The ENVE tubeless valve stem is designed with a rectangular foot allowing it to fit securely in the valley of the rim giving a secure seal and removing any chance for the valve stem failures of the conically shaped stems. Using an ENVE stem with a new tubeless tire will allow you to easily inflate and seat the tire with a floor pump. When I first ordered these stems, they got lost in the mail somehow, and I called Bikee Tires Direct and the resent the order right away. Thank you
I followed the instructions exactly, but still could not get the wrap to stick without bubbles forming. The quality of the material is excellent, and I have no doubt it will protect my paint, but in retrospect I should have used an experienced professional to apply the wrap. I only put on a few pieces, and will leave them on since the protection is the main reason for using this. If you are skilled at placing decals, then this is a great product. If not, it still does a great job, but it will not be invisible - you will see the bubbles. This is not to ding the product itself, it's just that it is difficult to apply perfectly, especially the larger pieces.
Put these on my Ritchey Outback 650b style for a trip to Florida to help with the occasional sandy gravel. Brought my 29" "more-roadworthy" gravel wheels with me to swap out and never needed them. Put ~200 miles on the tires during the trip and found I could keep up with roadies on N/S rides along the gulf (and into the wind). These things are fast. I've yet to test them on chunky gravel but on hardpack and pavement, they rip. I'm all Schwalbe these days across 12 bikes unless there's a unique situation (20" mini velo or 26" resto mod) where they don't make the exact tire type I'd like.
I've put ~5000 miles on these using 28mm tires (road riding only). Excellent as all-arounders: strong, lightweight, and despite being the low end of the DT Swiss range the 350s spin up relatively quickly. I use them all year but really appreciate them in winter/windy weather as they don't take as much impact -- given the shallower rim depth -- when the crosswinds are really blowing. Extremely competitive given the other wheelsets in the same price range, especially when you factor in the lifetime warranty from Reserve.
