What is the best bike wheel brand?

Wind-tunnel names, hub specialists and direct-to-rider upstarts share one list, and hardly any two riders would build the same wheelset.

1. 1
   Zipp

   Indianapolis wheel maker owned by SRAM whose 303, 404 and 808 depths became shorthand for aero carbon wheels.
2. 2
   ENVE

   Utah carbon specialist known for its SES road and G-series gravel wheels, built in the USA.
3. 3
   Roval

   Specialized's in-house wheel brand, maker of the Rapide and Alpinist lines raced in the WorldTour.
4. 4
   DT Swiss

   Swiss hub and wheel manufacturer whose ratchet hubs and ARC and ERC wheelsets are everywhere in the peloton.
5. 5
   Mavic

   French wheel pioneer behind the Cosmic and Ksyrium lines and decades of yellow neutral-service cars.
6. 6
   Fulcrum

   Italian wheel brand from the Campagnolo family, known for its Racing and Speed carbon wheelsets.
7. 7
   Hunt

   British direct-to-rider brand offering value-focused road and gravel wheels such as the Limitless range.
8. 8
   Reynolds

   American carbon wheel pioneer whose AR and Aero series have been racing since the early carbon era.
9. 9
   Bontrager

   Trek's component brand, maker of the Aeolus wheels used by Trek's professional teams.
10. 10
    Princeton CarbonWorks

    US maker of the wave-shaped Wake and Grit wheels raced at the Tour de France.
11. 11
    Parcours

    British wheel brand known for its wind-tunnel-developed Strade and Grimpeur carbon wheels.
12. 12
    Elitewheels

    Value-focused carbon wheel maker whose Drive series became a popular upgrade for road and gravel riders.
13. 13
    Scope

    Dutch carbon wheel brand behind the Artech and S-series wheelsets.
14. 14
    Black Inc

    Premium wheel and cockpit brand linked to Factor bikes, maker of the Fifty-Eight and Hyper wheels.
15. 15
    Vision

    FSA's wheel brand, known for its Metron and SC aero wheels.

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