokeCountFront | 28 |