8 new wheelsets from Zipp

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Zipp has today announced eight new wheelsets and the focus is on disc brakes, tubeless-ready design and gravel. The new line-up introduces four top-of-the-range NSW models and four Firecrest wheelsets, including the all-new 303 Firecrest 650b Tubeless Disc-Brake, which is aimed squarely at gravelistas.

Hailing "a new era of road riding" where riders don't confine themselves to tarmac, the range updates go some way to rationalising Zipp's wheel line-up, bringing full tubeless and disc brake support to all the key models.

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Notably absent from the latest updates is the distinctively scalloped 'Sawtooth' rim design, which remains the preserve the of 454 NSW halo model.

Zipp isn't ruling out bringing this to more wheels in the range and the NSW models do get Sawtooth dimples (just not the varying rim depth), but for the time being, it remains cost-prohibitive as the design and manufacturing requirements are considerably more onerous.

Discs for all

303 Firecrest 650b — for gravel AND smaller riders

202, 303, 404 and 808 NSW Tubeless Disc-Brake specs and pricing

• 32, 45, 58, 82mm depths
• 1,475g / 1,530g / 1,600g / 1,860g wheelset weights
• 21mm (202, 303) / 19mm (404, 808) internal widths
• 24 front / 24 rear J-bend Sapim CX-Ray spokes
• ImPress graphics
• Cognition Disc hubs with Axial Clutch mechanism, centre-lock disc mounts
• Full support for thru-axles and QRs, HG/Campagnolo freehubs and XDR drivers

202 NSW

• Front wheel: $1,400, €1,300, £1,100
• Rear wheel: $1,800, €1,700, 1,440

303 NSW

• Front wheel: $1,400, €1,300, £1,100
• Rear wheel: $1,800, €1,700, 1,440

404 NSW

• Front wheel: $1,400, €1,300, £1,100
• Rear wheel: $1,800, €1,700, 1,440

808 NSW

• Front wheel: $1,550, €1,400, £1,185
• Rear wheel: $1,950, €1,800, £1,525

202, 404, 808 Firecrest Tubeless Disc-Brake specs and pricing

• 32, 45, 58, 82mm depths
• 1530g / 1715g / 1975g wheelset weights
• 21mm (202, 303) / 19mm (404, 808) internal width
• 24 front / 24 rear Sapim CX-Ray straight pull spokes
• Standard decals (i.e. not ImPress)
• 77 / 177D hubs with 6-bolt disc mounts,
• Full support for thru-axles and QRs, HG/Campagnolo freehubs and XDR drivers

202 Firecrest

• Front wheel: $1,150, €1,200, £1,015
• Rear wheel: $1,350, €1,400, £1,185

404 Firecrest

• Front wheel: $1,150, €1,200, £1,015
• Rear wheel: $1,350, €1,400, £1,185

808 Firecrest

• Front wheel: $1,300, €1,350, £1,145
• Rear wheel: $1,500, €1,550, £1,315

303 Firecrest 650b Tubeless Disc-Brake specs and pricing

• 45mm rim depth
• 1595g wheelset weight
• 21mm internal width
• 24 front / 24 rear Sapim CX-Ray straight pull spokes
• Front wheel: $1,150, €1,200, £1,015
• Rear wheel: $1,350, €1,400, £1,185 

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