Lightweight Road Bike Wheels For Climbing

Browse the wide range of lightweight bike wheels available to buy at sigma sports.

Lightweight road bike wheels for climbing. Here is what our customers are saying about how our lightweight road bike climbing wheelset performs. The lightweight wheels are remarkably fast stiff and responsive and combined with their depth makes them ideal for climbing descending and going full gas on the flat. With free uk shipping options and free uk returns. Of the half dozen lightweight carbon rim brake climbing wheels we tested i recommend the enve ses 3 4 as the best performer and available at the best prices from my top ranked stores here here and here and the bontrager aeolus xxx 2 as the best value and available here.

However they are not the best choice for some of the steepest hills. This made it easy to spot which wheelsets performed best. While trek has the emonda and bianchi has the specialissima canyon has the ultimate cf evo 10 0 ltd. The lark light road wheels from uk brand jra just riding along certainly live up to their name weighing just 1 460g for the set.

For several years i used a pair of zipp 404 which are excellent all round wheels. Our founder sean lambert has an outstanding track record of customer service. They are also quite light yet aerodynamic. We then ranked those wheelsets based on their climbing performance using their flat mixed course performance as a secondary factor when needed.

Lightweight wheels using carbon clincher rims can be a great choice for riders who climb and race mountain roads. We tested all wheelsets using the same power levels rider weight and bike frame. Case in point the flagship climbing bike. They re very responsive and jra hasn t sacrificed durability to save the grams either.

It s the perfect package for the rider who wants a classically styled lightweight set of road bike wheels for racing or training. At rol all our wheels are hand built here in the u s. An evaluation of the lightest wheels available for a road bike. In the past finding the best lightweight road bike has been the sole requirement for a road cyclist when buying a new bike.

Of all the upgrades available for a road bike a set of the best lightweight wheels is one of the easiest ways of improving the manner in which your bike handles and reacts to different topography. Choose another country to see content and pricing specific to your location and shop online. Saving weight was a racer s primary concern in the pursuit of speed.