Strada Wheels Rail
After a little tweaking the team took a wind tunnel-ready 28 hole test wheel including the wide rim diameter and desired rim profile to the A2 Wind Tunnel in North Carolina. The Rail wheel design team took eight other wheels to the wind tunnel including two Zipp Firecrest 404 wheels, one 20 spoke and one 24 spoke. The results? The Rail was faster than every other wheel in the test except the 20 spoke Zipp Firecrest over 40 kilometers at 30 miles an hour. Even that difference was negligible, at six seconds over the duration. Considering the Rail had eight more spokes and a rim profile 6 milimeters shallower, it was an impressive result.
The Rails aren’t just fast, Strada believe they’re tough too. All Rails include a 2 year warranty, a crash replacement plan, and a 100 kilogram weight limit. The Rail is available today from Strada Wheels in 20/24 or 24/28 hole pairs. All wheels are built to order with Sapim spokes for between £1100 and £1850 per set, depending on hub and skewer selection.
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Learn more at www.stradawheels.co.uk
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