Industry Nine Hush 32 Carbon SYSTEM Wheelset
The Industry Nine Hush 32 Carbon System wheelset is the first production 32-inch wheel from a major hub maker, built for the new generation of big-wheel cross country and trail bikes coming out of custom framebuilders and forward-looking brands. The rim is a 30mm inner width carbon hoop with a 26mm depth and a 652mm ERD, laced 24-hole in a 2:1 pattern to the Solix System hub with Industry Nine's own machined aluminum straight-pull spokes. Industry Nine lists the pair at 1512 grams, 702 front and 810 rear, which is remarkable for a wheel this size.
A 32-inch wheel changes how a bike rolls. The larger diameter lowers the approach angle over roots and rock, carries speed through rough ground with less effort, and smooths out chatter in a way that a 29er cannot match. Industry Nine built the Hush to give framebuilders and their customers a rim and hub package that behaves like a familiar XC wheel while delivering that momentum.
This is the wheel for the rider who already has, or is having built, a 32-inch mountain bike and wants the platform's lightest and best-finished option. It is only offered in the System build, so every Hush ships with anodized aluminum System spokes and a Solix System hub in your choice of seven hub colors and seven spoke colors.
Design and construction
The rim is Industry Nine's Hush carbon: 32 inches in diameter, 30mm internal width, 26mm deep, hookless and tubeless ready, 442 grams on Industry Nine's scale. It is drilled 24-hole for 2:1 lacing, which puts sixteen spokes on the drive or disc side and eight on the other, evening out the tension difference that dished wheels normally carry and helping a very large rim stay true under load.
The hub is the Solix System, Industry Nine's lightest platform. Its drive uses five phased pawls on a 121-tooth drivering for 605 points of engagement, or 0.59 degrees between clicks, and it carries a five-year limited hub warranty. The System version has tall flanges drilled for straight-pull spokes, and those spokes are one-piece machined 7075 aluminum from Industry Nine's Asheville shop. Because the spoke threads directly into the hub flange rather than bending through it, the wheel is stiffer and lighter than a J-bend equivalent would be.
The Hush is ordered by hub color and spoke color, seven choices each: Black, Bronze, Gold, Orange, Purple, Red and Silver. Every combination is machined and anodized in North Carolina, so a black hub with gold spokes, or a silver hub with red spokes, is a normal build rather than a special order.
Industry Nine's aluminum System spokes
Every Hush 32 Carbon wheel is built on Industry Nine's aluminum System spoke, and it is the reason a System build rides and looks the way it does. Each spoke is machined from a solid bar of 7075-T651 aluminum in Industry Nine's own facility in Asheville, North Carolina, as a single straight-pull piece: it threads directly into the SOLiX System hubshell at one end and carries integrated wrench flats at the rim end, so there is no J-bend and no separate nipple anywhere in the wheel. Those two features are where a conventional steel spoke usually fails, at the work-hardened bend and at the threaded nipple interface, and the System spoke simply does not have them. The Hush 32 Carbon is laced 24-hole 2:1.
On the Industry Nine Hush 32 Carbon System wheelset the aluminum spoke is not a lightweight compromise. Industry Nine gives it a 25 to 30 percent larger cross-sectional area than a comparable steel spoke, which it rates as equal in tensile strength to a 14/15-gauge double-butted steel spoke, and the thread root diameter is larger than the spoke body, so the spoke is strongest exactly where a steel spoke is thinnest. The result is a stiff, direct-feeling wheel that holds tension and tracks precisely. Industry Nine builds System wheels to a target tension of 120 kgf and holds every spoke within 10 percent of that figure.
Because the spokes are anodized rather than painted, they come in the same seven colors as the hubs, and the hub and spoke colors are chosen independently, so a bronze hub with silver spokes or an orange hub with black spokes is a normal order rather than a custom one. The Hub Color and Spoke Color menus on this Industry Nine Hush 32 Carbon System page drive exactly that choice and the preview picture follows it. One thing to know before you order: Industry Nine keeps the System spoke in-house and does not sell it over the counter, so a System wheel is serviced and rebuilt through authorized dealers such as ProWheelBuilder, and the spokes are warranted against manufacturing defects. If you would rather have a wheel any shop can re-spoke with stock parts, Industry Nine's Classic and 1/1 builds use the same rims with steel J-bend Sapim spokes and conventional nipples.
How it rides
On the trail the Hush feels like an XC wheel that has been given more run. The 30mm inner width supports a 2.3 to 2.5 inch tire at the pressures a 32-inch wheel wants, the carbon rim keeps the wheel from feeling sluggish despite the diameter, and the Solix hub picks up drive almost instantly out of corners. The 2:1 lacing keeps the rear wheel stable when the extra leverage of a big wheel would otherwise work on spoke tension.
Industry Nine positions the Hush for XC riding and racing, and that is where it shines: fast, technical singletrack where roll-over and momentum matter more than the ability to change direction in a phone booth. Riders coming from a 29er will notice that rough sections that used to slow them down simply become part of the flow.
The trade is the same as with every System wheel. The spokes are proprietary to Industry Nine, so replacements come from Asheville rather than from a general spoke drawer, and a 32-inch wheel needs a frame and fork built for it. For the rider with that bike, the Hush is the wheel the platform has been waiting for.
Specifications
| Wheel type | Trail |
|---|---|
| Rim | Hush 32 Carbon (Carbon Fiber) |
| Rim depth | 26mm |
| Inner width | 30mm |
| ERD | 652mm |
| Hole count | 24h 2:1 |
| Hub platform | Solix System hub, straight-pull System spokes |
| Brake mount | Centerlock |
| Hub colors | Black, Bronze, Gold, Orange, Purple, Red, Silver |
| Spoke colors | Black, Bronze, Gold, Orange, Purple, Red, Silver |
| Front axle | 15x110 |
| Rear axle | 12x148 |
| Freehub | Shimano HG, Shimano Micro Spline, SRAM XD |
| Wheelset weight | 1512g |
| Front / rear weight | 702g / 810g |
| Intended use | XC riding/racing |
This listing
This listing is the Hush 32 Carbon SYSTEM Wheelset as Industry Nine sells it. The choices on this page are driver type: Shimano HG, Shimano Micro Spline, SRAM XD; hub color: Black, Bronze, Gold, Orange, Purple, Red, Silver; i9 alloy system spoke color: Black, Bronze, Gold, Orange, Purple, Red, Silver. This listing is the complete wheelset - front and rear together, not a single wheel.
Fit and compatibility
The Hush 32 Carbon System is built in one size, 32 inches, and one axle spec: 15x110 Boost front and 12x148 Boost rear. Both wheels use a Centerlock rotor mount.
Driver options are Shimano HG, Shimano Micro Spline and SRAM XD. A front wheel ordered on its own takes the None choice in the driver field. Because the wheel is a 24-hole 2:1 build, it is not offered in other drillings.
How Industry Nine tests its wheels
Industry Nine has anodized and machined hubs, spokes, and drive systems in Asheville, North Carolina since 2004. The company grew out of a family machine shop in the Blue Ridge and states that it engineers and manufactures every component of its hub and wheel systems in-house, including hub shells, axles, spokes, pawls, drive rings, and anodizing. Complete wheels are hand built to order and ship in approximately two weeks, fulfilled from Asheville, Kamloops, or Cadiz depending on location and inventory. In 2025 Industry Nine acquired We Are One Composites, which now operates as WR1, its carbon rim design program and manufacturer; WR1 has hand laid carbon rims under one roof in Kamloops, British Columbia since 2017.
Three hub platforms cover the range. Hydra2, the flagship mountain hub, was developed from feedback on more than 100,000 first-generation Hydra hubs and pairs a reinforced 145-tooth steel drive ring with six phased oversized pawl pockets for 870 points of engagement at 0.41 degrees. Industry Nine cites a 65 percent thicker axle, 5.5mm pawl pockets with 26 percent better force dissipation, 60 percent less coasting drag than the original Hydra, 6903 hub shell bearings, and full-contact radial lip seals with a labyrinth channel; it is rated for trail, enduro, downhill, e-bike, bikepacking, and dirt jump use. Solix, the gravel, road, and cross-country hub, uses a patented continuously phased freehub in which five pawls and a 121-tooth drive ring produce 605 points of engagement at 0.59 degrees. Its pawls and drive rings are cut from A2 tool steel by wire EDM, bearing spec is equalized front and rear, end caps carry full-contact seals behind a proximity dust and water shield, and preload is set by bore-diameter contraction. The 1/1 hub is the entry platform, with a dual-phase pawl drive giving 90 points of engagement at 4 degrees, high-capacity bearings, and a conventional flanged shell for J-bend Sapim steel spokes. Hydra2 and Solix are offered as System hubs, which take Industry Nine's direct-thread machined aluminum spokes, or as Classic hubs with scalloped flanges for J-bend steel spokes.
Convergence is the carbon rim technology shared by the Whisp, Sector, Triad, Deal, Fuse, Wanderer, and Revive 2.0 rims. Industry Nine says the program ran through 208 versions over two years before release. The rim's alternating spoke bed faces are angled at 7.5 degrees so that each nipple bed aligns with the hub flange, producing a linear spoke line and 360 degree contact between nipple and rim; articulation is listed as plus or minus 7.5 degrees for mountain rims and plus or minus 6 degrees for gravel and bikepacking rims, with a 4.3mm spoke hole. A ZRT composite film from Boston Materials, containing 13 billion Z-axis carbon fibers per square meter, is built into the spoke bed, and Industry Nine reports the rim is 32 percent stronger than its predecessor with tuned vertical compliance. Every Convergence rim is laid up by a named technician, assigned a serial number, and shipped without sanding, filling, or painting. On the road side, the R35, R50, and R65 carbon rims are described as CFD born and wind tunnel tested and among the fastest disc-specific rims available. Industry Nine characterizes its validation as in-house pressure testing in the same environments its riders use rather than published laboratory figures, and it does not list a rider weight limit on current product pages.
Warranty coverage is administered from Asheville for the United States and Canada. All Hydra2 and Solix hubs carry a Five-Year Limited Hub Warranty regardless of purchase date; for other products the current terms apply to purchases made on or after January 1, 2026. Hubs are covered against defects in materials and workmanship for five years, with parts, labor, and return shipping included in the first two years and parts only in years three through five; bearings and other wear items are excluded. Carbon rims are covered for the life of the original owner against defects and also against impact damage sustained while riding within the wheel's intended use, with a rim replacement or a factory rebuild offered when a claim qualifies. Alloy rims are covered for life against manufacturing defects, including split seams and cracks at spoke holes, with full parts, labor, and return shipping for the first two years; impact or crash damage on alloy rims is not a warranty item but may qualify for the Crash Replacement program. Aluminum System spokes are covered for confirmed manufacturing defects. Coverage applies to the original purchaser with proof of purchase from a certified Industry Nine dealer or distributor, and claims are filed through the Service and Warranty Request form on the company's website. Industry Nine also offers factory service on all products and states that no proprietary tools are required for routine hub service.
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Warranty and certifications
- Five-Year Limited Hub Warranty — All Hydra2 and Solix hubs are covered for five years against defects in materials and workmanship regardless of purchase date; parts, labor, and return shipping in years one and two, parts only in years three through five; bearings and wear items excluded (source)
- Lifetime carbon rim warranty including riding impact — Convergence and R-series carbon rims are covered for the life of the original owner against defects and against impact damage sustained while riding within the wheel's intended use; rim replacement or factory rebuild offered on qualifying claims (source)
- Lifetime alloy rim defect coverage and Crash Replacement — Aluminum rims are covered for life against manufacturing defects such as split seams and spoke-hole cracks, with full parts, labor, and return shipping for the first two years; crash and impact damage is handled under the Crash Replacement program (source)
- CFD and wind tunnel validated R-series rims — The R35, R50, and R65 carbon road rims are described by Industry Nine as CFD born and wind tunnel tested and among the fastest disc-specific rims available (source)
- ZRT-reinforced Convergence spoke bed, 32 percent stronger — Boston Materials ZRT composite film with 13 billion Z-axis carbon fibers per square meter is built into the spoke bed; Industry Nine reports a 32 percent strength gain over the previous generation, with every rim hand laid by a named technician in Kamloops and serial numbered (source)
- Patented continuously phased freehub — Five pawls on a 121-tooth drive ring give the Solix hub 605 points of engagement at 0.59 degrees; Hydra2 uses six pawls and a 145-tooth ring for 870 points at 0.41 degrees; pawls and drive rings are wire-EDM cut from A2 tool steel (source)
Sources on Industry Nine's site:
- Industry Nine Warranty and Rider Support
- Choose Your Hub: Hydra2, SOLiX, and 1/1 platforms
- WR1 Convergence Carbon rim technology
- About Industry Nine: Two Brands, One Standard
- Industry Nine Solix Hubs
- Solix service documents and exploded views
Everything in this section is published by Industry Nine. ProWheelBuilder is the seller, not the tester, and the wheel reaches you as the maker builds it.
A note on Industry Nine
Convergence is the name Industry Nine gives its carbon rim platform, and the models are not one rim in different widths: each gets its own layup, tuned for what that wheel is asked to do. It is why a Sector and a Triad can share a factory and a philosophy and still ride nothing like each other.
Ordering it from ProWheelBuilder
When you order a Hush 32 Carbon System wheelset through ProWheelBuilder, Industry Nine builds it to your color and driver spec in Asheville, North Carolina, and ships it in roughly two weeks. We are an independent wheel shop in Georgia, not the manufacturer; what we add is a second set of eyes on the axle, rotor and driver standards against the bike the wheel is going on, and a builder you can text with questions before and after the wheel arrives. Choose Wheelset, Front or Rear, then your hub color, spoke color and driver, and the picture updates to the combination you have chosen.
Warranty
Industry Nine's warranty. Industry Nine covers its hubs against defects in materials and workmanship for five years from purchase, with two years on the anodized finish. Its alloy and carbon rims carry a lifetime defect warranty to the original purchaser, with parts, labor and return shipping covered for the first two years and parts thereafter. Bearing wear, impact and crash damage are not defects.
ProWheelBuilder. This is a complete wheelset built by its manufacturer rather than in our shop, so the maker's warranty above is the one that applies to it. ProWheelBuilder's own one-year wheel warranty covers the wheels we build. We will still handle a manufacturer claim on your behalf.
Full terms are on our Policies & Warranty page.
Hush 32 Carbon SYSTEM questions
Is ProWheelBuilder the manufacturer of the Hush 32 Carbon System wheelset?
No. Industry Nine designs and builds this wheel in Asheville, North Carolina. ProWheelBuilder is an authorized reseller and checks your spec before the order goes in.
Will the Hush fit my 29er?
No. The Hush is a true 32-inch wheel and needs a frame and fork designed for 32-inch wheels and tires. It is not interchangeable with 29-inch wheels.
What tires fit the Hush rim?
The rim is 30mm internal, which suits 32-inch mountain tires in the 2.3 to 2.5 inch range. Tire availability in this size is growing but still limited, so check what your frame and fork clear.
Why is the Hush laced 24-hole 2:1?
With 2:1 lacing the drive or disc side carries twice the spokes of the other side, sixteen and eight, which balances spoke tension on a dished wheel and helps a very large rim stay true.
Can I mix hub and spoke colors?
Yes. Hub and spoke colors are chosen separately from seven anodized options each, and the product picture on this page shows the combination you have picked.
Which freehub should I choose?
Match your cassette: Shimano HG for 11-speed Shimano road and older MTB cassettes, Shimano Micro Spline for 12-speed Shimano MTB, SRAM XD for SRAM Eagle. Ask us if you are unsure.
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 wheels for a living.
