Reynolds TR 329 157mm Wheelset

The Reynolds TR 329 157mm Wheelset sits in Reynolds' Trail lineup, built for riders who want carbon wheel performance without the fragility that can come with a race-focused cross country build. At $1,449.99, this 29-inch wheelset is priced to bring carbon trail wheels within reach for riders who spend more time on rough, technical terrain than on a start line. Reynolds backs it, like the rest of its wheel range, with a lifetime warranty — a sign of how much confidence the brand puts in its own carbon construction.

The rim itself is built around a 32mm internal width and a low, 19mm depth profile, wider and lower than what you'd find on a dedicated XC race wheel. That extra width gives modern trail tires a better shape to work with, improving cornering grip and stability when the trail gets loose or chundery. Reynolds builds the rim using its CR3 TSS construction with an asymmetric profile, which distributes spoke tension more evenly across the rim and produces a stronger wheel — a meaningful advantage when the wheel is regularly absorbing impacts from roots, rocks, and drops rather than smooth singletrack. The rim is also hookless and tubeless-ready, designed for a tighter, no-burp tire fit that makes seating tubeless tires easier and keeps them seated under hard cornering loads. Tubeless valve stems and rim tape come installed, so the wheelset is ready to set up tubeless out of the box.

Sapim Sprint spokes, laced 28 front and 28 rear in a 3-cross pattern with external brass nipples, tie the rim to the hub. That's a spoke build chosen for durability and lateral compliance rather than outright minimum weight, which fits a wheelset meant to survive repeated trail impacts rather than shave the last few grams for a race clock. The complete wheelset comes in at 1,776 grams, a weight that reflects the added durability built into the rim and spoke count rather than a pure climbing-weight target.

Reynolds pairs the rim with its own Ringle SRX MTN hub, running a 3-pawl design with 12-degree engagement. It's not the fastest-engaging hub on the market, but it's a straightforward, serviceable design built for durability over a long service life. The wheelset is built around 157mm rear spacing, the wider Boost-based standard increasingly common on modern trail frames, which pulls the spokes to a steeper bracing angle for a stiffer rear wheel. It ships with SRAM XD and Shimano Microspline freehub bodies included, with a Shimano HG freehub body available separately, and uses a Centerlock brake interface.

The Reynolds TR 329 157mm Wheelset is built for the trail rider who wants a durable, tubeless-ready carbon wheelset that can take repeated hits without needing to baby it — a wheelset built to hold up to daily trail riding rather than a single race weekend.