Originally Posted by
chaadster
That’s not true according to Enve. See the Manufacturing Efficiency section at the following link and it says hooks *need* to be molded in:
https://www.gravelcyclist.com/bicycl...ve-composites/
I don’t think that applies to filament wound rims, but I honestly have no clear understanding of how that process is used to make CF rims…
Yeah, thanks for that. I did remember there are two ways to make carbon hookless - couldn't remember what the second way was - using a throwaway bladder.
Sounds like ENVE probably has a higher scrap rate for hooked carbon than LB does.