Maybe it’s just in our DNA, but we love making Reserve rims better. Whether it's smashing a World Cup downhill track or exploring high alpine singletrack, our goal is to make wheels that exceed your needs and priorities as a rider. Speaking of smashing, we recently conducted an off-season wheel test with Frameworks’ Neko Mulally at one of his home tracks in Massanutten, Virginia.
Check out the gallery from our trip.
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Massanutten is ROCKY! Check out those fall colors though.
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There is a line in there somewhere...Reserve lead engineer and designer Nic McCrae scopes out the lines with Neko and head Reserve ride tester Kiran MacKinnon.
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Not a bad place to spend a few days riding bikes.
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Stacks on stacks on stacks on stacks...
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No lack of sharp pointy ones in Massanutten.
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The limo up to the top.
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The literal heart of Reserve wheels, our man Nic McCrae is not afraid to get his hands dirty.
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Kiran: pushing the pace and TRYING to make rim-killing mistakes.
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"Aim for the sharp rock next to the flag."
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Notice anything different going on here?
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Pro mechanic Virginia style.
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This is what success looks like when you are testing wheels.
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Our photo man Mike Thomas with the goods!
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Somewhere there is a poem about this kind of nature.
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We out!