ENVE

For the price these tires in a 29mm have the best value to performance ratio I've been able to find. I mount these to ENVE 4.5 and they stretched to measure to 31.5 at 45psi rear & 50psi front. I got them for xmas last year and didn't know alot about them. So on Christmas day I rode them on the canal dirt path for about 25 miles of a 50 mile ride. I was impressed by there perceived suppleness and low rolling resistance. I wouldn't ride them on dirt or puncture prone routes but for group rides and good pavement they hold up and perform good in wet and dry weather. My new favorite. They weigh very close to the specified weight.

Super happy I was able to purchase the Fray in the Legacy color "Venom". I was bummed at first that Enve no longer continued with this color but I was elated to find that BTD had in stock a few of the prior colors in stock. I ended up buying the Sram Force XPLR groupset along with some Reserve wheels from you for this build as well. Everything has arrived quickly and in good shape with no issues what so ever. There hasn't been much I haven't been able to source thru your website...which is by the way one of the best cycling related websites I've used.

The most surprising thing about these are the unexpected stability in crosswinds. I also own the SES 4.5 and I get blown around at least as much if not more than with the 6.7.

I love the 23 inner rim width. It seemed the sweet spot to me, so when the SES 4.5 PRO came out with 23.5 inner rim width, I was not surprised one bit and felt somewhat validated by my own observations.

The only drawback is I think these will be dated relatively soon due to the outer rim width. They are going to start making wider outer rims for aerodynamic efficiency of the wider tires not being used. These are optimized for 28's. Perhaps they will release several new wheelsets simultaneously designed specifically for 30's, 32's, etc...

I've put over 5000 miles on these and haven't had a single issue. Deep wheels don't make much difference until you get to 22 MPH so these also goad me into intense rides to get the speed up to justify the aerodynamic gains.

Front weighs 680, rear 810 with tape but no valves.

At $35, weighing ~30 grams, this Enve cage is quite a good value. Riding rough gravel routes, zero bottles have ejected. Just as important, the force needed to remove a bottle isn't excessive so they don't fight you when grabbing for a drink on the move. They don't mar the bottle, either. I ordered 4 and all weighed ~30 grams. Pretty good, compared to ~ $80 SBC S-Works cages at 26 grams (my scale).

Sure there are plenty of cheap, light, carbon cages on AZN, but every last one of them I've tried will eventually eject a 22+ oz bottle when riding over rough terrain. Not worth the initial cost savings.

Can't fault these Enve cages.