Andy’s Zipp clinchers are getting tired so he wanted to replace them with something light and fast enough to race on when not using his carbon tubulars, but durable enough for the 400km/week of training he does.

I selected a 20 hole Alchemy ELF front hub and paired it to a 28 hole DT Swiss 240s rear.  The rims are the awesome Kinlin XR-270 and spokes are bladed DT Swiss Aerolites.

1435g is an amazing weight for such a durable wheelset – that’s around 100g lighter than a pair of Ksyrium ES or Fulcrum Racing 0

Look for these wheels training in the rain on Saturday and going off the front of the Scratch bunch on Sunday :-)

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