# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published October 31, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-bike-wheel-brand*

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1. **Zipp**
   Indianapolis wheel maker owned by SRAM whose 303, 404 and 808 depths became shorthand for aero carbon wheels.
2. **ENVE**
   Utah carbon specialist known for its SES road and G-series gravel wheels, built in the USA.
3. **Roval**
   Specialized's in-house wheel brand, maker of the Rapide and Alpinist lines raced in the WorldTour.
4. **DT Swiss**
   Swiss hub and wheel manufacturer whose ratchet hubs and ARC and ERC wheelsets are everywhere in the peloton.
5. **Mavic**
   French wheel pioneer behind the Cosmic and Ksyrium lines and decades of yellow neutral-service cars.
6. **Fulcrum**
   Italian wheel brand from the Campagnolo family, known for its Racing and Speed carbon wheelsets.
7. **Hunt**
   British direct-to-rider brand offering value-focused road and gravel wheels such as the Limitless range.
8. **Reynolds**
   American carbon wheel pioneer whose AR and Aero series have been racing since the early carbon era.
9. **Bontrager**
   Trek's component brand, maker of the Aeolus wheels used by Trek's professional teams.
10. **Princeton CarbonWorks**
   US maker of the wave-shaped Wake and Grit wheels raced at the Tour de France.
11. **Parcours**
   British wheel brand known for its wind-tunnel-developed Strade and Grimpeur carbon wheels.
12. **Elitewheels**
   Value-focused carbon wheel maker whose Drive series became a popular upgrade for road and gravel riders.
13. **Scope**
   Dutch carbon wheel brand behind the Artech and S-series wheelsets.
14. **Black Inc**
   Premium wheel and cockpit brand linked to Factor bikes, maker of the Fifty-Eight and Hyper wheels.
15. **Vision**
   FSA's wheel brand, known for its Metron and SC aero wheels.

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