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Buyer's guide to tubeless wheels

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Your choice of tubeless tyres is still a bit restricted, but you have far more options in tubeless-compatible wheels and the range is growing all the time. We found almost 100 different models listed by manufacturers, though they’re not all available in the UK yet. Let’s take a look.

Bontrager

Bontrager Affinity Elite Road Disc wheelset

Bontrager Affinity Elite Road Disc wheelset

Trek’s wheel and component brand was early to get on board with tubeless mountain bike tyres, so it’s no surprise there’s a wide range of Bontrager tubeless-ready wheels, from the entry level Affinity Comp right up to the all-carbon Aeolus range of racing wheels.

Read our review of the Bontrager Aura 5

Read our review of the Bontrager Affinity Elite Disc wheels

Find a Bontrager dealer

ModelWeightPrice
Affinity Comp TLR Road Disc1,750g£350.00
Affinity Elite TLR Road Disc1,655g£550.00
Affinity Pro TLR Road Disc1,525g£850.00
Aura 5 TLR1,820g£900.00
Aeolus 5 TLR D3 Clincher1,440g£1,879.98
Aeolus 5 TLR Disc D3 Clincher1,558g£1,899.98
Aeolus 7 TLR D3 Clincher1,610g£1,969.98
Aeolus 9 TLR D3 Clincher1,812g£1,969.98
Aeolus 3 TLR D3 Clincher1,348g£ 1,879.98
Aeolus 3 TLR Disc D3 Clincher1,454g£1,900.00
Race TLR1,720g£250.00
Paradigm Elite TLR1,464g£750.00

Campagnolo & Fulcrum

Fulcrum Racing 3 wheelset - rim and valve

Fulcrum Racing 3 wheelset - rim and valve

Campagnolo and subsidiary wheel brand Fulcrum call their tubeless system 2-Way Fit as it works with both standard tyres and tubeless tyres. Campagnolo says this allows a rider to “test which of the two solutions suits them best or use the clincher for training and the tubeless tire for the day of the race”.

There are five models in the two marques’ ranges from the Campagnolo Zondas to the Fulcrum Racing Zeros.

Read our review of the Fulcrum Racing 3 2-Way Fit wheels

ModelWeightPrice
Campagnolo Zonda 2-Way Fit 1,619g£321.99
Campagnolo Eurus 2-Way Fit 1,485g£576.89
Campagnolo Shamal Ultra Mega G3 2-Way Fit 1,479g£600.00
Fulcrum Racing 3 2-Way Fit Tubeless 1,595g£336.37
Fulcrum Racing Zero 2-Way Fit Tubeless 1,460g£824.99

Cosine

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Wiggle’s house brand offers a single model of tubeless-compatible wheels, the snappily-named 32mm Alloys. We’ve not tested them yet, but on paper they look like excellent value at £250 for a pair of 1485g wheels.

ModelWeightPrice
32mm Alloy Road 1,485g£250.00

DT Swiss

DT Swiss R24 Spline wheelset - rim bed 2

DT Swiss R24 Spline wheelset - rim bed 2

All DT Swiss’ wheels appear to be tubeless-ready, a sensible move by the wheelmaker to broaden the appeal of its hoops. The range covers every imaginable road and cyclo-cross application and a huge price band from the budget R24 Splines at under £200 up to the RC 28 Spline db, which nevertheless look like good value for disc-brake carbon wheels at £1,200 per pair.

Read our review of the DT Swiss R24 Spline db wheels

ModelWeightPrice
R 24 Spline1,725g£179.99
R 20 Dicut1,520g£382.00
R 23 Spline1,605g£387.00
R 23 Spline db1,655g£387.00
RR 21 Dicut1,415g£548.99
RC 38 Spline C db1,455g£998.00
RC 28 Spline C1,335g£1,034.99
RC 38 Spline C1,475g£1,034.99
RC 28 Spline C db1,325g£1,197.00

Easton

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EC90SL_Clincher_Wheelset.jpg

With a starting point at almost £700, Easton's tubeless offerings are very much pitched at the high end and racing, and include three models with carbon fibre rims for speed demons.

Find an Easton dealer

ModelWeightPrice
EA90 SL Alloy Tubeless Road 1,580g£683.99
EA90 XD Alloy Tubeless CX Disc Brake 1,620g£746.98
EA90 SL Tubeless Road Disc Brake 1,540g£810.00
EA90 SLX1,400g£872.98
EC90 Aero 55 Carbon Tubeless 1,580g£2,069.99
EC90 SL Carbon Tubeless 1,570g£2,069.99
EC90 SL Disc1,610g£2,400.00

Edco

Edco Roches Tubeless Ready Wheelset

Edco Roches Tubeless Ready Wheelset

Swiss wheelmaker Edco has a large range of tubeless wheels, not all of which seem to be available in the UK, but which includes the startlingly light Supersport Neggias at a claimed weight of 1,179g.

Find an Edco dealer

ModelWeightPrice
Optima Roches1,586g£549.99
Optima Roches Disc1,724g£599.99
AeroSport Gesero1,569g£1,499.99
AeroSport Umbrial 1,507g£2,049.99
Supersport Furka1,596g£2,099.99
Supersport Neggia1,179g£2,249.99

Halo

Halo Evaura 6D 700c wheelset

Halo Evaura 6D 700c wheelset

Some of your best-value options in tubeless come from British brand Halo whose range includes the Evaura 6D wheels we reviewed recently and two Uni models that can be used with either discs or rim brakes.

Read our review of the Halo Evaura 6D wheels

Find a Halo dealer

ModelWeightPrice
Evaura 6D1,566g£300.00
Evaura Uni 6D1,597g£350.00
Devaura 6D1,625g£380.00
Devaura Uni 6D1,804g£460.00
Devaura Disc 6D1,804g£460.00

Hunt

Hunt Race Season Aero Wide wheelset

Hunt Race Season Aero Wide wheelset

New British wheel contender Hunt specialises in tubeless — in fact, it doesn't make anything else. The range comprises twelve models at the time of writing , six for disc brakes and six for rim brakes. We've been very impressed by the performance and value of the wheels we've reviewed so far.

Read our review of the Hunt 4Season Dura Road wheels
Read our review of the Hunt Race Season Aero Wide wheels

ModelWeightPrice
4Season Dura Disc Road 1,759g£249.00
4Season Disc Road Aero/CX1,585g£349.00
4Season Gravel Disc Road/CX 1,598g£349.00
Aero Light Disc Road 1,469g£459.00
38Carbon Wide Disc Road1,529g£949.00
50 Carbon Wide Disc Road 1,612g£999.00
4Season Dura Road 1,696g£229.00
4Season Aero Road 1,589g£279.00
Race Season Aero Road 1,420g£329.00
Race Season Aero Wide Road1,480g£399.00
38Carbon Wide Aero Road1,483g£899.00
55Carbon Wide Aero Road1,518g£1,099.00

Kinesis

Kinesis Crosslight CX Disc

Kinesis Crosslight CX Disc

To go with its well-regarded road and cyclo-cross frames, Kinesis has a range of four tubeless-ready wheels, two for cyclo-cross use and two for road, with disc- and regular-braked versions of the latter.

Read our review of the Kinesis Crosslight CX Disc wheels

ModelWeightPrice
Racelight Disc1,550g£351.99
Racelight1,520g£239.99
CX Disc1,640g£262.50
CX Disc HD1,740g£299.95

Mavic

Mavic Ksyrium Elite Disc All Road.jpeg

Mavic Ksyrium Elite Disc All Road.jpeg

Mavic was surprisingly late to the road tubeless party given its wide range of mountain bike tubeless wheels. Its two tubeless models are designated 'All Road' to indicate that they're intended for gravel and adventure bikes, though that should make them eminently suitable for British country lane craterscapes.

ModelWeightPrice
Ksyrium Elite Allroad Disc1,690g£558
Ksyrium Pro Disc Allroad1,620g£738

Novatec

Novatec 30 Alu Clincher wheelset - Main

Novatec 30 Alu Clincher wheelset - Main

We've liked the Novatec tubeless wheels we've reviewed. As well as tubeless compatibility they have lots of thoughtful features such as compatibility with both Shimano and Campagnolo cassettes and a steel strip in the aluminium freehub body that stops sprocket splines from digging into it.

Read our review of the Novatec CXD wheels

Read our review of the Novatec Thirty wheels

Find a Novatec dealer

ModelWeightPrice
Thirty1,900g£130.00
CXD1,470g£314.99
Jetfly HD1,435g£350.10
Impulse1,495g£404.10
Jetfly Disc1,690g£404.10
Sprint1,355g£430.00

Pro Lite

Pro-Lite Bortola A21 wheelset - rim

Pro-Lite Bortola A21 wheelset - rim

Pro Lite has a big range of tubeless wheels, with at least seven models, but we've only been able to find a UK source for one of the, the light but sensibly priced Bortola A21W.

Read our review of the Pro-Lite Bortola A21 wheels

Find a Pro Lite dealer

ModelWeightPrice
Bortola A21W 1,425g£262.49

Reynolds

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ASSAULT_Disk.jpg

Acclaimed US carbon fibre specialist Reynolds has one of the larger range of tubeless-ready wheels, with a pair of aluminium-rimmed wheels kicking the range off

ModelWeightPrice
Assault / Strike C1,475g£1,209.95
Assault SLG1,515g£1,169.99
Assault SLG Disc1,565g£1,214.99
ATR Disc1,535g£1,079.99
Attack1,365g£1,049.95
Attack Disc1,454g£1,169.99
Stratus Pro1,445g£570.99
Stratus Pro Disc1,630g£629.99
Strike SLG1,635g£1,214.99

Shimano

Shimano WH-6800 wheelset

Shimano WH-6800 wheelset

Despite partnering with tyre maker Hutchinson to develop tubeless tyres for the road in the early 2000s, Shimano hasn't gone all in, and just offers four models. They're good value, though with the Ultegra model wheels a particular bargain at the time of writing.

Read our review of the Shimano WH-6800 Ultegra wheels

Find a Shimano dealer

ModelWeightPrice
Ultegra 6800 1,640g£249.99
RS610 Tubeless Road 1,791g£199.99
Dura Ace 9000 C24 Tubeless 1,387g£699.99
RX830 Road Disc 1,860g£ 564.99

Stan's No Tubes

Stans NoTubes Alpha 340 Wheelset

Stans NoTubes Alpha 340 Wheelset

Tubeless pioneer and sealant maker Stan's NoTubes was quick to get on board when tubeless tech crossed over from mountain bikes to the road. Stan's claims the Bead Socket Technology used in its rims gives a more secure seal between tire and rim and a proper tire profile for lower pressures, faster cornering and less rolling resistance.

Read our review of the Stan's NoTubes Alpha 340 wheels

Find a Stan's No Tubes dealer

ModelWeightPrice
ZTR Alpha 340 Comp 1,485g£357.24
Grail Team1,635g£445.49
Iron Cross Team CX Disc Brake 1,610g£445.50
ZTR Alpha 340 Team 1,435g£490.50
ZTR Alpha 340 Pro 1,330g£625.50
Avion Pro Disc1,610g£1,495.00
Avion Pro Disc1,520g£1,895.00

Velocite

Velocite RT50 tubeless carbon wheelset - rim

Velocite RT50 tubeless carbon wheelset - rim

This Taiwanese carbon fibre specialist offers a range of keenly priced carbon wheels and an aluminium-rimmed model, all ready for tubeless tyres with the right rim strip and sealant.

Read our review of the Velocite RT50 wheels

ModelWeightPrice
Gram Aero alloy1,598g£465.81
Venn Rev 35 TCD1,460g£599.13
Venn Alter 44 TCD1,500g£632.46
RT50 Aero1,660g£992.34

Zipp

Zipp 30 Course Disc-brake Clincher wheels tight.jpg

Zipp 30 Course Disc-brake Clincher wheels tight.jpg

Famous for aero wheels, Zipp only recently made the leap into tubeless wheels with two models of aluminium-rimmed wheels one for disc brakes, and one for rim brakes. It's bang up to date with a 25mm rim (external width) and there's an optional SRAM XD freehub body so you can fit a 10-42 cassette if you want to use a single-ring gear system.

For 2017 Zipp has announced a tubeless, disc-compatible version of the 303 carbon clincher wheels, though they don't yet seem to be shipping.

Read our review of the Zipp 30 Course Disc wheels

ModelWeightPrice
30 Course Disc1,650g£720.00
30 Course1,570g£940.50
303 Firecrest Carbon Clincher Tubeless Disc1,645gNA
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