- Welcome back to another GTN unboxing,
and today we have got, wheels.
But not just any old wheel,
Because these are Enve wheels.
Now Enve have built quite the reputation
for themselves over the years in crafting some of the
fastest, lightest, and strongest wheels out there.
And today, I've got the Enve SES 5.6 wheels,
in both rim brake and disc break options,
which will be up for grabs later on in this video.
For now, let's get unboxing.
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So, the Enve SES 5.6 wheels
are what Enve referred to as a medium depth wheel set.
And essentially an evolution of their proven SES 4.5s.
Making the 5.6s Enve's fastest,
all around road wheel set.
And, pretty much putting themselves somewhere between
the SES 3.4s, which are a real climbing-friendly
set of wheels, and the super arrow, SES 7.8s.
But let's stop that, because what are all these SES
and 5.6 things that I keep referring to?
So, if you're not already familiar with Enve,
let me just catch you up a little bit
of a jargon buster here.
So, Enve wheels operates on principles
of aerodynamics and shape.
And that is what the company called their
Smart Enve System, or
SES for short.
So that's the SES part of the name sorted,
but what about these numbers?
Now, they're simply, kind of the depth of the wheel.
So the higher the number, the deeper the wheel.
So if we take these wheels for instance, the 5.6s,
the front wheel, got here, is 54 mil in depth,
and then the real wheel here, is 63 mil in depth,
hence the name 5.6.
Whereas the SES 4.5s have a 48 mil depth on the front wheel,
and 56 mil depth on the rear wheel.
So hopefully that will make a little more sense now.
So back to these wheels, and Enve claimed that the 5.6s,
which are these ones right here, are not only faster
but more stable in difficult and changing wind conditions,
compared to their shallower 4.5s
which sounds slightly counterintuitive.
So how have they managed this?
Well, other than the front wheel
obviously being shallower than the rear wheel,
which you could say 4.5s did exactly the same,
they've also got slightly wider rim width
on the front wheel.
So we've got a 29 mil rim width on the front wheel here,
as compared to a 28 mil rim width on the rear wheel, here.
But, its biggest update comes from
its newest iteration and development of the SES rim profile,
which also differs from front to rear.
And the idea being, that the airflow is different
from our front wheel to our rear wheel.
So they've been individually designed to perform better
in their given airflow fields.
And whilst we're talking about airflow and aerodynamics,
they've both been optimised for 25 mil tyre widths
to improve comfort and speed, and also come tubeless
compatible so we can reduce our raw resistance,
improve our comfort, improve our grip,
and hopefully, fewer flats.
And, if you really want to shed a little bit of extra weight
and go down the classic route, you can also go for
the tubular option, which is slightly different wheels,
but still the same rim profile and rim width.
So, what is the difference between
these two wheel sets here?
Because in this hand here I've got the rim brake option,
and in this hand here, I've got the disc brake option.
Well first of all, let's take a closer look
at the rim brake option.
Because this features a unique directional
textured carbon braking track, which is
this nice knobbly surface here.
And that has been designed to control and dissipate heat,
all whilst bringing us to a stop nice and quickly.
And if you are planning on doing any crazy
Alpine descents where you're going to be doing
lots of excessive braking, then you will be pleased
to know that they also feature a high-temp resin system,
which essentially means your rims aren't going to deform
because of heat buildup or anything like that,
which did used to be a slight concern
with wheels in years gone by.
But how does the disc brake version differ?
Well actually, quite a lot, surprisingly.
And it would be easy to assume that it's more or less
the same wheel, just with the option
of installing disc brakes.
But actually, these have really been designed,
and optimised, for disc brake use.
Because by eliminating the braking track
it has really opened up a whole realm
of aerodynamic and structural possibilities.
Because, by eliminating this design and engineering
for the flat braking track that we saw
on the previous set of wheels, it's actually
allowed them to change the rim profile
to improve its aerodynamics.
And, by not having to control the heat buildup
we got from braking, it's allowed them
to shed some weight and,
it's actually improved its tubeless performance.
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Now let's take a closer look at the hubs.
And we've actually got a few options here, also.
Right here we've got the DT Swiss 240 hubs,
but you can also get the Chris King hubs,
should you want to.
And also, the new Enve carbon hubs.
Now, they all with their own benefits
and suit different preferences.
But the idea behind the new Enve carbon hubs,
is not only to shed a bit of weight
by using carbon for the hubs, but they've also listened
to consumer feedback, in that reliability is priority.
So they've done away with ceramic bearings,
and they've replaced them with custom made
stainless steel bearings and races that not only
perform well on day one, but continue to perform well,
well into the future.
Now obviously, with all those different options,
disc brake, rim brake, all the different hub options,
there are countless weights to talk through.
But let's just make our lives a bit easier here,
and talk about the rim weight without the hubs.
So for the rim brake clincher, they come in at 1002 grammes.
And for the rim brake tubular, they come in at 824 grammes.
And then for the disc brake clincher,
they come in at 920 grammes.
And then for the disc brake tubular,
they come in at 790 grammes.
And then finally, what do you get with these wheels?
Well, they'll all be shipped out
with a little bag like this, and in here, we can find
a set of nice Enve skewers, which are very smart.
You might also get the tubeless kit,
which we've actually got already installed on this set
of wheels here, which you can see the red tape in there.
We also have a set of valve extenders,
and another pack there.
And also, if you have got the rim brake option
you obviously get a set of carbon pads.
And, all of this is up for grabs.
Yep, well at least one wheel set anyway.
So, to enter in for this you want to head to the description
below this video, click the link,
and head on over to our giveaway page where
you'll need to answer a question and there we go.
The only other thing you'll need to do is
fight me for a set of these wheels.
Because I like them a lot.
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