Astral Wheels with White Industries Hubs

Gravel in depth

Astral Wanderlust Aluminum wheels on White Industries XMR hubs

The gravel pair our customers build most on this page, with 5 in our build records. The Astral Wanderlust Aluminum is a hooked aluminum rim, 24mm inside, 30mm deep, about 450 grams in 700c, sized for about 35 to 50mm tires. We lace it to White Industries XMR hubs in 24 hole.

• Tubeless setup with a floor pump. Astral profiles have a deep center channel that helps the tire mount, and a bead seat sized for easy inflation and a secure fit. Astral says that lets you seat a tubeless tire with a pump at home.
• Titanium freehub bodies. The T11, CLD, XMR and MI5 rear hubs use a 6/4 titanium freehub body. On the CLD, XMR and MI5, two of the four Enduro cartridge bearings sit in the freehub and two in the 6061-T6 aluminum shell, which White Industries says gives smooth rolling and long life.

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Mountain in depth

Astral Back Bone Aluminum wheels on White Industries XMR hubs

Our mountain pick from the Astral and White Industries parts we build with. The Astral Back Bone Aluminum is a hooked aluminum rim, 32mm inside, 20mm deep, about 535 grams in 27.5 inch, sized for about 2.4 to 2.8 inch tires. We lace it to White Industries XMR hubs in 32 hole.

• Asymmetric gravel and trail rims. Astral's ASYM rims set the spoke holes off center, and it says this improves spoke tension balance by up to 30 percent. Astral credits that design for added stiffness, strength and longevity.
• Three pawls and a threaded drive ring. Three heat-treated steel pawls on stainless steel leaf springs catch a 48-tooth steel drive ring threaded into the hub shell, for 48 points of engagement, or 7.5 degrees. White Industries says the whole hub is easy to service and rebuild.

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Road in depth

Astral Leviathan Touring wheels on White Industries XMR hubs

The road pair our customers build most on this page, with 5 in our build records. The Astral Leviathan Touring is a hooked aluminum rim, 20mm inside, 32mm deep, about 515 grams in 700c, sized for about 25 to 32mm tires. We lace it to White Industries XMR hubs in 32 hole.

• Delta shaping on road rims. Astral's road rims borrow the Delta profile from sister brand Rolf Prima. Astral says the added width and sidewall shape reduce wind buffeting and give the tire more support in corners.
• A design with a long record. These hubs descend from the Ti Cassette rear hub of 1992, which White Industries says was the lightest on the market at the time. It says that cassette hub design has stayed basically unchanged for 30 years.

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Questions about these builds

Which Astral rim should I build on White Industries hubs?

For gravel, the Wanderlust Aluminum (24mm inside) on White Industries XMR hubs; for mountain, the Back Bone Aluminum (32mm inside) on White Industries XMR hubs; for road, the Leviathan Touring (20mm inside) on White Industries XMR hubs. Each one opens the builder from its section above, and the cards below cover every Astral rim that fits a White Industries hub.

E-Bike / Clydesdale / Tandem

Astral rims on White Industries hubs for e-bikes, tandems and Clydesdale riders

Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the White Industries hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every White Industries hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.

Astral Leviathan Tandem on White Industries MI5 Racer20mm inside · 32mm deep · 36 hole · hookedStart building this pair →