The 30 Carbon Gravel disc wheels marry the brand's 30 Carbon rim with its four-season hub which uses six pawls for five degrees between engagements.
Hunt is a relative newcomer to the wheel market, but since launching the brand has made waves with its road and gravel wheelsets. Heavy riders may experience some cornering flex Also to be expected is the hefty price tag, but you get what you pay for, and the G23s are also backed by the brand's no-questions-asked lifetime replacement policy. As you'd expect from ENVE, the G23s are stiff but don't wander into the bone-rattling harshness of the M-Series. The 700c version weighs 1305g for the set, and they are pretty snappy when pressure is applied. They also get ENVE's moulded rim holes, which the brand says makes their rims stronger, but also puts the nipples inside the rim making truing difficult. The G-series wheels use a bell-shaped rim which makes for a laterally stiff wheel, and also offers some degree of absorption and damping. ENVE also offers these wheels in a 650b version which push the internal rim width out to 27mm.
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If you're interested in these wheels then our full Bontrager Aeolus Pro 3V TLR review can give you more details.įinding a happy middle ground between its road and MTB wheelsets, the G23 700 measure 23mm internally and feature ENVE's Wide Hookless bead which provides a larger and more forgiving surface during bottom-outs and is claimed to all but eliminate pinch flats - in our experience, it has worked pretty well.
Best of all, Bontrager carbon wheels are covered under a lifetime warranty, so throw them at as many rough descents as you like. Overall they feel well-balanced, allow for precise line choice, but are forgiving if you end up hitting the rougher stuff. Hooked rims, however, do accommodate almost any gravel tyre you want to use, while the Rapid Drive 108 system provides super-quick engagement and a satisfying freewheeling sound. They feature a snap-in plastic rim strip to provide a tough and tight seal for tubeless readiness, which does, unfortunately, add a bit of weight. 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 in the long term, 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. To see why we loved them so much read our Zipp 303 Firecrest review. Pair that with user-friendly setup, the top quality warranty and the more affordable price and the Zipp 303 really is one of the best gravel wheels around. 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 their 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 wheel he's ever ridden, and they come with awesome warranty support.
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