Spank Flare 24 Vibrocore Front Wheel

If you get your kicks with Adventure Riding, Gravel Epics or MTB Cross Country (XC) marathons, then you’ll be looking for a reliable, lightweight front wheel that can provide improved comfort and reduced fatigue.  Spank’s Flare 24 Vibrocore complete wheel pairs the tubeless-ready Flare 24 Vibrocore clincher rim with the Hex Gravel front hub to bring you a disc-specific wheel that has been optimised for back-country epics.

The Vibrocore inner of the rim is claimed to reduce harmful vibration and improve the comfort of the rider whilst also increasing the fatigue life of the rim. The wide 28mm outer rim width and 24mm inner rim width combined with the low 16.5mm profile promote radial compliance of the wheel system which is said to improve traction and again, improve rider comfort. Tubeless performance and reliability, even at low pressures, are greatly improved thanks to the Bead Nip profile of the rim bead seats.

Made from a CNC optimized forged alloy body, the Hex Gravel front hub uses oversized sealed cartridge bearings and the Ø28 axle standard and adapters for adaptability between QR x 100mm (included), 12 x 100mm (included), and 15 x 100mm (available separately) front hub spacing and axle standards. 

Who’s this item for: Gravel, Adventure, XC riders looking for a front wheel that is reliable, durable, lightweight and comfortable. Be sure to check the front hub compatibility though, as these wheels are suitable for QRx100m and 12x100mm out of the box and require adapters to work with 15mm thru-axle.

Hub: Built around a Spank Hex Gravel utilizing the Ø28 oversized bearings with swappable end caps.

Materials: The SpankHex Gravel is a CNC Optimised forged aluminium body

Spoke hole count: The Spank Hex Gravel is a 28-hole hub

Convertibility: Comes with adapters to run QR x 100mm or 12 x 100mm. You can purchase additional adapters to run this wheel on a 15 x 100mm fork.

Bearing style / amount: Dual 6902 sealed cartridge bearings 

Brake Type: Disc Only, 6-Bolt disc rotor.

What’s in the box: Comes with adapters to run QR x 100mm or 12 x 100mm

Weight: The Hex Gravel front hub weighs 147g

Rims: The Hex Gravel hub is laced into a Spank Flare Vibrocore 24 rim

Tubeless: Definitely tubeless ready with tubeless tape and Presta valve already installed

Weight: 405g 650b/27.5″ , 430g 700c/29″

Rim Dimensions: Outer rim width is 28mm with an inner width of 24mm and a low profile of 16.5mm

Materials: Spank claim the Flare 24 to be made from Dynamal Alloy

Spokes: J-Hook Tripple butted 2.2/1.8/2

Material: Steel

J-bend / Straight pull: J-Bend

Nipples:Spank DSN Alloy external nipples

Material: Aluminium

Lacing: 3-Cross lacing for excellent all-round performance

Wheel Weight: 755g 650b/27.5″, 788g 700c/29″

What’s in the box: 1 x Complete Wheel, 1 x Pair QR x 100mm end caps, 1 x pair 12 x 100mm end caps.