# 36" carbon rim **URL:** \ **Category:** Unicycles and Equipment\ **Created:** [June 19, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299 "2019-06-19T19:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unicycleharry](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/unicycleharry/32/3727_2.png) [@unicycleharry](https://unicyclist.com/u/unicycleharry)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/1 "2019-06-19T19:20:30Z")
> **[TrueBike adds suspension option, carbon wheels to 36" alloy mountain bike](https://bikerumor.com/truebike-adds-suspension-option-carbon-wheels-to-36-alloy-mountain-bike/)** > > Slovak bike builders of TrueBike have a new 36er to make you rethink even bigger wheels, with a lighter alloy frame, 100mm fork & carbon wheels! I don’t have a 36er, but now I might! I wish there was a weight for the rim, but I can’t find it anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Pinoclean](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/pinoclean/32/62245_2.png) [@Pinoclean](https://unicyclist.com/u/Pinoclean)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/2 "2019-06-19T19:48:45Z")
Awesommmme ---
**Author:** ![pierrox](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/pierrox/32/3594_2.png) [@pierrox](https://unicyclist.com/u/pierrox)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/3 "2019-06-20T00:30:05Z")
What are those tires? ---
**Author:** ![finnspin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/finnspin/32/97649_2.png) [@finnspin](https://unicyclist.com/u/finnspin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/4 "2019-06-20T00:49:50Z")
They appear to be a small enough brand, that someone could probably convince them to sell the rims seperately. Rim is made by Alchemist bikes [English version under maintenance – Alchemist](https://www.alchemistbikes.com/en/) . Not to be found on their website as a product though. Maybe someone can contact them directly, if they want a really light 36" and spend lots of money on that. Tires are by Vee tires, which Google tells me you can get on [unicycle.com](http://unicycle.com) US [https://www.unicycle.com/vee-rubber-36-tire.html](https://www.unicycle.com/vee-rubber-36-tire.html) . Never heard of them, but they seem to have been around for a while. ---
**Author:** ![bouin-bouin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/bouin-bouin/32/135452_2.png) [@bouin-bouin](https://unicyclist.com/u/bouin-bouin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 2:08am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/5 "2019-06-20T02:08:50Z")
Vee tyre is well known here, there some posts about it, I had one, nice tyre but now last Nightrider is probably a little ligher which was not the case some years ago ---
**Author:** ![bouin-bouin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/bouin-bouin/32/135452_2.png) [@bouin-bouin](https://unicyclist.com/u/bouin-bouin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/6 "2019-06-20T03:06:50Z")
> **[Truebike's 36in wheeled monster truck is a sight to behold | BikeRadar](https://www.bikeradar.com/news/truebikes-36in-wheeled-bike)** > > Carbon rims, 100mm inverted forks and stanchion mounted bars set this bike apart ---
**Author:** ![Piece\_Maker](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/piece_maker/32/3743_2.png) [@Piece\_Maker](https://unicyclist.com/u/Piece_Maker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/7 "2019-06-20T15:23:49Z")
I absolutely want a carbon 36er. I wonder how wide those rims are? They don’t look as wide as a Nimbus but still take the standard 2.2" tyres it seems. ---
**Author:** ![Pinoclean](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/pinoclean/32/62245_2.png) [@Pinoclean](https://unicyclist.com/u/Pinoclean)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/8 "2019-06-20T18:41:04Z")
I contacted both Alchemist and Truebike but haven’t had a response ---
**Author:** ![Piece\_Maker](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/piece_maker/32/3743_2.png) [@Piece\_Maker](https://unicyclist.com/u/Piece_Maker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/9 "2019-06-21T12:48:08Z")
They look to be 32 spokes as well. Do we have any decent 32 hole uni hubs? ---
**Author:** ![JimT](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/jimt/32/3953_2.png) [@JimT](https://unicyclist.com/u/JimT)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/10 "2019-06-21T13:00:54Z")
> [@Piece Maker](#): > > They look to be 32 spokes as well. Do we have any decent 32 hole uni hubs? Yes: [Nimbus 32H All Steel Wide Disc Hub - 125mm | Unicycle.com](https://www.unicycle.com/nimbus-32h-all-steel-wide-disc-isis-hub-125mm/) ---
**Author:** ![finnspin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/finnspin/32/97649_2.png) [@finnspin](https://unicyclist.com/u/finnspin)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/11 "2019-06-21T13:52:37Z")
> [@Piece Maker](#): > > I absolutely want a carbon 36er. I wonder how wide those rims are? They don’t look as wide as a Nimbus but still take the standard 2.2" tyres it seems. Unicycles tend to have very wide rims when compared to bikes, even when factoring in our tendency to use wider tires. I’d guess some of that is probably us putting more sideloads on the wheel, at least when doing Muni. For a Road or mild cross country 36" that will have relatively high air pressure, I think whatever the carbon rim’s width is will be just fine. The reason Nimbus rims are wide is that they use one extrusion for all their dominator rims, and chose a decent middle ground. Qu-ax rims are a lot thinner, and I haven’t heard anyone complain yet. ---
**Author:** ![Piece\_Maker](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/piece_maker/32/3743_2.png) [@Piece\_Maker](https://unicyclist.com/u/Piece_Maker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/12 "2019-06-21T17:22:02Z")
> [@finnspin](#): > > Unicycles tend to have very wide rims when compared to bikes, even when factoring in our tendency to use wider tires. I’d guess some of that is probably us putting more sideloads on the wheel, at least when doing Muni. For a Road or mild cross country 36" that will have relatively high air pressure, I think whatever the carbon rim’s width is will be just fine. > > The reason Nimbus rims are wide is that they use one extrusion for all their dominator rims, and chose a decent middle ground. Qu-ax rims are a lot thinner, and I haven’t heard anyone complain yet. As someone with both a Qu-Ax 36er and a fairly skinny (24mm internal) carbon rim on my 29er uni I can confirm that I am a lover of narrow rims! I was just curious more than anything, especially as most uni riders (as you said) tend to like their wider rims even for road, so while we’re all excited for a carbon 36er, it might just be that no one actually wants it as it’s too skinny 😃 ---
**Author:** ![caseytronic](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/caseytronic/32/3828_2.png) [@caseytronic](https://unicyclist.com/u/caseytronic)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/13 "2019-06-23T23:09:49Z")
Cool rim. Spoke length might be an issue though. Hard to say, but that rim looks a little deeper than a nimbus. Maybe the spokes used by that company for their front wheels are close enough to match that rim to a 32h uni hub. ---
**Author:** ![ruari](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/ruari/32/2271_2.png) [@ruari](https://unicyclist.com/u/ruari)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/14 "2019-06-24T13:47:02Z")
No big deal. UDC UK sells 399mm long spokes with no thread and offers a spoke cutting and threading service. So you can get any size you want. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_Arctan](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/alice_arctan/32/3681_2.png) [@Alice\_Arctan](https://unicyclist.com/u/Alice_Arctan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/36-carbon-rim/127299/15 "2019-06-24T14:10:46Z")
I wouldn’t hesitate to lace one to a [36H](https://unicyclist.com/t/schlumpf-hubs-general-discussion/108861/2339) or 48H hub.