Some deep section wheels feature a carbon fairing placed over an aluminum rim.
Deep section carbon wheels.
These are heavier but are cheaper than a complete carbon rim owing to lower manufacturing and development costs.
The roval clx 32 is specialized s in house wheel brand low profile carbon wheels.
In spite of their shallow rim roval says the profile is even more aero than the previous deeper section clx 40.
As my buddy chuck likes to say i don t know everything there is to know about cycling.
And therein lies the rub.
Deep section aero wheels offer some of the biggest speed gains you can find along with your helmet and clothing.
Most deep carbon rims are.
Deep section carbon fiber wheels are no faster than their alloy shallow section counterparts at certain speeds.
Deep section rims are built from carbon fiber because aluminum rims of equivalent height would be very heavy and could not be rolled into a circle without wrinkling.
Let s make a few things clear here.