Today's XC race machines are marvels of modern engineering, evolved to decrease weight while improving ride quality and durability, with the idea to carry the world’s best athletes to the top step of the podium.The Reserve 28 XC is the race-ready culmination of everything learned from years at the highest levels of competition, and it delivers on a heap of promises. At a genre blurring 1300g for a complete wheelset (with no rider weight limit and our market-defining lifetime warranty), the 28 XC features a wider and lower rim profile to increase strength and lateral rigidity, while adding vertical compliance for enhanced traction.

• Designed for XC riding and racing
• Carbon fiber construction with 2.8mm asymmetric offset
• Step-in internal rim bed to ease tubeless installation
• Lower profile for added lateral stiffness with increased vertical compliance
• Ships with rim tape installed, tubeless-ready valves, and cards identifying the Santa Cruz builder of each of your wheels
• Backed by Santa Cruz lifetime warranty
• Carbon SL Rim for additional weight savings
• Built with DT Swiss Hubs
• Includes XD and Micro Spline freehub bodies