Gravel bike has been more and more popular during the past several years. It is the middle ground between regular road bikes and XC mountain bikes.
Compared to regular road bikes, gravel bikes enable riders to have more upright riding postures for better comfort and control during off-road riding.
Compared to mountain bikes which typically come with flat handlebars, drop bars for gravel bikes provide more hand positions, allowing riders to adjust during long journey adventure so as to reduce fatigue and improve comfort. Thus, riders can reach high speed on paved roads with a lower riding posture, and have great handle during off-road riding with higher riding posture.
To meet the various demand, ProX produces both 700C gravel bike rims as well as 650b and 29er gravel rims.
If you plan to make your gravel bike closer to Road bike (use tire smaller than 700*50C), our 700C gravel bike carbon rims are recommended.
However, if you want to make your gravel bike closer to Mountain bike (use wider tire than 2.0’’) and is also able to be used for XC riding, our 29er and 650b gravel carbon rims are recommended.
Besides, you can also built mullet wheel with such carbon gravel rims (front wheel 29er, rear wheel 650b). 29er wheel have better rollover speed and is easier to overcome obstacles, while 650b wheel provides better controllability.
The detail of ProX carbon rims for gravel bike can be found in below table.
ProX 700C Gravel Bike Carbon Rims (Disc Brake, Tubeless Ready)
Model | PCX28 | PCX33 | PZX33 | PCX44 | PZX44 |
Size | 700C | 700C | 700C | 700C | 700C |
Terrian(Recommended) | Cyclocross/Gravel | Cyclocross/Gravel | Cyclocross/Gravel | Cyclocross/Gravel | Cyclocross/Gravel |
Material | T700+T800 | T700+T800 | T700+T800 | T700+T800 | T700+T800 |
Weight(±15g) | 380g | 400g | 400g | 430g | 430g |
Depth | 28mm | 33mm | 33mm | 44mm | 44mm |
Sectional Drawing | |||||
Rim Bead | Hook | Hook | Hookless | Hook | Hookless |
Tire Size(Recommended) | 700*30C-50C | 700*30C-50C | 700*30C-50C | 700*30C-50C | 700*30C-50C |
ProX 29er And 650b Gravel Bike Carbon Rims (Tubeless Ready)
Model | PCX930 | PZX930 | PCX730 | PZX730 |
Size | 29er | 29er | 650b | 650b |
Terrain(Recommended) | Cyclocross/Gravel | Cyclocross/Gravel | Cyclocross/Gravel | Cyclocross/Gravel |
Material | T700+T800 | T700+T800 | T700+T800 | T700+T800 |
Weight(±15g) | 450g | 430g | 430g | 410g |
Depth | 36mm | 36mm | 36mm | 36mm |
Sectional Drawing | ||||
Rim Bead | Hook | Hookless | Hook | Hookless |
Tire Size(Recommended) | 29er*2.0''-2.4'' |
29er*2.0''-2.4'' |
650b*2.0''-2.4'' |
650b*2.0''-2.4'' |