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All Around Wheelset Hierarchy for Road Bike

There are quite a few ways to classified a road bike wheel.
1. By material – Alloy, Carbon or Alloy/Carbon mixed.
2. By type – Clincher, Tubeless or Tubular.
3. By rim depth.

Typically, there are 3 major categories of rim depth:
1. Low profile (less or around 24mm) good for hills.
2. All around wheel with standard profile (around 25mm to 30mm).
3. Aero wheel (above 30mm) excellent for flat road and time trial.

Today, we’ll look into most commonly used All Around Alloy Clincher Wheelsets from a few famous wheel manufacturers by comparing them side by side for their weight, profile and their price.

For those looking for wheel upgrade below chart should serve a good reference to look give you more choices and help you filter down what you really want.

Manufacturer Wheel Model Weight Rim Profile Best Price We Found
Top Class Wheelset (Best)
Mavic Ksyrium SLR 1410g 22mm front; 25mm rear $1619.91 by CompetitveCyclist
Campagnolo Shamal Ultra 1425g 26mm front; 30mm rear £671.42 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
Fulcrum Racing Zero 1435g 26mm front; 30mm rear £704.41 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
Shimano Dura Ace 9000 C24 1395g 24mm front and rear £560.40 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
First Class Wheelset
Mavic Ksyrium SLS 1395g 22mm front; 25mm rear $1149.90 by CompetitiveCyclist
Campagnolo Eurus 1482g 26mm front; 30mm rear £534.99 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
Fulcrum Racing 1 1485g 26mm front; 30mm rear £588.49 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
ROL D’Huez 24/28 1475g 24mm front and rear $725 by ROL
ROL Race SL 1555g 28mm front and rear $625 by ROL
American Classic Sprint 350 1410g 24mm front and rear £416.66 by JeJamesCycles
Medium Class Wheelset
Mavic Ksyrium Elite S 1520g 22mm front; 25mm rear $559.00 by CompetitveCyclist
Campagnolo Zonda 1550g 26mm front; 30mm rear £267.49 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
Fulcrum Racing 3 1555g 26mm front; 30mm rear £313.86 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
Reynolds Solitude 1575g 27mm front and rear £313.86 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
ROL Volant 1660g 28mm front and rear $450 by ROL
American Classic Hurricane 1600g 24mm front and rear $849 by AC
American Classic Victory 1648g 24mm front and rear £291.66 by JeJamesCycles
Entry Level Wheelset (Stock Wheel)
Fulcrum Racing 5 1760g 24mm front and rear £155.47 by Wiggle
Fulcrum Racing 7 1849g 24mm front and rear £115.91 by Wiggle
Campagnolo Khamsin 1873g 24mm front and rear £117.69 by Wiggle
DT Swiss R28 SPLINE 1890g 27mm front and rear
Reynolds Shadow 1875g 24mm front; 28mm rear £156.92 by Wiggle
Quality High Profile Wheelset
Shimano Dura Ace 9000 C35 1627g 35mm front and rear £1059.29 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
Shimano Dura Ace 9000 C50 1672g 50mm front and rear £1098.52 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
American Classic 420 Aero 3 1530g 34mm front and rear £499.99 by JeJamesCycles
American Classic Victory 30 1592g 30mm front and rear £299.99 by JeJamesCycles
Fulcrum Red Wind 50 1530g 50mm front and rear £722.24 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
DT Swiss RR 1850 1843g 30mm front and rear
Budget High Profile Wheelset
Mavic Cosmic Elite 1770g 30mm front and rear £266.66 by Evans
Fulcrum Quattro 1725g 35mm front and rear £206.86 by Wiggle
Campagnolo Scirocco 1725g 35mm front and rear £187.24 by Wiggle
Low Profile Wheelset
Campagnolo Neutron Ultra 1482g 18mm front and rear £490.41 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
DT Swiss RR 21 DICUT 1460g 21mm front and rear £533.73 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
DT Swiss RR 1450 TRICON 1497g 21mm front and rear £588.90 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
DT Swiss R 1700 TRICON 1698g 20mm front and rear £372.72 by Wiggle (Free shipping)
DT Swiss R 23 SPLINE 1520g 23mm front and rear £339.17 by Wiggle (Free shipping)