Product Description
The Hed Ardennes FR Clincher Wheelset is one of the best-performing wheelsets youAAAve likely never heard of or thought about. The FR in the name should tell you something; the initials are short for Flamme Rouge, Hed's top-shelf designation. It's a lightweight, aluminum-rimmed wheelset that's also fast, strong, and makes any tire grip the road better.Part of the reason you probably haven't heard of these wheels is that the ProTour teams Hed sponsors are typically quiet about their association with Hed. The other part is that ProTour riders don't race aluminum clinchers. If they had to pony up their own cash, the story would be different. You'd see these with frequency.From afar, the Ardennes look like a standard, low spoke count, shallow-depth aluminum clincher. There are 18 spokes in front and 24 in the back. The rim depth is 25mm, a depth that should never be affected by crosswinds. It's the rim where the big differences are. Hed debuted a new rim concept in 2007, dubbed C2: lower coefficient of rolling resistance (Crr) and better aerodynamics (Cda). The difference is that the rim is 23mm wide.The 23mm width, at a time when most rims are around 19mm, is a big difference. The reason for the width is because of 23mm tires, the minimum tire width you almost always should be using on the road (there are 22mm clinchers; these will work, too). A 23mm rim paired with a 23mm tire changes the tire's footprint dramatically. It grips better in a straight line, but it grips better in turns because the tire deforms differently and more evenly. A 23mm tire on a 23mm rim also has lower rolling resistance. Hed sent the wheels to Continental Tires for testing. Conti's engineers shrugged their shoulders, figured there was no difference, but put them in the jig and ran the tests anyways. It turns out this width has 18% less rolling resistance than a standard 19mm rim.
| Price: | $1,300.00 |
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Product Details
- Size: 700c/Campagnolo
- Color: Gray
- Brand: HED
- Model: ARDENNES-FR-CLINCH-C
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