Ideal Wheel Rim Width for 45-50MM Gravel Tires

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@Teddy_Focaccia

Thanks for the feedback. I’m definitely torn between the Nextie and the LB options; Nextie is a few hundred bucks cheaper but otherwise they seem pretty equivalent. If anyone had takes I’d love to hear em.

I have (3) sets of Nextie wheels and have not had issues as of yet, I know of about 8 total sets in my area and have not heard anything bad about them.

@ABG

I feel like this design in the best.

Any down side?

The only downside I have seen is with a hookless version running Rene Herse tires (see this thread)

They have these rims in a hooked version, honestly the only downside I see with the rims being this wide is running a narrow tire. I would not recommend anything less than 35mm IMO.

@Teddy_Focaccia

I’ll definitely get a hooked rim, based on that slowtwitch article I think that makes sense as insurance until tire standards get fully on board with wider rims.

The AGX rims can be hooked or hookless