DCR Standard Road Wheelset

Description

The DCR Standard Road Wheelset Sets A New Standard In Aluminium Wheelsets. Available in rim brake or disc brake, the Standard Road Wheelset improves ride quality, maintains stiffness and reduces weight. As with the Vivaldi wheelset, you can customise hub colour as well as drilling, freehub body and axle length. We endeavour to keep all black, 20/24 (rim brake) and 28/28 (disc brake) versions of this wheelset in stock at all times, which you can purchase directly using the link below. We have all the parts in stock to build this wheelset. By using the link below, you will be entered into our build queue. If you require the wheels urgently, please enquire about lead times or select a wheelset that is built and ready for dispatch.

DCR Aluminium Rim Brake Rims

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.

We also offer the rim brake version of the DCR Standard Road wheelset with 24/25 rims instead of the original 23mm rims. 

The advantage of these is that they are slightly wider (20mm internal) which suits tyres from 25c upwards. These rims are slightly stiffer and so they suit more powerful riders, although they are around 20g/rim heavier. Please enquire using the contact form.

DCR Aluminium Disc Brake Rims

For disc brake wheelsets, the 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

Sapim CX-Rays are Sapim’s premium spokes. 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. 

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.

As before, the set comes with our rim brake or 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.

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