Vuelta has dished out five new wheelsets covering the gamut from track/fixie to road to mountain bikes (even 29ers), and you can get into them without breaking the bank.
Shown above is the colorful Vuelta ZeroLite Comp Track Clincher, a handbuilt 700c alloy track wheelset. The pair weighs in a 2151g, but they retail for just $149.95. Oh, and you can get them in black, white, red, blue or pink! Full specs:
- Rim: 30mm medium-V 6061 aluminum pinned clincher rim with CNC-machined sides
- Spokes: 2.0mm stainless steel w/brass nipples, 3X front/rear
- Hubs: 32H front/32H rear design w/high-quality ball bearings
- Extras: 16T fixed gear cog, urethane-coated nylon rim strips
- Compatibility: Fixed gear & singlespeed freewheel
- Colors: Black, White, Red, Blue , Pink and Polished
- Weight: Front 1007g/Rear 1144g = Pair 2151g
Jump past the break for the road and mountain hoops…
The Vuelta Team V 26″ is, like all of these wheels, handbuilt. It uses an 23mm wide 6066 aluminum alloy rim with a 19mm deep “V” shape and straight pull spokes. No weight listed. Specs:
- Rims: Welded 23mm-wide 6066 aluminum alloy, anodized eyelets, disc only, 19mm medium-V MTB
- Spokes: Double-butted 2.0-1.6-2.0 stainless steel w/T73 alloy nipples, 3X front/rear
- Hubs: Lightweight Straight Pull, 6-bolt disc-compatible design w/Japanese-made EZO cartridge bearings (2Fx4R), 28H front/28H rear
- Extras: Lightweight QR skewers with machined aluminum levers & hardened cro-mo shafts, urethane-coated nylon rim strips
- Compatibility: Shimano 8/9 speed
- Colors: Black w/Red Hubs and Spoke Nipples
- MSRP $599.95
The road-going version is the Vuelta Team V Clincher 700c that weighs in at a respectable (especially considering the fairly low price of $599.95/set) 1,477g. Specs:
Handbuilt 700c Alloy Straight-Pull Clincher Wheelset
- Rim: 27mm medium-V 6066 aluminum alloy welded clincher with CNC-machined sides Spokes: Triple-butted aero 2.2mm stainless steel w/T73 alloy nipples, radial-laced front/2X rear
- Hubs: Machined 7075 alloy straight-pull design w/Japanese-made EZO cartridge bearings (2Fx5R), 20H front/ 24H rear
- Extras: Lightweight QR skewers with machined aluminum levers & hardened cro-mo shafts, urethane-coated nylon rim strips
- Compatibility: Shimano and Campagnolo 9/10-speed compatible
- Color: Black w/Red Hubs & Spoke Nipples
- Weight: Front 641g/Rear 836g = Pair 1477g
- MSRP $599.95
For the 29ers, Vuelta’s got the MTB Nine wheelset. At 1,855g, they’re right in the middle of weight ranges among popular 29er wheelsets we’ve seen, but at just $399.95, they’re a great budget/starter or backup wheelset. Specs:
Handbuilt 29er (700c) Alloy MTB Wheelset
- Rims: Sleeved 24mm-wide 6066 aluminum alloy,anodized eyelets, disc only, 21mm medium-V MTB
- Spokes: 2.0mm stainless steel w/T73 alloy nipples, 3X front/rear
- Hubs: Lightweight 6-bolt disc-compatible design w/Japanese-made EZO cartridge bearings (2Fx4R), 28H front/32H rear
- Extras: Lightweight QR skewers with machined aluminum levers & hardened cro-mo shafts, urethane-coated nylon rim strips
- Compatibility: Shimano 8/9 speed
- Color: Black
- Weight: Front 822g/Rear 1033g = Pair 1855
- MSRP: $399.95
For rougher riders, the Vuelta MTB All Mountain 26″ wheelset has very wide 32mm rims and quick-change 15/20mm thru-axle front hubs and 12mm/9mmQR rear hubs, giving you a lot of flexibility for running them on different bikes. They’re also available in black. Specs:
- Handbuilt 26†Alloy All Mountain Wheelset
- Rims: Welded 32mm-wide 6066 aluminum alloy, anodized eyelets, disc only, 19mm medium-V MTB
- Spokes: 2.0 stainless steel spokes w/brass nipples, 3X front/rear
- Hubs: Lightweight 6-bolt disc-compatible design w/Japanese-made EZO cartridge bearings (2Fx4R), 32H front/36H rear
- Special Features: Front Hub — quick-change 15mm/20mm through-axle and QR, Rear Hub — quick-change 12mm bolt and QR, all parts included
- Extras: Lightweight QR skewers with machined aluminum levers & hardened cro-mo shafts, urethane-coated nylon rim strips
- Compatibility: Shimano 8/9 speed
- Color: Black
- Weight: Front 837g/Rear 1065g = Pair 1902g
- MSRP $449.95
