Specialized Roval 321 Disc Rear Wheel

Cycles UK £2,300.00 Go to Cycles UK First seen in Nov 2023

Description

Making up about 50% of your total race time, the bike portion of a triathlon is where equipment choices can make the difference between first and fifth, and no other equipment choice will save you more time than a disc wheel. While traditionally-shaped disc wheels are faster than their spoked counterparts, the Roval 321 Disc for disc brakes turns conventional design on its head, creating the fastest wheel on the planet.Disc wheels often fall into two categoriesa completely flat shape, with structure coming from carbon fibre and a honeycomb-foam filling, or a spoked wheel thats been faired with a carbon fibre cover. In our quest to break traditions, the 321 uses a single layer of 1k carbon fibre on each side of the wheel, and it all comes together at the brake track bridge. This kind of carbon fibre is rarely used in bicycle components due to its high manufacturing cost, but it offers a bevy of performance benefits. This coveted carbon is much lighter than other layups, like 3k and 12k,...