Road Bike Carbon Wheels 700c Clincher 38/50/55/60/82mm Carbon Wheelset Tubeless Ready Cycling Wheel U Shape

5th Update (11-9-2024) I now have 10,000 miles on these 3 1/2 yr old wheels and they continue to be rock-solid. They remain true and spoke- tension is even throughout. Impressive at any cost, but ~$400 they're a relative steal. Were I to buy new ones I'd go with 21mm inner width rims to enable wider tires. I'm now running 700X30MM hybrid tubeless tires which and they're fine but I can't go any wider on the 19mm rims. NBD. 4th Update (12-31-2023) Another 1,500 miles , another update. All is good. Were I not superstitious I'd sell my truing stand. Both wheels are still true in every direction. I've added a few more scratches to the rims which annoys me -- my responsibility of course -- but everything else about the wheels is as you'd want: trouble free. 32 months of ownership. Solidly 5 stars. 3rd UPDATE (10-4-22) 7,000 miles total and the wheels are rock solid. Even after a crash while turning with a flat front tire (my fault) which knocked me out yet not the wheel, the spoke tension and trueness are holding. If we're giving up something with this $400 carbon wheelset (weight?) compared with known brands I have yet to find it. Noisy hub if I have to come up with a negative. NBD. Amazing value and quality. 2nd UPDATE (12-30-21) I've put on another 1500 miles after the last update bringing the total mileage on the wheels to 3,500. They continue to be rock solid. They are true and holding spoke tension. My previous comments and recommendation have been reinforced. Quality for price is outstanding. UPDATE (10-7-21) after 4 months and over 2000 miles: Still true with consistent spoke tension. An unexpected bonus is that the tubeless tires hold their seal without air when I'm refreshing sealant. I can use a floor pump to reinflate. Reflects the quality of the wheel build. Solid all around and a great value. Very pleased with my experience (The front wheel is a bit scratched from carelessly putting in my truck bed. Obviously, that's on me! ) ORIGINAL REVIEW: Except for two issues which were a nuisance but not worthy of one less star -- I'll discuss them later -- I'm very pleased with these, my first set of carbon wheels. I'm an experienced cyclist and I do all my wrenching. Can I give you an opinion on the relative merits of this wheelset compared with others made of carbon? Of course not, but I did considerable research in general, and specifically on ELITE, a company I was unfamiliar with, I took a chance on it, and after 470 miles I'm completely satisfied. I hope to add to this review at the end of the year after 2500 more miles. I purchased the 50mm X 27 MM tubeless set and installed 700X25 Continental 5000TL (tubeless) tires (despite the colossal pain with mounting them.) . I wanted wider rims to get the proper aero effect (Look-up 105 rule), which were not easy to find at this price level. I ride in Tucson AZ on roads that vary in surface quality and I was concerned with harshness from the new wheels Coming from custom-made tubeless metal wheels which were very comfortable on rough surfaces I was apprehensive. To my pleasant surprise, these are even better -- something I did not expect. No harshness and they roll beautifully. When the wheels arrived I checked the true and spoke tension. Absolutely spot-on. After the 470 miles they're still true, if just a wee-bit off on lateral, and spoke tension is holding. Nice. Undoubtedly it's partially a placebo effect, but my metrics are up over the three weeks I've been riding with them. Road feedback is great and they are stable at any speed. Over 18-20MPH I could feel the aero effect. The 3k brake track is as advertised -- with carbon-specific pads the brake feel and action is very good. Carbon wheels with rim brakes are known to have a delay in braking versus metal rims. I found that to be minimal. One thing I don't like is the noisy hub. I came from an Ultegra freehub which was very quiet. I expected more noise. and. alas, I got it. It's a personal thing and not a big deal. I'm already adjusting to it. It's a form. not a functional thing. Some customization is possible. I asked for red spoke nipples, 3K gloss finish and black logos -- no problem. Inside the rim of one wheel was a lump of dried resin which should have been removed before leaving the factory. I was concerned my tubeless tires would not seat correctly. ELITE owned the issue immediately and gave a remedy that it admitted I should not have had to employ. I mounted the tires without sanding the bump and the tires seated fine. A bonus, is that both wheels with sealant are holding pressure longer than with my previous wheels. The company's estimate of one month to get to you is very optimistic -- at least in my case -- and I advise patience when a week or two could go by without an update particularly if it uses a certain carrier. Think Singapore. Could I have bought lighter wheels made of better carbon, better spokes and a ceramic hub housed in carbon which was less noisy? Of course, but not at this price. It sells widely in China (you can probably guess where) and is relatively new to Amazon. It's a big company and I'd reckon an OEM manufacturer as well. I confirmed in writing that its 1000 day warranty does NOT require you to send a wheel back IF it is covered. In my experience that's where disreputable Asian sellers earn their bad reps. This has to be one of the best values for carbon wheels extant today. I'm a very happy customer.

First off, I’ve ridden high performance road bikes now for over 25 years (including a few $5,500 race bikes), so I know the difference between good wheels and high performance wheels. These Elite wheels are just as good as any $1.5k carbon wheels I’ve ever ridden. They blew me away with how they ride. Faster, smoother and stiffer than my last wheel set, transforming my road bike into a superbike. Oh yea, and for being carbon rims, these brake really well. The provided brake pads are very good. Overall, an outstanding value.

They look and feel good. My bike is 2018 with some basic aluminum rim wheels. I’ve attached before and after pictures. I bought the 50’s. Tires: I use GP5000 size 28. Caliper measurement on them was about 26mm wide on previous wheels, on these they sit about 30mm wide. Able to run about 10psi less. Very hard to get on but was able to do so without any heat gun/soapy water or other tricks, just two plastic tire levers. Tubes: I use continental tubes, I thought I would need 80mm stems for these but 60mm worked just fine for me. Brakes: I have ultegra rim brakes. The pads these came with were compatible. Was able to adjust the width fine with no issues. On a very steep downhill these brakes were in the same ballpark as the old ones. No issues with weird noise or overheating. They are orange in color. Cassette: Mounted 11 speed with no issues and no spacers required. Derailleur did not need to be adjusted. Spokes: Not an expert here but nothing seemed loose, no pinging noises while riding. Did not need to have them trued, they were good out the box. Hubs: They are smooth while riding, no wiggle/play. very loud while coasting but on the bright side I no longer need to use my bike bell. Rims: No glaring defects that I could see. Came with rim tape. 1 roll but enough for both wheels. Weight: Bike was 0.6lbs lighter after everything mounted. Paint: No noticeable defects but I did notice some of the spoke/nipples had some paint slightly rubbed off a little bit- seems like from when the wheels were being trued. But only really noticeable if you look closely. Packaging: one of the plastic covers over the hub was cracked but the wheel itself was not damaged from what I could see. I’ve done one ride so far- 100km, mostly flat with 1 significant climb/descent. Winds about 8-14mph. Acceleration: Definetely big difference, instantly feels easier to get up to speed. Braking: wouldn’t say noticeable difference. Aero: Headwind riding somewhat easier. Definitely better at high speeds, less of that air-brake feeling when you hit >15mph. This is probably obvious but more susceptible to crosswinds, occasionally a gust of wind would kick the front wheel around. Definitely be more careful if you need to take your hands off the bars, almost ate it once while checking my watch. Comfort: despite running lower pressure the wheels themselves feel stiffer so those two things seem to cancel themselves out in terms of making the road feel smoother but the ride itself does feel smoother in terms of not feeling small dips/climbs in the road because the wheels are so much lighter. It feels like when you peddle it’s less about getting your wheels to spin and more about just pushing your bike frame forward. I’m not sure if that makes sense but rotational inertia is a thing; so before the bike weight would feel like it “changed” if the road got rougher or there was a slight change in gradients because you’re trying to get something heavy to start spinning. So there’s less of that now. Hopefully that makes sense. Climbing: Yes. Better. Idk what else but it make my cheap bike look and feel more expensive, I didn’t have any issues with the wheels on my ride. I would definitely recommend based on this one ride but will have to see how they hold up with more use. I would say “iTs NoT aBoUt ThE bIkE iTs AbOuT tHe RiDeR!” Is not strictly true based on how the ride feels before and after upgrading the wheels.

Stellar wheels, they barely fit my '12 Scott Addict cx bike but I made it work. I really like this bike and am not interested in upgrading to a disc brake bike for a while as this one fits me so comfortably but I wanted a good upgrade. This was a great upgrade and totally worth it. The stiffness is great and 200 miles in (long ride of 40 so far) I am really happy with them. I use my cx bike for both gravel and cx and knew these would shine on gravel reading other reviews. For cx, they preform really well and are great for quick accelerations out of corners and up short steep hills. Also they bunny hop really well. The supplied brake pads fit my avid shorty's no problem.

Running 28mm tires on my rim brake Motobecane Immortal Spirit with 700c Weinmann aluminum rims I have barely 2–3mm of clearance. Despite Conti Gatorskins and tire liners I was getting constant flats, so decided to try tubeless and upgrade at same time. I bought these as "Used-Very Good" for my first try of carbon wheels, not wanting to splash out $500–1000 if I didn't care for them or if they didn't fit my already very tight wheel spacing. Tried to give my LBS some work to set the wheel up tubeless, but they declined! So i gave it a shot myself. The wheels arrived in immaculate condition, perfectly true, albeit completely stripped down—as expected for this price. Included rim tape was barely enough for two total wraps, which should have been enough, was difficult to apply, and it did not work for me. It had zero stretch and seemed more like acetate. I ended up taking it off and buying Stan's which went on perfectly and worked first time. Bought valves and installed no problem. Brand new Schwalbe Pro Ones TLE were VERY difficult to get on the rims—after getting the front on with hands only I had blisters and sore thumbs, and had to resort to the tire hand tool for the rear, which made it much easier. Dry fit the tires okay, let them sit for a day to check any leakage—all good. Added sealant, reinflated, no leaks anywhere. I've ridden maybe 150 miles so far and they feel fantastic. They seem faster, much lighter and far less bumps and vibration. As noted elsewhere, the rear hub is LOUD, if that bothers you, and at 50mm deep, I do feel crosswinds a bit more, but manageable. All in all I am so far very happy, even though the conversion ($500 or so, with wheels, tires, valves, sealant) was at my admittedly very tight budget limit.

These are amazing for the price. Stiff and strong wheels

Best wheels for a bike for a great price, i wish i did the upgrade when i first got my bike, i can go faster now and it sounds amazing

Design and quality are really good. I'm running these with TPU tubes. I will be flipping these over to tubeless once I have some time to do that. For me I like rim brake bikes eventhough I have disc bikes. Overall the build quality is really good and they perform great. I taken these out on short 15 mile rides and my avg speed is higher than the disc bikes. The wheels came true. The rear cassette is bit louder but honestly it doesn't bother me. It actually helps with people walking the roads imo. If you have a rim brake bike that you desire to get carbon wheels, I think Elite (this model) is a good choice to consider. 7/5. I flipped over to tubeless using Orange Sealant and Michelin Power Cup TLR 28mm and everything went as expected. The tires seated with the rims with no problem. No leaks not even a little. It’s important to seat the tires before adding sealant. I did this with a high volume floor pump. 10/18- bought the 50mm and they are just as good. A tad harder to mount the tire but doable. Smooth running. I like these wheels. The 38mm are still going strong.

I purchased these wheels to go on my older rim break TT style bike It took a little bit of fiddling with the front break set up but now it’s fitting just fine Highly recommend these wheels Great quality and good price

Después de más de 8000km son las mejores ruedas pero el precio de menos de 10 mil pesos mexicanos, siguen excelentes, 0 fallas y solo un cambio de rodamientos de rueda trasera. Las recomiendo al 100%

Very happy with this purchase. Good quality wheel-set which makes carbon accessible. Very good customer experience and customization options suitable for your bike. Seller and product is recommended

Great communication with the seller with regular updates. The wheels look great. Mounted GP 5000 tubeless tires on them without any issues. I have taken them for a few rides and they feel pretty stiff in the climbs. They are fast and they seem to keep the speed and momentum especially when you reach 35-40km/h. My friend got some expensive Roval Rapid wheels and on the downhills, I would pick up more speed than him (I‘m 3kg heavier than him). It will be interresting to see in the long run if they keep performing well. So far I am very happy with them for the price. Riding tubeless carbon rims for just over $500 CND, is simply more than affordable if I compare to my friend’s $2800 Roval!

Buenos materiales . Si es más ancho el rin que el que traía antes pero quedó sin problema Para un cassette de 11 pasos y freno tipo v o cangrejo . Algo que me pareció muy bueno es que trae sus propias gomas para remplazar los frenos.