There were carbon bicycle wheels over twenty years ago, don’t get me wrong. However, very few of them were considered durable enough to be everyday riding equipment. That has all changed today. Many carbon wheel offerings in the ’90’s and early ’00’s were deep and aero, but could also be terrifying for many riders when…
This article on custom handbuilt wheels relates to our main Bicycle Wheel Brand & Selection page. What is the significance of a custom wheel for those looking for a new bicycle wheel? There are several factors that help answer this question, and if you find yourself entertaining the idea of a custom wheel build, please contact us and we’ll…
Zipp and Enve are two of the most respected and well-known brands in the carbon wheel world for good reason. We’ve represented both for a long-time – Zipp since our inception in ’01 and Enve since not long after their inception, back when they were called Edge Composites. The hardest thing about trying to compare…
Zipp brings their notable carbon engineering and manufacturing expertise to the masses with the new Zipp 302. For $1500 a pair, you can now get a real Zipp wheel. What does being a “real Zipp wheel” mean? Carbon rims are made in U.S.A. by Zipp. The Zipp 302 is engineered, designed and tested by one of…
In 2015, the Reynolds ATR Disc Wheels, a new carbon disc brake wheelset intended for the adventure bike market, was introduced. “ATR” is short for “All Terrain Road” and I recently completed the build of a Moots Routt 45 adventure bike that used a set of these new Reynolds ATR Disc Wheels and I found…
With a top notch carbon fiber engineering and design team and one of the most respected carbon fiber manufacturing facilities in the United States, we regard Enve as one of the top manufacturers of high performance carbon wheels and components. The new Enve SES 2.2 low profile rim further demonstrates Enve’s focus on quality of…
Manufacturer Profile: Lightweight Wheels Review Lightweight pioneered full carbon fiber bicycle wheel technology starting in the 1980’s! Lightweight has been producing wheels in their current shape since 1995 – refining the design along the way. 20 years later, there are few companies that have caught up with their technology. Lightweight wheels were born…
Manufacturer Profile & Review: ENVE Wheels Why do we carry what we carry? This is one of the best questions you could ask of any dealer. At Fit Werx, we spend a lot of time researching any product and brand that we carry. While we lose some sales because we are not willing to always…
Manufacturer Profile: Corima Wheels Review Corima Wheels has as strong an argument in the bike business as anyone for claiming that they developed and produced the first carbon fiber rim equipped wheels. Like Zipp in the U.S., Corima came into the bicycle world via another industry in France. In Corima’s case, it is aerospace. In…
The much longed for arrival of a nice day gave me the chance to take the Parlee Altum R out for a test ride with some different wheel combinations. Even though I was only out for 15 minutes, I found an awful lot to like about this bike. It gave me the things I want…
By Jim Weaver Service Manager, Waitsfield, VT With the recent proliferation of road, endurance/gravel bikes and cyclocross bikes with disc brakes, wheel manufacturers have been introducing new disc brake wheelsets at a swift pace. Mavic, arguably the oldest bicycle wheel manufacturer, released two new clincher disc brake compatible wheels for 2015, designed specifically for use…