Easton have upgraded their venerable EA90 SL wheels. These wheels have always been considered the more robust option, now even more so. Bigger, more abusive riders will really appreciate the new-and-improved EA90 SL. It features the wider, 17.5mm (internal) rim width; fully certified Road Tubeless compatibility; and now the added durability of the all new Echo rear hub. Durability is also enhanced by a handful of extra spokes (20 front and 24 rear vs. 16 front and 20 rear on the EA90 SLX). This wheelset is completely hand built and acoustically tuned using Easton’s painstaking wheel building methods. Easton Echo Hub Every aspect of the new Easton Echo hubset was designed to improve bearing life, increase stiffness and cut weight. Easton hit the reset button and rethought every component: from the bearing architecture to the machining methods, spoke engagements, drive ring engagements, the angular contact bearings, the sealing methods, grease—the resulting hubset offers market-leading durability and power transfer….
– Easton EA 90 SL Alloy Tubeless Clincher Road Front Wheel Performance Wheels – £239.99 (RRP – £)
