Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon 18H Road Front Wheel

In the past few years, the 303 has emerged as one of the most formidable wheels in the pro peloton, with wins in the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders, the Amstel Gold Race and more. Its speed, light weight, and utter reliability have been proven in pro cycling?s most demanding races.

The 303 made history by becoming the first carbon wheelset to win cycling?s two most famous Cobbled Classics, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders. Its wider rim provided extra durability, and improved aerodynamics. That wider rim also led to the development of our revolutionary Firecrest® platform, and now the revolution has come full circle.

New for 2014, the 303 Firecrest Carbon Clincher is built with a the latest iteration of our 188 rear hub, the V9, along with new spoke-lacing pattern for the rear wheel - refinements that result in improved stiffness and durability. The new hub was developed in cooperation of superstar sprinter Mark Cavendish of the Omega Pharma Quick-Step Cycling Team and is in use by other top pro cyclists and triathletes including Pete Jacobs and Mirinda Carfrae.

Cavendish received early hub prototypes in January 2013 and logged 13,000 kilometers (8,078 miles) on continually refined variants, including his stage victories at the Giro d?Italia and the 2013 Tour de France. His feedback helped optimize the hub?s flange geometry, stiffness and weight.
The new 188/V9 hub has larger precision Swiss steel bearings for increased durability. Our new ?virtual 3 cross? lacing on both sides of rear wheel improves stiffness, achieving 3 cross stiffness in a 2 cross pattern with a new spoke geometry. The 188/V9 has 25 percent more torsional stiffness than a leading competitive hub. This measure of stiffness is crucial for the direct power transfer to the rear wheel for out-of-the saddle sprints and climbs. The new hub also is laterally (side-to-side) stiffer that its rival or predecessor.

Specs:

Set Weight: 1565g
Max recommended rider weight: 250lbs

FRONT WHEEL

Weight: 695g
Hub Used: 88
Rim Depth: 45mm
Brake Track Width (center): 26.40mm
Max Width: 28.50mm
Clincher Bead Width: 17.25mm
Spoke Count: 18
Spoke Pattern: Radial
Spoke Length: 260mm
Max Tire Pressure: 125psi
Max Tire Pressure: 8.62bars
Track Adaptable: Yes
Dimpled Surface: Yes
Ceramic Bearing: Aftermarket
External Nipples: Yes

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