Born as an ultralight, super-stiff ultra-premium carbon mountain bike wheel concept, Syncros has adapted their 1-piece molded monocoque full-carbon wheels for drop bars with two new Capital SL wheelsets.
Designed to deliver industry-leading lightweight, ride-tuned stiffness, aerodynamic performance, and modern road & gravel versatility the Syncros Capital SL wheels are undeniably expensive, but it’s hard to argue with their performance either…The Syncros Silverton SL mountain full-carbon monocoque mountain bike wheels were a bit game-changing in their combination of stiffness, lightweight & off-road durability.
Low weight is relatively easy to quantify thanks to the full carbon construction, with continuous fibers molded for the spokes from one side of the rim to the other around a carbon hub flange. These even ditch the extra carbon spacer the mountain bike wheels put around the alloy hub shells, as Syncros realized their bonding process made them unnecessary.
Surprisingly to me, the carbon spokes stick with a mostly flat 2mm thin profile x 4.75mm wide. Durable carbon doesn’t really like the sharp edges that would give you a conventional bladed spoke shape, but the Capital SL’s spokes are slightly aero-shaped smoothly narrowing to 1.5mm thick at their front & rear edges.
road tires. Those resulting tires will be exclusive for OEM spec to Scott bikes with Syncros wheels for the next year, but can be bought on their own direct from the German tire maker, too.Lastly is the hardest-to-quantify ride quality, but we noticed a number of tweaks here that differ from the Silverton SLs to make the Capital SL wheels more forgiving, without sacrificing on ultra-lightweight or unparalleled stiffness.
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