{"id":485,"date":"2008-10-15T21:18:49","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T19:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/those-edge-wheels\/"},"modified":"2008-10-15T21:18:49","modified_gmt":"2008-10-15T19:18:49","slug":"those-edge-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/index.php\/those-edge-wheels\/","title":{"rendered":"Those Edge Wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/edgerooi.jpg\" alt=\"edgerooi.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have been riding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edgecomposites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Edge Composites wheels<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What a pleasure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The product is amazing &#8211; just about bomb proof wheels but also quite light. What I really appreciate is the joy and pride going into these hand crafted wheels. 340g per rim for the Edge XC MTB. The AM (All Mountain is more of a free ride rim- a bit wider, (36mm)  but only 400g.  What really blew my mind was the 280g tubular rim. The complete wheel set was a full 400g lighter than my Edge XC race wheel set. But then I did shred the 460g Tufo tubular on the 1st lava rock I hit. Shopping for durable tubulars&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Good 29er news: the clincher weighs only 380g and these wheels are so strong I&#8217;ll bet my life on them.  a 29inch tubular is &#8220;easy&#8221; to make- all we are waiting for it tire technology to catch up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Jasons&#8217; friend and test rider is a 260 lbs Samoan on the 26&#8243; clincher All Mountains and no worries with the wheels brah.<\/p>\n<p>You just have to love the Edge logo. It depicts the Wasatch mountains (where Edge is based in Ogden) and the logo can be be read upside down too.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/edgeleanoverbike.jpg\" title=\"edge wheels lean over specialized bike\" alt=\"edge wheels lean over specialized bike\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/egdeskaal.jpg\" title=\"egde wheels skaal\" alt=\"egde wheels skaal\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Front MTB wheel 544gr<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/edgeconrad.jpg\" title=\"edge wheels conrad stoltz\" alt=\"edge wheels conrad stoltz\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A nice touch- wheels built just for me. This is the MTB tubular rear wheel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/edgejason.jpg\" title=\"edge wheels Jason Schiers\" alt=\"edge wheels Jason Schiers\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jason Schiers &#8211; the man behind the wheel. Jason is very passionate about what he does- building quality carbon parts. The company is in Ogden, Utah and has a small, cosy feel to it. Jason has been in the wheel building industry for a long time (with LEW and Reynolds) and has a number of very clever tricks he works into his wheels, forks and handlebars.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/tirelava.jpg\" title=\"tire testing lava fields\" alt=\"tire testing lava fields\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Severe tire and wheel testing on the lava fields around Bend&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been riding Edge Composites wheels this summer. What a pleasure. The product is amazing &#8211; just about bomb proof wheels but also quite light. What I really appreciate is the joy and pride going into these hand crafted wheels. 340g per rim for the Edge XC MTB. 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