Many big wheel brands now offer aero carbon clinchers, and road tubeless-ready alloy wheels are becoming more commonplace. But tubeless aero carbon clinchers?
That narrow sliver is held now by a very few, including Bontrager with the new Aeolus 5 TLR D3 carbon clinchers or Easton, with its EC Aero 55 hoops. With a wide-stance 19.5mm internal rim width, DT Swiss internals and snub-nosed 50mm carbon rim, the Bontrager Aeolus 5 TLR D3 wheelset has proven fast and durable in our testing, with a good road feel.
Bontrager claims these wheels match the aero performance of Zipp's venerable 404s and exceed that of the 303s. The D3 in the wheels' title stands for-dual directional design, referring to the fact that Bontrager engineers studied how the rim and tyre affect aerodynamics at both the leading and the trailing edge of the wheel.
ADVERTISEMENT
Our experience with Bontrager's tubeless tyres has been a mixed bag — self-sealing punctures are nice if messy; one tyre casing bubbled up when air escaped the inner chamber — but we will focus first on the wheels themselves, which are generally very good.
- Pros: Fast, stable in the wind, light, good braking, high-quality DT Swiss hubs, durable, wide rims
- Cons: Tubeless system requires new strips for each tyre change and is messy to deal with, cost
- Buy if: You want a single carbon wheelset for everyday riding and racing — with tubeless compatibility
We tested the wheels is a variety of conditions, from rough dirt roads to the high mountains to rainy criteriums
You can read more at BikeRadar.com
via BikeRadar All the latest from BikeRadar.com http://ift.tt/1Ob4ZaO
No comments:
Post a Comment