Hand on heart: when is cycling really fun? But when it's really roaring, the road is just wiping away under your tyres and the world around you is blurred into colourful lines in the corner of your eye. In other words: when the speedometer shows big numbers. The only alternative with a similar enjoyment factor is to drive over a beautiful Alpine pass. But you don't always have a pass on your doorstep. On the other hand, speed biking is always possible if you want to - provided you have the right shape and the right equipment.
The best for everyone
The designers are concerned about the latter. As a racing cyclist, you are in the luxurious position of actually being able to buy the fastest material in the world. Unlike in motorsport, you don't have to be a Formula 1 driver to ride Formula 1 material. Formula 1 pedalling material is not cheap, but it is affordable, at least compared to automotive technology. And so it happens that a nice side aspect of racing on two wheels is the exposure to fascinating technology.
18 wheels to the lawn
We provide material for both. We took a close look at 18 wheelsets for speed cycling, from aero wheels with a low rim profile (Corima Winium +) to the deep Zipp 808 wheels with the new Firecrest rim profile and disc wheels; from aluminium to carbon rims. An exclusive innovation in the test: Mavic's Cosmic Carbone SLR wheels with the new Exalith coating on the brake track.
You can find the test results of these models in the PDF download below:
- Aero wheels with spokes:
Citec 6000 CX
Cole C50 Lite
Cole C85 Lite
Corima Winium +
Fast Forward F6R-c
HED H3D
HED Jet 9
Lightweight Standard C
Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR
Shimano Dura-Ace C35
Shimano WH-RS 580 C50
Veltec Speed 8.0 SL
ZIPP 101
ZIPP 404
ZIPP 808
- Disc wheels:
Citec Disc 8000
Fast Forward Disc 700c
HED Jet Disc C2
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