Shimano Dura Ace 9000 C24 Clincher Front Wheel

Shimano Dura Ace 9000 C24 Clincher Front Wheel

Designed for their professional clientele, you are getting a lot of wheel for the money with the Shimano Dura Ace 9000 C24 Clincher Front Wheel.

Shimano have made effective use of materials to give superb performance in ever criteria. Weight is kept down by reducing the alloy wall thickness from 1.3 mm to 0.7 mm. Further weight is then saved by using a patented phosphoric acid anodising process to attach this to the carbon fibre.

Unlike other lightweight wheels though, braking is not compromised as the aluminium track means there is dependable performance in all circumstances.

Shimano have also tackled the issue of lightweight wheels not being that durable. Things like carbon reinforced spoke eyelets increase durability. Also, the sixteen stainless steel butted (2.0-1.5-2.0) and bladed straight pull spokes keep the wheel true, especially as they are elbow-less. Wide flange spacing increases the lateral rigidity.

They will also not let you down thanks to the labyrinth double-contact sealing protecting the integrated steel Borozon treated bearing races, with their super mirror finish for reduced friction.

If anything does start to cause you an issue, you should be able to take care of it with minimal fuss thanks to the digital click bearing adjustment.