New campagnolo climbing wheels?

[slambers3]

https://cyclingtips.com/2022/05/spot...-on-blockhaus/

Anyone else catch this?

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by slambers3

https://cyclingtips.com/2022/05/spot...-on-blockhaus/

Anyone else catch this?

Like mechanical shifting vs all electronic all the time(altho Pro PelOton riders are all electronic), tubulars aren't 'dead yet'...in spite of the tubeless hype.

For right below...probably nope but do they pick equipment for big climbs, bikes and wheels? Absolutely.

[Bob Ross]

I still don't get this "climbing wheels" thing. Does anybody -- even pros -- actually swap wheels when they get to the top of a climb, change out their "climbing wheels" for their "descending wheels"?

[nmrt]

i have a gut feeling that these are not campy.
maybe rebadged?

[rain dogs]

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

I still don't get this "climbing wheels" thing. Does anybody -- even pros -- actually swap wheels when they get to the top of a climb, change out their "climbing wheels" for their "descending wheels"?

[rice rocket]

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

I still don't get this "climbing wheels" thing. Does anybody -- even pros -- actually swap wheels when they get to the top of a climb, change out their "climbing wheels" for their "descending wheels"?

They swap the entire bike, not just the wheels. Usually done when it transitions from flats to climbs, but not climbs to descents.

But yes.

Edit: I lied, here's a swap for a descent, but for a TT.

https://www.velonews.com/gear/tour-t...18-time-trial/


I guess cobbles too.

https://www.velonews.com/events/tour...spension-bike/

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

I still don't get this "climbing wheels" thing. Does anybody -- even pros -- actually swap wheels when they get to the top of a climb, change out their "climbing wheels" for their "descending wheels"?

Intentional wheel swaps don't really happen, but full bike swaps happen occasionally in certain TTs - such as if a TT starts on a long section of flat roads then finishes up a long steep climb. But it doesn't really happen in road race. Instead, on a course that finishes on big climb a GC rider may do the whole race on a climbing bike, relying on his team to keep him out of the wind until the final climb. Aerodynamics don't matter nearly as much when drafting in a pack, but weight can matter in a final push up a long steep climb.

I have "climbing wheels", but for a completely different scenario. New England has a number of hill climb races, many of which start at the base of a mountain and finish at the peak, uphill all the way. Some feature average grades over 10% and may be a number of miles long. Average speeds are low, so aerodynamics matters little, and weight (total weight, that is) is more important.

[Waldo62]

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

I still don't get this "climbing wheels" thing. Does anybody -- even pros -- actually swap wheels when they get to the top of a climb, change out their "climbing wheels" for their "descending wheels"?

Yes, every time. On a mountainous stage it’s quite the scene, multiple riders swapping bikes and wheels at the top of a mountain for descending wheels only to do it over and over again in each valley and on every peak. (Eye roll.)

[robertbb]

Originally Posted by nmrt

i have a gut feeling that these are not campy.
maybe rebadged?

The hubs are the clue. Could be wrong but these look like DT Swiss hubs and a pretty standard DT Swiss wheelset to me.

[Mike V]

[Mike V]

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by robertbb

The hubs are the clue. Could be wrong but these look like DT Swiss hubs and a pretty standard DT Swiss wheelset to me.

Those hubs don't look anything at all like DT Swiss straightpull disc brake hubs.




Also, it is hard to tell from the photos, but to my eye it looks like the wheels use 2:1 lacing, with 21 spokes on the front wheel. It isn't the same as G3 lacing (which puts the spokes in tight groups of 3), but quite similar to the 2:1 lacing on Fulcrum wheels (which we all know are also built by Campagnolo).

[joevers]

Originally Posted by robertbb

The hubs are the clue. Could be wrong but these look like DT Swiss hubs and a pretty standard DT Swiss wheelset to me.

Yeah, those really don't seem like campy wheels. They have nearly zero resemblance to any current campy wheels and almost every defining feature of the current gen DT wheels. Internal nipples, regular lacing pattern, what are most likely some sort of t-head straight pull spokes, similar rim profile, similar hub profile etc. I'm assuming they're tubulars based on the side shots that seem to show base tape, but who knows what to believe. They really don't seem like they're campy.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by joevers

Yeah, those really don't seem like campy wheels.

Ah, a version of DT Swiss hubs I hadn't see before. Yes, they sure do look like these hubs. (And like the DT Swiss wheels, too.)

[robertbb]