DCR Vivaldi Wheelset

Description

The DCR Vivaldi Wheelset Is Intended For Four Season Use. Calling This Set A ‘Four Season’ Or ‘All Season’ Wheelset Downplays Their Character.  The DCR Vivaldi Wheelset is appropriate for competitive summer riding because despite its robustness and price tag it has been well engineered and precisely made.  Our eye has been kept keenly on value, however the set is still hand built by us in Sussex to our usual superlative standards.  The weight has also been kept as low as is realistic (1460g/pair for rim brake, 1600g for disc brake) whilst also providing a stiff and resilient setup. We build the wheels with black rims, black hubs, silver D-light spokes with silver alloy nipples.  The price includes UK shipping and tubeless rim tape.

All Year Round Use

The DCR hubs used here have our dedicated UK weather treatment to ensure maximum longevity and best possible performance, as well as fast freehub engagement and anti-bite system on the Shimano versions.  Campagnolo (including N3W), XD and XDR, and Shimano Microspline freehubs can be fitted if required.  The rim brake hubs can also be adapted between 130mm and 135mm spacing, and the disc brake hubs can be adapted between quick release and thru-axle standards.

Spokes And Nipples

The D-Light is a nice round spoke. It’s lighter than the more common Race, and yet the strength is as impressive in most scenarios. The elbow is still 2mm thick, but this section is cut short early on and the thinner 1.65mm section starts sooner than with most double butted spokes. No material is wasted; this 2mm section doesn’t need to be any longer for most applications. The same at the other end; the 2mm butting starts where the threads begin, rather than further down the spoke. This keeps the spoke light and comfortable.

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 increasing the spoke count to 24/28 can be done without any additional charge.  Upgrading to black D-light spokes incurs an upcharge of £20, DCR titanium skewers can be added for £30.  International delivery is possible but will incur an additional charge.

Kinlin XR-26T and XR-26RT Rims

The Kinlin XR-26t rim is a sound choice for this sort of wheelset.  It is a practical weight and an accurate extrusion.  A T-10 niobium alloy has been used for additional performance benefits.  Being 26mm deep the rim is robust and nice and stiff, being 24mm wide (19mm internal) it is best suited to tyres from 25c upwards and provides good support for those tyres increasing the volume of air within them.  An offcentre (asymmetrical) version of the rim is used at the rear to increase the drive side bracing angle and the non-drive side spoke tensions.  For best results, we do recommend a tubeless setup on these wheels which we can provide for you should you require.  If you wish to directly purchase the wheelset, you can do so using the links below.  We endeavour to keep this wheelset in stock at all times, should we run out of stock at any point we will write to you as soon as possible to advise. 

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