Reynolds ATR wheels review

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ATR stands for All Terrain Road and these rims are big, beefy carbon affairs the like of which you would expect to see on a mountain bike. In fact, they appear on paper to be virtually identical to those of Reynolds’ older 29 Trail Carbon wheelset, aside from a reduction in spoke count from 28 on the front and rear, to 24.

Both on the road and off, the ATRs are stiff and lively, and as compliant as you would imagine from rims that are wider than they are tall

The rims measure a huge 29mm across externally and a slightly more modest 21mm internally — unusually wide bead hooks mean the latter measurement is smaller than you might assume, although it’s still immense by road standards.

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Such impressive dimensions make these a natural match for big rubber, and we’d suggest going no smaller than 28s to take advantage of their width.

The ATRs are supplied fully tubeless-ready with tape and valves, and we set ours up with Hutchinson’s excellent Sector 28 tyres, with a minimum of fuss.

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Despite their size, our test set of ATRs weighed in at a very reasonable 689g/1.5lb front and 814g/1.7lb rear with QR end caps, plus 117g/0.2lb for the skewers.

Taken on their own merits, the ATRs are a fantastic set of wheels, and with good quality components and no braking surface to wear out

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