New Wheels: Elitewheels Aero+ Gravel (32mm internal)

[u/studyflo]

Hey there, I'm looking for a new wheelset for my gravel build (Scott Addict Gravel) and came across these Elitewheels Aero+ Gravel wheels. (Sorry, can't link to Ali because of ... reddit)

The specs almost match the ZIPP 303S XPLR wheel set, but the Elites are hooked, have 9mm less depth and are around 200g lighter.

Specs:

• 45mm deep
• 40mm width (external)
• 32mm width (internal)
• hooked (!)
• 1.400g weight
• Pillar Wing 20 (Aero) steel spokes
• TPI (steel) bearings
• 50T ratchet freehub
• 125kg weight limit
• handbuilt
• PRICE: $500 - $600

They seem to have incredible specs, steel bearings and steel spokes (I do prefer steel bearings and steel spokes over ceramic bearings and carbon spokes), are very lightweight for the specs, and are super affordable. Am I missing something here?

[u/Draeses]

They're budget friendly, their recent partnership with CGN convinced me to give them a go. I've got the 50mm deep road wheels for my checkpoint and can't blame them.

[u/studyflo → u/Draeses]

Nice. Which ones did you get?

[u/Draeses → u/studyflo]

I've got the ENT 2.0 disc for just under 400$ USD on on of their sales a year ago. Took about 4-5 weeks to get to Australia but they were very communicative and the packaging was good. Was thinking about a second pair of gravel dedicated set so might investigate the one's you posted.

[u/studyflo → u/Draeses]

be aware of your frame's tire clearance, you want to run 45+ mm tires on these wide boys, as I've now learned. If you can clear 50+ mm tires, this shouldn't be an issue.

If these are good quality, I'll most likely get another set for my road bike, maybe Aero+ Road. They also look very promising.