Press Release

Newmen Launches All-New Beskar and Phase Wheels 6

New high-end alloy and carbon wheels from Newmen, offering competitive weights and fair pricing.

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3/1/2024 2:40am

An uncompromisingly light wheel at a fair price that you can rely on in every situation: With the new Beskar 30 series, NEWMEN raises the bar for high-quality aluminum wheels by one tire width. Whether as a parts accelerator for cross-country racing bikes, as a tuning upgrade for trail bikes to enduro bikes or nearly indestructible for downhill use: almost every (e-)mountain biker will find a first-class aluminum wheel at a reasonable price in the NEWMEN Beskar 30 family.

Downhill confidence with more stable rear wheels

The basis are three new aluminum rims developed in the Allgäu with maximum dent resistance and minimum weight. Depending on the specific riding demands, the Beskar rims – from Light to Strong – are combined with the proven, lightweight FADE MTB hub on the front and rear wheels. For more stiffness and traction in rough terrain, Beskar‘s Enduro and Downhill versions not only increase the number of spokes, but also their thickness. But all four new NEWMEN high-end aluminum wheels have one thing in common: the 30 millimeter wide aluminum rims with their flat profile achieve the best impact resistance values in their weight class on the test bench – compared to both their predecessors and the competition. That‘s why the sturdy BESKAR wheels with their welded aluminum rims easily meet the requirements of emountain bikes - from light eMTBs to enduro e-Bikes.

NEWMEN Beskar 30 Key Features

Weight: 1650 g (XC) / 1750 g (Trail) / 1940 g (Enduro) / 2250 g (Downhill)
Sizes: 29“/27,5“
Inner Width: 30 mm
Hub Dimensions: 15x110 / 12x148 / 12x157 mm
Max. System Weight: 130 kg (XC) / 150 kg (Trail) / 180 kg (Enduro/Downhill)
Freewheel: Shimano Microspline, Sram XD, Shimano HG
Premium, lightweight aluminum rim with unmatched stability
Ideal support for modern 2.3“ to 2.6“ MTB tires
Tubeless ready with hook
Proven, very light and quiet FADE MTB hubs (28 resp. 32 hole)
MSRP: €680 per wheelset (Front: €280 / Rear: €400)

With the new Phase 30 series, the Allgäu-based wheel specialist is heralding a new era in MTB carbon wheels. Whether for cross-country racing, trail biking or rough enduro trails, every mountain biker will find a suitable, stable carbon wheelset at a fair price in the Phase 30 range. The basis for the high-end carbon wheels is a further development of the proven, successful Advanced SL rim with improved durability and weight.

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Rims and spokes: Perfectly matched for every Phase 30 wheelset

As strong as necessary, as light as possible: Depending on the discipline, three different hookless carbon rims are used in the NEWMEN Phase 30 series - all with an internal width of 30 millimeters. They are called Light, Base and Strong. Thanks to the weight-optimized Phase Light rim on the front and rear, the cross-country wheels, which have already been tested at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, weigh only 1350 grams. In the Phase Trail version, the more robust Base rim on the rear wheel provides more stability for adventures in the mountains. Furthermore NEWMEN has developed the Phase Strong rims for enduro use and a maximum system weight of 180 kg, which will not shy away from enduro races and bike parks. Compared to the previous version, it retains its excellent impact resistance but is 50 grams lighter.

But the new carbon rims are only one component of the new NEWMEN Phase 30 wheels. The thickness of the spokes has also been optimized for each area of use and for both front and rear wheels. Combined with the lightweight and extremely reliable FADE MTB hubs, the Phase 30 series offers mountain bikers the most stable carbon wheels we have ever built at NEWMEN. So nothing stands in the way of using it on an eMTB.

NEWMEN Phase 30 Key Features