Carbon Bike Wheels Review

Of all the components that can affect the character of a bike wheels arguably have the best ability to make or break the way a bike rides.

Carbon bike wheels review.

Over hundreds of miles our testers rode each set of wheels as if they were their own smashing through rock gardens ripping through corners and swapping frequently for comparison. Remember wheels are a long term and worthy investment and ultimately you get what you pay for. The wider tires provide more comfortability through a reduced resistance. The higher the price the lighter faster and more robust the wheel would typically be.

You can read my reviews of them starting here. Carbon wheels are usually about double or more the cost of their metallic equivalents. The wheels are made in china and shipped by amazon. Just like with road bike frames carbon fibre has become the standard material for performance race wheels where stiffness weight and aerodynamics are the priorities.

The best value carbon wheels i ve found are the zipp 303 s for cyclists committed to riding tubeless tires and available here from a store i recommend its competitive prices and customer satisfaction and the bontrager pro 37 for those who prefer to ride tubed clincher tires and available here. Scope r5d wheelset full review. That s especially the case for the all around rim brake carbon clincher wheelset category that this review focuses on. They have a chunky but good looking 50mm rim profile and hunt s name is tastefully placed on the rim in white.

Top level wheels typically made with carbon fiber can go for thousands but you can get decent performance wheels for a few hundred. Hulk sports 700c bicycle front rear wheel 38mm depth clincher carbon road bike wheels set 23mm width rim sealed bearing carbon fiber rear wheel for 7 8 9 10 11 speed rear wheel only braking surface technology high temperate resin plus basalt brake surface provides better heat insulation qualities and high thermal durability best brake. With each new generation of carbon bike wheels there continue to be notable performance improvements. Going all out it s pretty easy to spend upwards of 3 000 on wheels going the other way can be a bit tricky though.

Parcours strade disc. The sunrise carbon wheels are always of top quality.