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HED Stealth Vanquish 4 limited edition wheels will vanish after just 50 pairs

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What’s better than the all around performance of the HED Vanquish 4? That same performance all blacked out with a stealth appearance. That’s exactly what you’ll get with the new HED Stealth Vanquish 4s, but as the Limited Edition moniker would imply, these will be in limited supply…

HED Stealth Vanquish 4 limited edition wheels will vanish after just 50 pairs

Starting with the Vanquish 4 rim profile, these wind tunnel tested and proven rims offer a 40mm depth, and a 21mm internal width with 30mm external width. That should make them perfect for a modern road bike (optimized for 23-28mm tires) or even as a fast gravel wheelset.

HED Stealth Vanquish 4 limited edition wheels will vanish after just 50 pairs

The FC10 carbon rims are tubeless ready and ship with the necessary rim tape and tubeless valves.

HED Stealth Vanquish 4 limited edition wheels will vanish after just 50 pairs HED Stealth Vanquish 4 limited edition wheels will vanish after just 50 pairs

For the Stealth LE version, HED worked with Chris King to offer a U.S. made hubset to match the U.S. made rim set. Offered in 100 x 12 and 142 x 12mm thru axles with Centerlock brake mounts, the 24h hubs are laced to the rims with Sapim CX-Ray spokes.

Offered in 700c, the Stealth wheelset will be limited to just 50 pairs which will sell for $2,600 with a double padded wheel bag.

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Dutch
Dutch
4 years ago

I’ve always said HED/CK make the best wheels. US-made has never looked so good. I’m so happy they teamed up to make these bad boys – would look amazing on my road bike..will they last til Christmas??

Travis
Travis
4 years ago

Whoa. Those are gorgeous! Might be time to sell the SCS Diverge and get me a normally spaced bike to build around them. BLACK ON BLACK ON BLACK FTW

Bob
Bob
4 years ago

Dare I say the perfect wheel for a Black Friday (ish) release? I bet they are real fast too. Excellent job, hed. Way to provide us with the wheel we need. Everyone, get your credit cards ready and try to beat me over to the site!

JB
JB
4 years ago

thats it..i’m running my allows at low pressure. what ever happens happens. This setup is so sick. That finish speaks to me.

JB
JB
4 years ago
Reply to  JB

*alloy* …Typing errors happen after a few pints. who woulda thunk?

Seen it all before
Seen it all before
4 years ago

Off the back already. Too many spokes to be aero, J-bend is so last century, and Chris King hubs? Puhleeze…

Robin
Robin
4 years ago

Wow I don’t know aero drag was binary: a wheel set is either aero or it’s not. Cool.

Gavin
Gavin
4 years ago

There is nothing to be gained by using straight spokes. It just makes wheel building harder and is purely for internet nob jockies.

Keilor J Eggen
Keilor J Eggen
4 years ago

I guess it is “stealth” Friday for me. Sorry fam

Jake Center
Jake Center
4 years ago

These are some beautiful wheels, love the sleek design and the black out look. With the HED style and reliability of Chris King how could you go wrong. Looks like a fantastic ride, keep up the good work HED.

blahblahblah
blahblahblah
4 years ago

wow an all black wheelset, that’s some next level s@it right there!!

cool dude
cool dude
4 years ago

The first question that popped into my head was, “what bike can I put these on?!” then I remembered day one of design school – black goes with anything. Cool look, HED, these could easily become a legacy wheelset that gets passed from bike to bike for years to come!

Tom
Tom
4 years ago

Kind of sorry to see Hed belly up the $2800 bar along with the other boutique wheel mfgs. But if the market will bear it…

Greg
Greg
4 years ago

Nice, until I saw the King hubs. Way overhyped. Expensive, maintenance intensive, flawed freehub system. Could have gone White Industries, not perfect but better in every way.

Jclaa
Jclaa
4 years ago
Reply to  Greg

WTF!?! For reals? I was breaking hubs every 6mo until I found kings. Now hubs last me 10-15 years and I have only retired them to upgrade to new standards.

ilikebikes
ilikebikes
4 years ago

Cooler than the other side of the pillow

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