FULCRUM Racing 518 Disc Brake Wheelset

Fulcrum road wheels are very popular, bothas original equipment on complete new bikes and when bought after market. Therange is broad and a little complicated so here’s our guide to navigating it.

Fulcrum road bike wheels fall into twogeneral groups: shallow-rimmed general-purpose wheels mostly dubbed 'Racing'and deep-rim aero wheels under the Speed and Wind banners.

2Way-Fit is Fulcrum's designation fortubeless-ready road bike wheels, though Fulcrum suggests only a very smallrange of tyres are compatible

Fulcrum wheels are very common as originalequipment on bikes and you may come across wheels not listed here that havebeen custom-specced for one bike brand.

-Material: aluminum.

-Width: 21.8 mm / ETRTO: 17C.

-Aluminum front hub with aluminum discs.

-Aluminum rear hub with aluminum disc.

-Industrial bearing system.

-Type core: Shimano 11V (Hyperglide)

-Front axle: 12x100

-Rear axle: 12x142

-Pair of wheel quick releases not included

-Spoke material: stainless steel, doublethickness.

-Spoke profile: rounded, straight nipple.

-Maximum rider weight: 109 kg.

-Weight of the pair of wheels: 1,610g.

-Asymmetrical profile to make the wheelsmore agile and easier to control.

-Straight nipple spoke design that greatlyimproves lateral and torsional stiffness.

-Annular bearings made of high qualitysteel.

-2-Way Fit Ready technology is used totransform the rims into Tubeless Ready.

-17c channel that adapts perfectly to tireswith a 25 mm section.