Shimano presents new DURA-ACE wheels and pedals

NUNSPEET (The Netherlands), June 28, 2010 - Shimano has updated the DURA-ACE wheel set line-up completely, offering the perfect high-end road racing wheels for all riding circumstances.

Besides the available rim choices of 24 and 50mm height, Shimano is now also offering a 35mm carbon rim that offers an excellent combination of high rigidity, low weight and excellent aerodynamics. All new wheel sets feature the new DURA-ACE 7900 hubs with Shimano’s proven cup-and-cone technology as well as a new bearing adjustment system that enables easy manual adjustment without the use of a cone wrench.

These DURA-ACE wheel sets have been tested extensively in the previous year by many professional riders, including Oscar Freire and Robert Gesink (Rabobank), Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) and Juan Antonio Flecha (SKY). Also the new carbon composite DURA-ACE pedals were tested by our sponsored professional teams over the previous year.

An overview of the new DURA-ACE products:

PD-7900
DURA-ACE carbon composite SPD-SL pedals
Maintaining all SPD-SL features and benefits
Weight: 248g per pair
Availability in the market: September 2010

WH-7900-C24-CL
DURA-ACE Clincher wheel set with carbon laminated ultra thin aluminum rims
Rim height: 24mm
16 butted, bladed, stainless steel spokes in the front and 20 in the rear wheel
Weight: 1395g per set
Availability in the market: November 2010

WH-7900-C24-TL
DURA-ACE Tubeless wheel set with carbon laminated ultra thin aluminum rims
Rim height: 24mm
16 butted, bladed, stainless steel spokes in the front and 20 in the rear wheel
Weight: 1464g per set
Availability in the market: November 2010

WH-7900-C35-CL
DURA-ACE Clincher wheel set with carbon-aluminum rims
Rim height: 35mm
16 butted, bladed, stainless steel spokes in the front and 20 in the rear wheel
Weight: 1627g per set
Availability in the market: October 2010

WH-7900-C35-TU
DURA-ACE Tubular wheel set with full carbon rims
Rim height: 35mm
16 butted, bladed, stainless steel spokes in the front and 20 in the rear wheel
Weight: 1339g per set
Availability in the market: October 2010

WH-7900-C50-CL
DURA-ACE Clincher wheel set with carbon-aluminum rims
Rim height: 50mm
16 butted, bladed, stainless steel spokes in the front and 20 in the rear wheel
Weight: 1662g per set
Availability in the market: April 2011

WH-7900-C50-TU
DURA-ACE Tubular wheel set with full carbon rims
Rim height: 50mm
16 butted, bladed, stainless steel spokes in the front and 20 in the rear wheel
Weight: 1396g per set
Availability in the market: April 2011

Harald Troost
PR Officer