When Syncros unveiled the Capital SL, the data sheet was one digit: 1170g for a 40mm profile. Rim, spokes and flasks of moulded hub in one piece, without nut or possible adjustment. After 2000km, from the plains of Ain to the Vercors pass, here is what this single block wheel at 4000€ is really worth on the road.
Tadej Pogačar won Milan-San Remo and the Bianche Strade 2026 on wheels that no store sold. On October 1, 2026, ENVE finally made them official: the ENVE SES 6.7 PRO display 59mm of profile at the front, 65mm at the rear, 1495g the pair and a price of 4600€. More than just an evolution, it's a redesigned wheel to stick to the new...
Columbus has been manufacturing frame tubes since 1919. On 2 September 2026, the Italian tubist presented the first Columbus carbon wheels for the road: four pairs, Cento 50, Cento 62, Gara 50 and Spirit 50, sold from 1599€ at 3990€ for a weight of 1475g to 1279g. All share the same internal 23mm rim with hooks and carbon rays. Stay in...
Two comets in four months. In May 2026, Mavic launched Comet 50: 23mm rim of internal width, 1315g, 2499€. On September 1, 2026, the brand presents the Mavic Comet 45/55 and 55/65, with a 25mm rim set on the 30mm tire, 21 carbon rays per wheel and standard ceramic bearings. The Mavic Comet 45/55 weigh 1350g the pair, the...
Shimano dominates the peloton with his groups, but his wheels have long played the second roles against the specialists. With the Shimano Dura-Ace WH-R9370, unveiled on 29 July 2026 and available from September onwards, the Japanese brand changes its packaging: carbon rays, 23mm rim of internal width set on tires from 28 to 30mm and up to 218g...
After the gravel, Tune declines its Nano platform on the road. On July 28, 2026, the German brand presented six pairs of carbon wheels: the Tune Nano Road with steel beams and the Nano CS Road with carbon rays, each in 35, 45 and 60mm. They weigh from 1180g to 1440g the pair, cost from 2290€ 3420€ and accept up to 130kg of total weight. To the...
And if the next significant gain in carbon wheels came neither from the air nor from the weight, but from the material itself? This is the bet that Run with the Strade GTs, launched in April 2026. The British brand integrates recycled carbon rims with VibraCORE technology, developed with Lineat and the University of Nottingham Trent. The...
When Newmen unveiled the Streem Vonoa range, the data sheet had enough to lift an eyebrow: 1305g the pair, differentiated profiles 49mm at the front and 54mm at the back, VOCOA Aerowide carbon rays, an integrated removable valve, all for 1690€. In a segment where carbon rays are generally reserved for wheels exceeding the...
CADEX has just unveiled its CADEX Max 50 WheelSystem wheels and the Aero tire that accompanies them, and the announcement deserves that we are retarded, not for the superlatives of the press release, but for what the approach reveals of the Taiwanese brand's strategy for 2026. The bottom idea is simple: instead of selling a wheel and a tire separately, CADEX designs both...
Princeton CarbonWorks has just announced in February 2026 the Princeton Wake 6560 Evolution II, sixth generation of its flagship wheel, and the brand comes out heavy artillery: it is according to it the fastest approved UCI wheel ever tested in their windmill. New lighter rim (420g vs. 470g on Evolution I), development process redesigned to...
