Fulcrum’s latest Speed Team 42 & 57 wheels deliver one tiny subtle and one flashy pro upgrade to the already light all-rounder aero wheelset. For all intents and purposes, you get the same proven Speed tech, but with some sponsored rider-like updates. Most obvious is those flashy chrome graphics, a direct request from customers. Plus, tucked under your cassette, you’ll also find a lighter freehub body that spins on premium ceramic bearings.
2025 Fulcrum Speed Team aero carbon road wheels
A couple seasons ago, Fulcrum updated their premium aero road wheels with a new pair of lighter and faster Speed 42 & 57 wheelsets featuring new direct-out-of-the-mold matte carbon finishes and low-key laser-etched graphics. Plus, a lot of other significant performance upgrades. And the wheels were pretty great. They even got a very similar but more affordable pair of Wind 42 & 57 wheels just a couple of months later.
Most riders were super happy with the new subtle look. But many still longed for that professional rider style. So Fulcrum decided to make everyone happy and give the Speeds a little facelift with some big flashy chrome Fulcrum graphics. But instead of just making this an aesthetics-only update, they made some lighter-weight, machined-out red alloy freehub bodies to shave a couple of grams off at the same time.
Tech details
- aero blunt-nosed carbon rims, made in Romania
- 23mm internal 2-Way-fit hooked tubeless carbon rim
- 42mm or 57mm deep x max 29.3mm wide
- optimized aerodynamics for 28mm or 30mm tires
- MoMag continuous rim bed, so NO tubeless tape needed
- ‘Direct Inmold Matt Finish’ with laser-etched graphics, plus new water-transfer silver chrome logos
- aluminum hubs with 2:1 lacing
- 24 double-butted, aero-bladed stainless steel straight-pull spokes, front & rear
- alloy self-locking nipples and composite spacers between the nipple & rim to prevent galvanic corrosion
- cup & cone USB ceramic bearings
- 3-pawl internals with 36T ring for 10° engagement
- AFS disc brake mount – essentially centerlock, but with a proprietary Campagnolo/Fulcrum rotor lockring
- 12mm thru-axles
- HG11 & XDR freehubs available (no N3W option listed, but plenty of Campy equipped wheels in the Fulcrum photos)
- 1395g for the 42mm deep wheelset (claimed), saving 15g over the standard Speed 42
- 1470g for the 57mm deep wheelset (claimed), saving 25g over the standard Speed 57
2025 Fulcrum Speed Team 42 & 57 – Pricing, options & availability
The pro-style Fulcrum Speed Team aero carbon wheels are still entirely made-in-Europe, and available now in either 42mm or 57mm rim depths. These special edition wheels sell for $2820 / 2390€ and come in your pick of Shimano HG11 or SRAM XDR freehub bodies.
If you do prefer the original, more subdued graphics, you can still get a pair of standard Speed wheels for a few bucks less and a few grams more, just $2690 / 2265€ depending on your freehub of choice (including a Campagnolo-compatible option).
Get them all from your local Fulcrum dealer now.
