Edco Wheels
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Edco Wheels
Edco is a Swiss brand now widely available on these shores having picked up a UK distributor.
The range is extensive and includes the Roches (£549.99), an on-trend aluminium clincher which is tubeless-ready and with a rim width of 24mm, well-suited to wider tyres. We’ve just received a set to test.
At the top of the scale is the Neggia wheelset (pictured above, £2,249.99), which has a headline-grabbing claimed weight of just 999g (for the tubular wheelset, or 1,179g for the clincher version). Either way, that’s very, very, very light. The carbon wheels, which have a rider weight limit of 85kg, can be used with regular brake pads, so riders don’t need to change pads when switching between carbon and aluminium wheels.
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All wheels in the Edco line-up use the ‘MultiSys’ freehub body, which can accept both a Shimano/SRAM and Campagnolo cassette. That will appeal to riders who have one bike with a Shimano or SRAM groupset, and one with a Campag groupset, and who normally need separate wheels for both.
Finally, here’s another neat piece of tech from Edco. The Monoblock is an 11-speed cassette which can fit a ten-speed freehub body. Again, it’s another neat bit of thinking from Edco which will enable riders to get more from their current equipment.
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If you buy a new bike with an 11-speed groupset, or upgrade an old one, then the Monoblock cassette means you don’t necessarily need to buy new wheels. It’s made from a single piece of steel and the Edco’s ‘Ten+Eleven’ lockring (sold separately) enables that ten and 11-speed cross-compatibility.
The Monoblock costs £159.99 or £159.99, depending on your chosen sprocket sizes (nine options are available), while the ‘Ten+Eleven’ lockring costs £10.95.
Website: Edco Wheels