DCR Standard Road Wheelset

Rim Brake

The DCR 23mm alloy rim and Sapim CX-Ray spoke upgrade is the obvious choice to reduce weight, improve ride quality and retain a high level of lateral stiffness. Unlike the Kinlin rims in the Vivaldi set you now have a welded joint, extra tough spoke bed, lower weight and nice matt finish owing to a shot blasting and anodising treatment (anodised internally and externally). They have a rider weight limit of 120kg and a spoke bed that has been tested to 300kgf. The rim is slightly narrower and shallower than the Kinlin but is still remarkably stiff owing to its clever shape. They work very well with 23/25/28c tyres but wider tyres can be fitted as well. The sidewall is machined silver, so it remains a consistent finish throughout its life. The shape is a modern aero rounded profile. There is a bead locking system and 1.2mm hook for compatible with all road tubeless and tubeless ready road tyres. A deeper central channel ensures easier installation and removal of tyres.

Disc Brake

The DCR 24/25 alloy rim and Sapim CX-Ray spoke upgrade is the obvious choice to reduce weight, improve ride quality and retain a high level of lateral stiffness. Unlike the Kinlin rim in the Vivaldi set you now have a welded joint, extra tough spoke bed, lower weight and nice matt finish owing to a shot blasting and anodising treatment (anodised internally and externally), they have a rider weight limit of 120kg and a spoke bed that has been tested to 300kgf. They work very well with tyres from 25c upwards. The profile is disc specific to reduce weight.  The shape is a modern aero rounded profile. There is a bead locking system and 1.2mm hook for compatible with all road tubeless and tubeless ready road tyres. A deeper central channel ensures easier installation and removal of tyres.

Spokes And Nipples

Using Sapim’s alloy nipples and our nipple/spoke prep means that even in all year round use alloy nipples are still a sound choice. We provide a lifetime warranty on the build/spokes on this basis. Changing your hub colour or the spoke count to can be done without any additional charge. DCR titanium skewers can be added for £30. International delivery is possible but will incur an additional charge.

The CX-Ray upgrade is a lovely upgrade to have.  They provide a modest weight saving over the D-light, they are slightly more aerodynamic and slightly more comfortable too.  Critically they are a lot more durable and a lot more stable. 

David meadows

The CX-Ray upgrade is a lovely upgrade to have.  They provide a modest weight saving over the D-light, they are slightly more aerodynamic and slightly more comfortable too.  Critically they are a lot more durable and a lot more stable.  This comes from a combination of the spoke gaining strength through the flattening process, additionally the spoke being flat allows it to be adjusted with far greater precision.  A round spoke will twist when you turn the nipple, which the builder must take into account. An aero spoke can be held steady allowing for much smaller adjustments.  Spoke twist is a problem which persists particularly badly in the Laser spoke (light gauge, round) and can cause difficulty during servicing in later life.  Where the Sapim CX-Ray is immune to spoke twist, you can service it for a far longer. 

As before the set comes with our centrelock hubs with their weather treated bearings for high performance and excellent longevity/serviceability. 6 bolt IS hubs are also available for this wheelset, please contact us to enquire.

Available Specifications:

All options available with any freehub. Choose from the three options below, each is customisable in terms of freehub and axle choice, as well as the option of a tubeless setup if you want them to arrive ready to ride.