Every year, I review the wheels of professional cycling teams. In 2026, the market is more fragmented than ever: no less than 16 different brands equip the teams of my scope (18 WorldTour + ProTeams men's French). A strong sign that the hegemony of the mastodones is challenged by more specialized actors. Here...
The high-end road bike wheel market is undergoing unprecedented transformation. For decades, a handful of western brands dominated the premium carbon segment, with prices exceeding 3000€ for a pair of wheels. This situation was accepted as the norm: innovation, quality and performance had a price...
We all know the song, and it's her who pushed me to create this wheel comparison. A big brand comes out a new pair of wheels at 2800€ and promise you « 12 watts save at 45 km/h » or « 10 minutes won on the Tour Stage ». You look at your current wheels with disdain, you take out the blue card, and the following Sunday... Surprise: you...
Ten years ago, it was simple: a road rim was 17 mm wide and 23 mm tires were mounted. Today, the compatibility rim tire bike is chaos. The modern rims reach 25 mm of internal width on the road (i.e. wider than the wheels of MTB 15 years ago!), and the standard « hookless » (without hooks) imposes...
The transition to tubeless is probably the most effective technical improvement for a cyclist, whether on the road, engraved or engraved. MTB. No more pinches, better comfort, better rolling resistance. But one question always comes back in my workshop: « How much preventive fluid should I inject? » It's a balance...
We've long thought we had to swell his tires. « as hard as possible » to go fast. It's a physical error that costs a lot, both in comfort and pure performance. I still see it too often: cyclists who inflate at 8 bars on tires of 28 mm because « That's what we've always done ». Yet the pressure on your tires is the only one...
If you have recently consulted high-end wheel data sheets such as those of Zipp, DT Swiss, Swiss Side or the latest aerodynamic frames, you have inevitably come across a mysterious acronym: CFD. Often branded as a guarantee of scientific quality and absolute performance, this term remains obscure for the majority of...
Women's cycling peaked in 2025, led by stars such as Demi Vollering, now at FDJ-Suez, and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, back on the road with Visma | Lease a Bike after his Olympic title in MTB. These champions, among the most prominent in the peloton, embody the excellence and ambition of a season where every detail counts – starting...
Ceramic bearings have become a must in the cycling world, often presented as a major innovation to improve the performance of bike wheels. But what about it? Between promises of speed gains, increased durability and high costs, this technology raises as much enthusiasm as questions...
Every year, the World Tour's best cycling teams equip themselves with the best-performing wheels on the market, optimized for each type of terrain. In 2025, major brands such as Shimano, Campagnolo, Zipp, Roval and DT Swiss continue to innovate to offer riders aerodynamic gains, better rigidity and always a weight...
