VeloElite Carbon Wide 350-50mm (Disc)

£999 Confidence-boosting aero wheels

Will Poole

DEEP-SECTION WHEELS should help improve your performance, thanks to the gains in aerodynamics. The 50mm depth of these VeloElites is a popular all-round option: fast for flatter riding but still usable for hillier rides. At 30.1mm at their widest, these are one of the broadest rims around, at 28.5mm externally across the bead, 21.2mm internally, and 50.1mm deep. The profile features a blunt spoke bed to help with stability in crosswinds. Our 700c carbon wheels, with 12mm bolt-through axles front and rear and centrelock rotor fitting, weighed 722g front and 853g rear, which isn’t bad for this price. Although the rims arrived pre-taped to accept a tubeless set-up, no valves (or bags or rotor lockrings) were included. Build quality is very good, and mounting tyres isn’t too much of a fight; the overall…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022

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