ENVE Composites SES 3.4 2022 Disc Rear Clincher Rim
The ENVE SES 3.4 is the all-round rim in ENVE's Smart ENVE System road range and the one most road riders should look at first. The 2022 generation is hookless, 25mm wide inside, and comes in a 39mm-deep front and a 43mm-deep rear, each shaped for its job: the front for crosswind stability, the rear for aero and stiffness. ENVE molds it in Ogden, Utah, and optimizes it around a 28 to 29mm tubeless tire. This page covers the ENVE Composites SES 3.4 2022 Disc Rear Clincher Rim.
The SES 3.4 is sold here only inside a wheel we build: choose the hub, spokes and nipples in the configurator and the finished wheel ships from Georgia, laced, tensioned and trued by hand.
Design and construction
Smart ENVE System means the front and rear rims are different. The designers shape the front rim for stability, with a profile that keeps steering calm in gusts, and the rear for straight-line aero and stiffness under power, and the two depths in the model name are the result: 39 and 43mm on the 3.4. The 25mm inner width is wide by road standards and is there so a 28mm tire measures about 29mm and sits flush with the rim wall, which is what makes a modern tire aerodynamic.
The bead is hookless, which lets the factory mold a more precise, stronger bead and requires tubeless-ready tires under the maximum pressure printed on the rim. Patented molded spoke holes, external locking nipples, standard J-bend spokes, disc only.
How it rides
An SES 3.4 wheelset is fast everywhere: light enough for climbs, aero enough to feel on the flat, and calm in a crosswind because the front rim was designed for it. With a 28mm tubeless tire at 60 psi it is also comfortable, which was not true of deep carbon rims a decade ago.
For pure climbing the SES 2.3 is lighter; for flat racing the SES 4.5 and 6.7 are deeper. For one road wheelset that does everything, the SES 3.4 is the ENVE rim we recommend.
Specifications
| Wheel size | 700c |
|---|---|
| ERD | 571 (29in) |
| Inner width | 25 mm |
| Depth | 43 mm |
| Drillings | 24h |
| Weight | 378g (700c/29in) |
| Material | Carbon Fiber |
| Tire type | clincher tubeless compatible |
| Brake | Disc |
| Profile | Triangle |
| Nipples | Internal |
| Finishes | black |
This version
This version is the SES 3.4 in 700c, drilled 24h, about 378g, 25mm inside, 43mm deep, disc. Where the same rim is sold in another size or brake type, that is a separate listing with its own page.
The disc version of the SES 3.4 has no brake track, so the sidewall is a plain extrusion that saves a little weight and never wears; it is the one to choose for any disc-brake frame. The rim-brake version, listed separately, has a machined sidewall.
Sizes, fit and compatibility
The ENVE Composites SES 3.4 2022 Disc Rear Clincher Rim comes in the drillings listed on this page. It is a disc-brake road rim. We build the SES 3.4 on the brand's own hubs, Chris King R45, DT Swiss 240 and 180, Industry Nine SOLiX and 1/1, and White Industries CLD hubs, usually with Sapim CX-Ray or CX-Sprint spokes or DT Aerolite, and brass or alloy nipples.
Tire range on the SES 3.4 is 25 to 32mm, tubeless-ready tires only; the factory optimizes it for 28 to 29mm. The configurator recommends spoke count and lacing from your bike type and weight.
Build a wheel around it
Offered for gravel and road disc, track and road single-speed, tandem and e-bike and touring builds in our Custom Wheel Program. Start with the ENVE Composites SES 3.4 2022 Disc Rear Clincher Rim and the configurator pins it for you, then checks each choice you make against it.
Spoke head is decided by the hub, not the rim: this rim builds equally well with J-bend or straight-pull spokes, and the configurator only offers the spokes that match the hub you pick.
How ENVE Composites tests its rims
ENVE makes and tests its rims in Ogden, Utah. For mountain rims it runs three drop tests, each dropping a calibrated weight onto a wheel with an inflated tire. Test 1 (since 2007) strikes both rim walls and is raised until first visible damage; ENVE requires 10 in for XC, 12 in for trail and 14 in for gravity rims. Test 2 (since 2014) strikes one rim wall to mimic pinch-flat hits, requiring 5 in (XC), 6 in (trail), 8 in (gravity) and 10 in (DH race). Test 3 (since 2021) rotates the wheel between hits so every spoke hole is struck, 100-plus impacts per rim. ENVE states the 2024 M6 improved 47% over the M630 and the M8 21% over the M730.
For hookless road rims ENVE states it has run over 1,000 tire tests in eight years. ISO 4210 requires a tire to hold 110% of its maximum pressure for five minutes (5 bar/72.5 psi for a 28 mm tire); ENVE approves a 28 mm tire only if it holds 120 psi, 165% of the ETRTO/ISO maximum.
ENVE Composites's videos
From ENVE Composites
Certifications
- UCI approved wheels — UCI list version 2024.10.02: SES 2.3 TUBELESS (24.01.2022), SES 3.4 TUBELESS and SES 4.5 TUBELESS and AG25-700C (31.01.2022), SES 6.7 TUBELESS (03.05.2022), 45 and 65 (17.06.2020), G27-700C (19.03.2021), G23-700C (05.07.2019), SES 3.4 ALL ROAD CLINCHER (08.03.2019), SES 4.5 AR and SES 5.6 variants (26.07.2018), SES 3.4 variants (21.07.2017), SES 7.8 variants (14.11.2016) (source)
- ISO 4210 tire retention (referenced) — ENVE states ISO 4210 requires holding 110% of max tire pressure for five minutes and that its own hookless approval requires 120 psi / 165% of the ETRTO/ISO 5 bar maximum for a 28 mm tire (in-house standard, no certificate) (source)
- Limited Lifetime Warranty — Rims: lifetime for original owner; hub internals and bearings 1 year; second-hand owner 5 years from date of manufacture; crash replacement 0-3 years no charge, 3+ years 30% off MSRP (source)
Sources on ENVE Composites's site:
- M Series Impact Testing 2024 - ENVE
- Why Make more Compliant Rims? - ENVE
- Hookless Rim Technology 101 - ENVE
- ENVE | WARRANTY
- Complete Terms and Conditions - ENVE Limited Lifetime Warranty
Everything in this section is published by ENVE Composites. ProWheelBuilder is the wheel builder, not the tester, and the rim reaches us as the maker ships it.
Building it at ProWheelBuilder
ENVE makes the SES 3.4 in Ogden, Utah; ProWheelBuilder is an independent wheel builder in Georgia, not the manufacturer, and the factory warranty rides with the rim. Every SES 3.4 wheel we build gets spokes cut from the rim's measured ERD, is tensioned in stages with a gauge to the factory specification, stress-relieved and trued before it ships. Tubeless tape and a valve are fitted on request.
The configurator shows only hubs and spokes that match the SES 3.4 drilling, strikes through combinations that are not made, and prices the wheel live.
Warranty
ENVE Composites's warranty. ENVE gives the original owner a five-year limited warranty against defects in materials and workmanship, alongside its Lifetime Incident Protection program, which covers rims, forks, bars, stems, seatposts and hubs damaged in riding incidents.
ProWheelBuilder. Any wheel we build on this part carries ProWheelBuilder's one-year warranty in addition to the manufacturer's. Broken spokes are replaced for a year whatever the cause, and all wheel-side labor is included - truing, re-tensioning, rebuilding. Where the maker covers a failed rim or hub we handle that claim for you; where they decline, an eligible replacement comes at 25% off current retail. The customer covers shipping in both directions. Components supplied by the customer are not covered.
Full terms are on our Policies & Warranty page.
SES 3.4 2022 Disc Rear Clincher Rim questions
What tire width suits this rim?
25mm inside is the all-road and gravel width. Think 32 to 45mm tires: wide enough to support a gravel casing properly so it holds its shape at low pressure, narrow enough that a 30mm road tire still sits right if you swap wheels between bikes.
Why are the front and rear rims different depths?
Smart ENVE System: the front is shaped for crosswind stability and the rear for aero and stiffness, so each gets its own profile and depth.
What does hookless mean for the SES 3.4?
Use tubeless-ready tires and stay under the maximum pressure printed on the rim, which for a 28mm tire is above what you would run anyway.
SES 2.3, 3.4, 4.5 or 6.7?
2.3 for climbing, 3.4 for everything, 4.5 for fast road racing, 6.7 for time trials and flat courses.
Is the SES 3.4 made in the USA?
Yes. ENVE molds its rims in Ogden, Utah.
Is ProWheelBuilder the manufacturer of the ENVE Composites SES 3.4 2022 Disc Rear Clincher Rim?
No. The rim is made by ENVE Composites; we are the wheel builder in Georgia who laces it into a finished wheel to your spec and stands behind the build.
Is it tubeless-ready?
Yes. ENVE Composites lists the SES 3.4 2022 Disc Rear Clincher Rim as clincher tubeless compatible; we tape and fit a valve when you choose the tubeless option.
Not sure? Text or leave a voicemail on 470-253-0929 or email info@prowheelbuilder.com — you will be talking to the people who build the wheels.
