Gravel wheelset recommendations

[mathias720]

I am building a crux 2022 soon, and trying to sort out the wheels.
i will be building a gravel and road wheelset and already own a pair of zipp 303s that is going on this setup.
i am torn if this should be the gravel or road wheelset, so i have a few options.

first option is buiyng a gravel wheel and using zipp303s for road
thinking of the newmen alloy wheelset https://www.newmen-components.de/Konfig ... 5edff1dcf0
1430Gram for 660 Euro

second option is going for something a bit more aero for road setup.
maybe thinkthing of the some Hunt 54 aerodynamicist https://eu.huntbikewheels.com/products/ ... c-wheelset
1524G for 1200 Euro

third option would be to go for another set of zipp 303s so same wheels for road and gravel.
its 1530G and can be bought for 1000 Euro
would make changing easy as hub is the same, so probaly no microadjusting or anything.

what would people recomend ?
my riding will be 50%road 50% gravel,
gravel will be 70-100km rides with 1000-2000m elevation (short 100-150m elevation gain climbs, around 8-12 pecent)
road will be 100-200km rides with 1000m elevation.
2 trips to italy a year for mixed gravel and road with steeper and longer climbs.

[kervelo]

I would choose the option three (and actually have done that ). The 303S is a great wheelset for both gravel and for road.

[warthog101]

I am eyeing some of these off for my Giant Revolt
https://www.lightbicycle.com/700C-tubel ... -bike.html

[req110]

The beauty of zipp303s or even two sets of zipp303 (road and gravel prep), is that wheelset is good looking, spins good enough, acceptable weight, good price and resale value and resale potential is much better than any other wheelset on the market, especially a custom built.

[mathias720]

atm. i gotta justify the 100G extra and 340 euro extra over going for the alloy newmen set, i have ridden aero wheels on gravel before, and dont know where you gian most, by the deeper rim or the 100g lighter ones? maybe alloy would give a piece of mind decending the chunky gravel.

[Discodan]

Personally I would go for the lighter, cheaper Al wheels. Rationale being: aero is less relevant on Gravel, wider internal width for fat tyres, you can repair dinged rims in the field, and you're not going to cry if you destroy one on a rock.



Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk

[SilverSteve]

I am eyeing some of these off for my Giant Revolt
https://www.lightbicycle.com/700C-tubel ... -bike.html

I went with these too. Except in the 35mm size.
I've been really happy with them so far. Easy tubless setup with a normal track pump too.
They came in at 1406g with DT Swiss 350s and cost $765.

[tomato]

third option would be to go for another set of zipp 303s so same wheels for road and gravel.
its 1530G and can be bought for 1000 Euro
would make changing easy as hub is the same, so probaly no microadjusting or anything.

I have two sets of identical wheels for my road bike and two sets of identical wheels for my gravel bike, and there seems to be an advantage to going this route. I am able to swap wheels without making any adjustments to the disc calipers, which makes wheels changes quick and easy.

[wltz]

would make changing easy as hub is the same, so probaly no microadjusting or anything.

I have two wheelsets with the same 240EXP hub, same spoke count etc - still have to adjust the rear calipers every time I swap them over.

[tomato]

would make changing easy as hub is the same, so probaly no microadjusting or anything.

I have two wheelsets with the same 240EXP hub, same spoke count etc - still have to adjust the rear calipers every time I swap them over.

I've heard the same from another person, and I believe it, but I still finding it puzzling. It shouldn't be that hard to make hubs with tight enough tolerances to ensure drop in replacement.

[DrimeOser]

A freind runs the Zipp 303 Firecrest with a Carbon Ti hub in the rear. He absolutely loves them.

I personally have Farsports 30 deep 25 inner width, called whatever, laced to DT 350 with DT Aerolite spokes.Tubeless setup is a breeze. That is an awesome wheelset for little money at 1340 Gr. As long as you give 0 f##x about brand recognition.

[req110]

A freind runs the Zipp 303 Firecrest with a Carbon Ti hub in the rear. He absolutely loves them.

That is interesting.

I have two wheelsets.

zipp303s stock with zipp 76/176 hubs = 1540g
+
lb ar46 + carbon ti x-hub = 1330g

I am considering to swap rims between each other, but it's tricky if

- spokes can stay the same length

The zipp303s rims + carbon ti x-hub would be my better wheelset.

[warthog101]

I am eyeing some of these off for my Giant Revolt
https://www.lightbicycle.com/700C-tubel ... -bike.html

I went with these too. Except in the 35mm size.
I've been really happy with them so far. Easy tubless setup with a normal track pump too.
They came in at 1406g with DT Swiss 350s and cost $765.

They look great. Thanks for posting

[mathias720]

would make changing easy as hub is the same, so probaly no microadjusting or anything.

I have two wheelsets with the same 240EXP hub, same spoke count etc - still have to adjust the rear calipers every time I swap them over.

i think that could be adjusted with the small shims you can get for the disc brake side?https://boydcycling.com/products/center ... him-4-pack
havent seen them for the cassette side, but maybe they are there.
most important is the gears line up so you dont have to micro adjust,

[wltz]

i think that could be adjusted with the small shims you can get for the disc brake side?https://boydcycling.com/products/center ... him-4-pack
havent seen them for the cassette side, but maybe they are there.
most important is the gears line up so you dont have to micro adjust,

Yeah, been meaning to shim but not got enough time to tinker with the bikes this year, and have been mostly preferring the light wheelset anyways. £12/$15 seems to be the going price for 4 tiny rings, wow.