They feature a Bontrager snap-in plastic rim strip to provide a tough and tight seal for tubeless readiness, which does, unfortunately, add a bit of weight and costs a little more than tubeless tape if and when you do need to replace one.
#Light alloy rims bike pro
The Bontrager Aeolus Pro 3V TLRs are a tubeless-ready wheelset with a wide 25mm internal rim width to accommodate voluminous tyres up to 55mm. These wide-rimmed carbon road and gravel wheels from Bontrager are affordable and durable while delivering a balanced ride feel that maintains momentum despite being a bit weighty for carbon. Head to our Fulcrum Rapid Red 3 review to find out more. Traditional cup-and-cone bearings make the hubs easily adjustable and serviceable, and they're available in all freehub formats including the latest Campagnolo N3W 13-speed compatible.Īdmittedly this is a heavy alloy wheelset without any aero benefits, however, the ride feel is incredibly smooth, and the width allows for voluminous tyres that provide a momentum-extending roll as soon as they're up to speed. This makes for a strong wheelset that delivers a smooth and almost silent ride for road and gravel riders alike. They feature spoke tech derived from Fulcrum's e-bike range, as well as the brand's two-to-one build pattern that uses double the number of spokes on the drive side. With a hooked design, they're compatible with pretty much all the best gravel tyres.
The Fulcrum Rapid Red 3 gravel wheels feature a wide internal width of 24mm, making them fat-tyre friendly and extremely versatile for all types of gravel cycling. If you're curious to know more about what we think of these wheels then take a look at our Halo Vapour GXC review. The wheels also use J - bend spokes so finding spares if you ever need them will be easy and they come with tubeless tape installed. You can also switch axle ends to fit QR frames/forks or 15mm forks. The Supadrive has been around for a while too so reliability is well-proven. Halo's Supadrive hub gives a rapid 120-point engagement so pedal pickup is an ultra snappy three degrees, and it comes in HG, SRAM XDR or Campagnolo options. They’re laced up with enough compliance to make them feel surefooted and comfortable rather than uptight and racy, but that smoothness really helps conserve speed and energy on rougher sections. The bombproof affordability that has made Halo popular has been brought over too and the GXC is a tough alloy wheelset. Halo established itself originally by making bombproof wheelsets for the mountain bike dirt jump scene but has since branched out to the road and gravel markets. The hubs have a maximum engagement gap of 10 degrees, which means they don't pick up quite as quickly as the Firecrest (three degrees), but you do get J bend spokes for simple maintenance and easy-to-find replacements.Ĭheck out our Zipp 303 S review for more info.Ģ1mm inner rim diameter limits tyre width options The 303 S isn't as light as the firecrest, but in the real world, the extra grams aren't going to cause you any problems. The hookless bead design helps Zipp reduce manufacturing waste and keep costs down, but it does mean that tyre compatibility is limited and it's important you don't exceed the max recommended pressure. With a total weight of 1,610 grams in 700c with tubeless valves fitted, they're plenty responsive and fast over all terrains. They mightn't offer the same low weight, instant pick up and floaty feel of the more expensive Zipp 303 Firecrest wheels, but there's no arguing they're one of the best gravel wheelsets in the circa-£1,000/$1,000 bracket. The Zipp 303S wheelset enables riders on a slightly tighter budget to take advantage of the wider-is-faster trend. To see why we loved them so much read our Zipp 303 Firecrest review. Pair that with a user-friendly setup, the top quality warranty and a more affordable price and the Zipp 303 really is one of the best gravel wheels around. Just ensure you adhere to the recommended tyre pressures when using the hookless versions. This does open up tyre compatibility but at a fairly hefty cost increase of around $600.Įven compared to the wider rims and lower pressures flooding the best gravel wheels market, the Zipp 303 Firecrests are, according to our review, a "mic-drop moment".
It's worth mentioning though that the 650B wheel still uses the older rim shape and therefore a hooked bead. Therefore, the cost of the 303 Firecrest comes in at a more reasonable price compared to Zipps of old. Thanks to the new shape of the 700c rims and its hookless beads, Zipp was able to reduce manufacturing waste, and with it, the associated costs. According to our product tester Guy Kesteven, these are the most quietly rapid, comfortable, versatile, responsive and enjoyable drop bar wheels he's ever ridden, and they come with awesome warranty support.
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