Does rim width matter?

Industry Nine makes wheels with all kinds of different rim widths, and I’m lucky enough to have two different width wheelsets for my mullet bike. While meeting with the Industry Nine guys, they suggested a fun video idea might be to compare these differing widths- and the more I thought about it, I realized I’d never seen an actual rim width comparison! The Enduro 305 wheelset is the narrower set, but still sports a healthy 30.5mm inner rim width. https://bit.ly/i9Enduro305v32022JKW (affiliate link) FYI, all links below are affiliate links- thanks in advance! The Backcountry 360 wheelset is the wider of the two with a full 36mm inner rim width. https://bit.ly/IndustryNineBC360wheelJKW Both wheelsets are 29” front, 27.5” rear, and are set up identically: Industry Nine Hydra hubs, Industry Nine aluminum system spokes, Shimano XT 10-51 cassettes, and 180mm rotors. The tires are also identical, with a WTB Vigilante 2.5 TCS Tough High Grip up front, and a WTB TrailBoss 2.6 TCS Tough Fast Rolling in the back. Both rear wheels are using 27.5 CushCore. And BTW, the CushCore is an ABSOLUTE GAME CHANGER for the hardtail! https://bit.ly/CushCore2022jkw Since the Ultimate Internet Bike video (   • I built the "ULTIMATE" bike according to t...  ) I changed a couple things: I went to PNW Components 35mm diameter bars and stem, swapped in a longer 50mm stem, and added the CushCore/2.6 rear tire. I’ve been enjoying the bike a ton more with these changes. My hands no longer go numb, and the bike is a lot more compliant through the rough with the CushCore. New Parts I added: PNW Range 35mm diameter bars: https://bit.ly/PNWRangebar35mmJKW PNW Range 35mm stem in a 50mm length: https://bit.ly/PNWRange35mmStemJKW CushCore single 27.5 rear insert: https://bit.ly/CushCore2022jkw Big shout to my sponsors! Thanks to Jenson USA, PNW Components, Industry Nine, and Shimano- and any purchases from the below links to Jenson USA will help support my channel: Jenson USA: https://bit.ly/JensonUSA2022JKW PNW Components: https://bit.ly/PNW_JKW Industry Nine: https://bit.ly/IndustryNine2022JKW Shimano: https://bit.ly/Shimano2022JKW Did you know I post a new riding tutorial every month? These are ONLY posted to my Patreon page, so join now to see these rad videos! Here’s the full list of my riding tutorials posted through August 2021: How to levitate out of corners:   / 55607066   Three simple cornering tips:   / 54371316   How (and when) to rock roll or drop:   / 53126562   How to jump with fluidity- and not DEAD SAILER!   / 51914476   How to Lanual:   / 50695443   How to climb ledges without a bunny hop:   / 49476021   Which brake to use when:   / which-brake-to-48108425   Different bikes, different riding techniques:   / 46925782   How to ride FLAT PEDALS through the ROCKS:   / how-to-ride-flat-45662347   How to ride wet roots and steep chutes:   / 44507851   How to ride with style:   / how-to-ride-with-43349450   How to jump for height vs distance:   / 42202183   Common manual questions answered:   / 41006264   How to land jumps:   / 39928153   My 3 favorite skills drills:   / if-i-could-only-38809964   How to manual:   / how-to-manual-37684861   Cutty:   / 36579859   Manual a berm:   / 35496772   How to ride in Sedona:   / 34436065   Switchbacks:   / 3-ways-to-33345804   Nosewheelie:   / 32742504   Bump jump:   / 31881231   Trials basics for trail riders:   / 31145344   Tight berms:   / 30389457   Aggressive braking:   / 29579507   Confidence for mountain biking:   / 28817411   Cornering:   / 27981205   Flowing/pumping down the trail:   / 27288868   Stoppie through turns:   / 26296762   Technical climbing:   / 25234847   Boost jumps:   / 24161821   Bunnyhop:   / 23396959   Utilizing the wheelie on the trail:   / 23017910   How to wheelie:   / 21879606   Join my email newsletter/riding tips/new content digest: http://eepurl.com/gbSvF9