First Ride on We Are One Convergence Fuse Carbon Rims - Piedmont Hero Dirt - Duluth, MN

[@chrisgravel7157]

Waiting for this wheelset to arrive and am stoked. Will be my 3rd set of carbin MTB wheels after a sets of Bontragers and NOBL's. I have HED's on my road bike and Bontrager Aeolis Pro 3V on my gravel bike. So no stranger to Carbon wheels, typically the best upgrade you can make to you bike IMHO. Glad to hear about the overall ride quality and durability thus far. Tons of folks in my backyard ride em and have been impressed. When I saw a 35% Black friday offer I ordered. Little different build for me with 1 to 1's (I prefer the quieter hub) and CX rays. Should be plenty strong for me at 190lbs. This trail network looks sick and I'm saying that as someone who lives in North Vancouver. Really nice balance of flow and knar, wish I had brought my bike to MN last year!! Next time I will not leave it at home.

[@AndrewGehn]

@@chrisgravel7157 I definitely agree about carbon hoops being the best upgrade you can make, now I’m going to prioritize that over a carbon frame. Was looking at these wheels for awhile and when I destroyed my RaceFace Ar30s while they had that crazy sale the timing was right to finally buy them! Duluth has about the gnarliest terrain in the Midwest, heard from several PNW riders say it’s like a mini Squamish with all the slabs, just not the raw elevation. Check out Spirit Mountain Bike Park nearby too!

[@robonbikes]

Quit drawing on the wooden drop Andrew! 😂. Dude your bike is sounding great, just rock hits and zippy hubs, love it! Great riding on great trails on what looked like primo conditions, with new carbon hoops to boot!

[@AndrewGehn]

@@robonbikes Haha I promise it wasn’t me, can’t fit a spray can in the hip pack or weigh myself down with an unnecessary 150 grams 🤣 Thanks Rob, keeping the bike running smooth and quiet has been some work, creaks just seem to appear after riding Spirit. First time riding carbon wheels was awesome, they felt great on that sweet Piedmont hero dirt!

[@Tkolbo_]

I loved my last set of carbon rims! They felt so good and soaked up a lot of chatter! Those hubs sure give your bike some zip! Killer riding dude!

[@AndrewGehn]

Thanks man, carbon wheels with a warranty are the way to go, first time riding carbon wheels and they feel amazing and soak up a lot of harshness from the trail. Still lighter too even though I went with the heaviest, burliest rims.

[@deanngehn887]

Awesome job Rudy and Zenith Co. Very glad you’re impressed with new carbon wheels and convergence rims!! That’s a pretty awesome late season ride!! Lucky you!!

[@AndrewGehn]

Thanks, I'm hoping to get one more weekend ride in Duluth near the end of November! I am very impressed with the Convergence rims, had been researching them for awhile and the timing was right after breaking yet another aluminum rim. Rudy has built a ton of fun features at Piedmont and Brewer Park! I did not ride the incredible new trail Zenith recently built in this video, but search "Spirit Mountain Dreamland" for some videos of it, it's incredible!

[@Randy_Johnson]

Amazing video, Andrew! Great editing. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I can hear and see the difference when you’re riding your new carbon rims. I know you can feel the difference! Such a smoother and snappier ride! You’ll not regret buying them. I’ve had Reserve carbon rims and Cush Core on my Hightower, 3-years, and Megatower, 1-year, and have never flatted or had to true the rims, either. You’ll ride better and have even more confidence on the gnarliest of trails.

[@AndrewGehn]

Thanks Randy, seeing your great experiences with you carbon Reserve wheels was definitely a factor in making the upgrade! After constantly damaging or having to true alloy wheels, it was time to make the upgrade to carbon rims that have a lifetime warranty. They feel and ride incredible on the trails, hopefully we can get one more ride in at Piedmont together!

[@rileygoesoutside]

🤙 Super clean riding Andrew! Love how quiet you've got 'er riding

[@AndrewGehn]

@@rileygoesoutside Thanks Riley, its been a bit of work tracking down and fixing all those creaks on the bike that seem to appear after riding at Spirit Mountain! You were right about carbon wheels, they definitely have an amazing on trail ride feel!

[@harrygrimley4352]

Which trek marlin did you have. As an amateur I'm very happy with my 6. Nice trails. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@AndrewGehn]

Thanks Harry, I had a 2014 Trek Marlin 6. That bike was a lot of fun, but I haven't ridden it in years because I destroyed the rear alloy wheel (go figure).

[@harrygrimley4352]

@@AndrewGehn sad. You know it's an easy fix right. I bought mine used I think it's an '17. I lose track. Still love it.

[@iantaylor5456]

Great riding! Are you filming with a chest mount or chin mount?

[@AndrewGehn]

Thanks! Both actually, the gnarlier trails in Piedmont in the first part were filmed with a chin mount on my full face helmet, and the trails in Brewer Park in the second half were filmed with a chest mount.

[@ernieficklin3593]

Newb here. Are these trails considered medium or hard?

[@AndrewGehn]

The trails in the first part of the video were all hard double black diamond trails, and in the second half the trails were blue and single black diamond medium difficulty trails.

[@ernieficklin3593]

@ thanks for reply!

[@valerie_gain]

😍😻😻😻😵

[@AndrewGehn]

@@valerie_gain 🤔