Reynolds Relaunches XC Wheels with All-New 309 XC Wheel Family w/ New Rim Profile

"For a handful of years now, the Reynolds 309 wheels have become a popular option as a trusted DH or enduro offering. Reynolds reworked their 309 and 307 (29 and 27.5, respectively) wheels a couple of years ago, creating a stronger, faster, and more compliant carbon rim. Looking to redesign the 309 XC wheels, Reynolds took much of what they learned from the gravity-oriented wheels. When designing the 309 XC series of wheels, Reynolds had several boxes they needed to check off."

"When designing the 309 XC series of wheels, Reynolds had several boxes they needed to check off. The new Reyonlds 309 XC wheels needed to be lightweight, vertically compliant, laterally stiff, and structurally sound. Reynolds feels that they achieved all these goals using a new rim profile and a reengineered carbon layup process. The brand leveraged new finite element analysis of their carbon layup process, enabling them to incorporate more vertical compliance. Doing so eliminates much of the fatigue-causing trail chatter modern XC riders face."

"Since 2020, Reynolds has equipped the XC option with a 30mm inner width (309) for both front and rear wheels. And, new for 2025, Reynolds is updating the 309 XC with a whole new XC wheel family - the BL 309 XC Pro, BL 309 XC Expert, and the TR 309 XC. With a new layup process and a completely redesigned rim profile, Reynolds promises the best 309 XC performance yet."

Reynolds updated the 309 XC wheel family for 2025 with the BL 309 XC Pro, BL 309 XC Expert, and TR 309 XC. The new wheels use a reengineered carbon layup process and a completely redesigned rim profile. The design goals included lightweight construction, increased vertical compliance, improved lateral stiffness, and structural soundness. Finite element analysis informed the layup to add vertical compliance and reduce fatigue-causing trail chatter. Material was trimmed to keep the wheels competitively light. The new profile is wider, featuring a 30mm inner width and a 35.5mm outer dimension.

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