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Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer Schwarz Edition - Elevating Cycling Excellence
Sometimes, you just have to buy the best. If you are still committed to rim brakes and tubulars, you could hardly do better than treating yourself and your bike to a pair of Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer Schwarz Edition carbon wheels.
Just in case you are wondering, these are very special wheels. There is a reason the Ineos pro cycling team has used them for their most important stages at the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France. The Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer Schwarz Edition carbon wheels for rim brakes are specially “tuned” wheels that are not only extremely lightweight but also crazy durable and even more crazily stiff.
The Obermayer version of the Meilenstein Wheels shave 170 grams off the regular Meilensteins, which might not sound like a ton, but when you consider how light the regular Meilensteins already are, it is quite an impressive amount. And it’s not a matter of just using less material. They employ an entirely unique carbon structure using a totally different carbon layup and resin, which allows the Meilenstein Obermayer not only to be lighter but equally stiff. And then on top of that the Schwarz Edition takes the performance one step higher.
Aside from the seriously sleek black on black look, the Schwarz Edition differs from the other Meilenstein Obermayers in that they use CeramicSpeed bearings in the hubs. That means that these are among the smoothest rolling wheels in the world. Lightweight believes the reduced rolling friction could save you up to nine minutes over the course of a 180km Gran Fondo. And honestly from a psychological point of view, knowing that less and less of your energy is getting wasted makes you feel faster. Considering the price tag on these wheels, it would be hard to call this “free speed”, but they certainly would make your rides feel much easier and go faster.
Optimal Rim Width of the Obermayer Schwarz Edition Wheelset for Featherweight Climbing
Though most climbing wheels are typically quite low profile, Lightweight encourages you to take the Meilenstein Obermayer Schwarz Edition on all your biggest climbing days, even though they have a mid-range 47.5mm rim depth. The 20mm rim width also bucks the trend toward wider and wider rims but still easily accommodates tires from 19mm to 27mm wide. And honestly, anyone looking to suit-up their featherweight climbing bike is probably looking also to save as much rotational weight as possible.
Even though carbon rim brake wheels have a bit of a checkered history in the braking department, the Lightweight’s Schwarz Edition for their Meilenstein Obermayer wheels have a specially treated braking track that has been developed to withstand and dissipate the heat generated from the friction of braking over the course of a long descent or exceptionally hot day.
For anyone who takes part in hill climb races or just wants to feel the joy of what a truly well engineered lightweight pair of wheels enhances every ride, then the Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer Schwarz Edition wheelset for rim brakes represent cycling paradise.
Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer Schwarz Edition Wheelset Features:
- Material: Carbon
- Wheel Size: 700c
- Tire Size: 19mm-27mm
- Brake Type: Rim
- Rim: Tubular
- Rim Depth: 47.5mm
- Rim Width: 20mm
- Braking Surface: Carbon
- Recommended Brake Pad: Lightweight carbon pads, included
- Spokes: Carbon bladed
- Spoke Count: 16 F, 20 R
- Spoke Pattern Front: 1x
- Spoke Pattern Rear: 1x
- Hubs: Lightweight pentagonal w/ CeramicSpeed bearings
- Hub Compatibility: Shimano/SRAM, Campagnolo, SRAM XD-R 12-speed
- Skewers: Included
- Front Axle: QR x 100mm
- Rear Axle: QR x 130mm
- Max System Weight: 198lbs
- Colors: Carbon with black logos
- Weight: 935g
- Warranty: 3 years
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