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The C38 brings carbon fiber high performance to the real world. It’s a versatile all-rounder equally at home crushing gravel washboards and summiting alpine passes. Optimized for use with modern wide tires, providing the right amount of sidewall support to facilitate surefooted handling in all conditions, the C38 wheelset is a great handling, lively climbing, robust all-road performer that also aerodynamically outperforms many deeper, aero-specific rims that cost twice as much.
Carbon wheels are a true performance upgrade to any bike, but too often the price tag puts them out of reach. The Rapide C38 shatters that barrier and brings a class leading Roval carbon rim and DT Swiss reliability together to provide riders with the best performance carbon wheel per dollar.
What components are the C 38 compatible with?
Wider tyres roll faster, and are more comfortable, than narrow tyres. The tubeless ready, 21-mm internal width of the C38 is optimised for use with modern, wider tyres, providing them with the right amount of sidewall support to facilitate surefooted handling in all conditions. At a depth of 38mm, the C38 rim is a great handling, lively climbing, robust all-round performer that also aerodynamically outperforms many deeper, aero-specific rims.
With two main goals in mind—long life and easy serviceability—we looked to Switzerland. The C 38 uses an ultra-reliable, rapid engagement DT 370 star-ratchet freehub for smooth power transmission and long-term dependability. Similarly, DT Swiss Competition spokes were chosen to lace hub to rim, and finished with brass Pro-Lock nipples.
The premium components that make up this wheel are assembled together into the final product by hand. They are laced, tensioned, checked, and tensioned again by practiced, professional craftsmen: an added layer of quality control that machines cannot match.
Before a wheel goes into production, we do all of the engineering, prototyping, and iterating in our Northern California innovation center. This includes machining the massive molds as well as laying up and producing the prototype rims. This kind of integrated, hands-on approach accelerates development and enables optimization that’s simply not possible any other way.
Technical Specifications:
RIMS
TYPE: Carbon clincher, 2Bliss Ready
MATERIAL: Carbon
BRAKING SURFACE: Disc brake only
DEPTH: 38mm
WIDTH: 21mm internal, 26.6mm external
SPOKES
FRONT SPOKE PATTERN: Two-cross/Radial
REAR SPOKE PATTERN: Two-cross/Two-cross
SPOKE COUNT: 24 (front), 24 (rear)
SPOKE TYPE: DT Swiss Competition Race J-bend
NIPPLE TYPE: DT Swiss Pro Lock Brass hexagonal
SPOKE LENGTH: Front: 262mm drive, 273mm non-drive. Rear: 271mm drive, 273mm non-drive
HUBS
FRONT HUB: DT Swiss 370 Disc for Roval, 100x12mm, Center Lock
REAR HUB: DT Swiss 370 Disc, 18T Ratchet LN, 142x12mm, Center Lock, 11-speed
BEARING TYPE: Sealed Steal Cartridge Bearings
OTHER:
ASSEMBLY METHOD: Handbuilt
INCLUDED EXTRAS: Roval tubeless tape and tubeless valves
SET WEIGHT: 1600g w/Tubeless Rim Tape
SYSTEM WEIGHT LIMIT: 109kg
With decades of experience offering quality bikes and service, you can rest assured we have deeply considered the quality of the products we sell and have the technical skills to assist you.
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