Enve’s new fifth-generation M-Series wheels are a big departure from earlier iterations, with dramatically different rim profiles — and some very wild claims about improved compliance — new, Enve-built hubs, and a whole lot more. So we sat down with Enve’s VP of Product, Jake Pantone, to pull back the curtain on their long development process, the goals for the new wheels, the athlete feedback that drove those changes, and get the full story of Enve’s new MTB wheel lineup.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Design goals for the new wheels (2:15)

Prototyping carbon wheels (5:43)

Testing & development with the Commencal Muc-Off team (7:40)

Bike changes & the evolution of wheel designs to match (20:18)

The M-Series lineup (25:56)

Rim profiles & ride quality (36:23)

Impact testing (42:40)

Enve’s Innerdrive hubs (53:15)

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