Description
Lightweight Pfadfinder Evo: Pioneering Gravel Mastery
We’d be the first to admit there is something mad about putting a pair of gorgeous Lightweights on a gravel grinder. But there is no question in our minds that the Lightweight Pfadfinder Evo would be an incredible upgrade for even the most elite gravel bike. They also offer all the qualities that a road bike looking for adventure will need from a pair of wheels.
As with all products that come out of Lightweight, the Pfadfinder Evo march to their own beat. You might be tempted to think that they are being tongue and cheeky with the name, but actually Pfadfinder literally means “pathfinder” in German and more ubiquitously is what boy and girl scouts are called in Germany. And no matter which definition you feel like applying, the Pfadfinder Evo carbon wheels allow you to find new paths and scout undiscovered routes without having to worry about weighing you down in spite of how durable and indestructible they are.
Since these are a member of the Lightweight Evo family, that means that they have received a seriously durable carbon layup that uses special carbon fiber reinforced polymer fibers which enhance the durability as well as the comfort levels. The rims have 20 spokes front and back that are hand-bonded to the rims that have been laid-up by machine. This process removes a little of the hands-on aspect, which allows them to keep the price slightly lower but enhances the extreme precision with which they can be manufactured to extremely small tolerances.
Enhanced Rim Width in the Pfadfinder Evo Wheelset
Lightweight designers intend the Pfadfinder Evo wheels to accommodate the type of gravel riding that wants to be super fast on all types of paved and unpaved roads. To accomplish this, they have increased the internal rim width to 18.2mm and an external to 24mm, which will accommodate everything from 23mm to 40mm tires. The clincher rims can also accommodate tubeless tire technology, which will be ideal for off road riding at a lower psi.
For the hubs, Lightweight use what they call a Pentagon hub, which as the name implies, has five sides into which the correspondingly shapes internals fit. This locks everything neatly and securely into the hub shell, which will prevent any potential slippage even under the heaviest of braking. And if that doesn’t sound like much, it is huge, since when your internals get overheated and start moving around inside the hub is when you get catastrophic disc brake failure. On the rear hub, they pair the Pentagon with DT Swiss 240s which are top quality with the advantage of making it easy to choose hub bodies for Campagnolo, Shimano, or SRAM.
Only available in a disc brake option and weighing around 1430g, the Lightweight Pfadfinder Evo offer ideal ultra performance for gravel grinders, cross racers, and hardcore road endurance explorers alike. These are wheels ready to go the distance.
Make sure to also check all the all-road bikes available at our store.
Lightweight Pfadfinder EVO Wheelset Features:
- Material: Carbon
- Wheel Size: 700c
- Tire Size: 23mm-40mm
- Brake Type: Disc
- Rim Depth: 36mm
- Rim Width: 24mm
- Internal Width: 18.2
- External Width: 24mm
- Braking surface: Disc
- Spokes: Bladed carbon spokes
- Spoke Count: 20
- Spoke Pattern Front: 2x
- Spoke Pattern Rear: 2x
- Hubs: Pentagon
- Speed: 10, 11, 12
- Front Axle: 12mm x 100mm
- Rear Axle: 12mm x 142mm
- Color: Carbon
- Weight: 1430g
- Warranty: 3 years