Free carbon wheel ratings
See How 25+ Carbon Wheelsets Actually Scored
Every brand says their wheels are stiff, stable and fast. None of them will show you a number. So I buy them, put them on the truing stand, and ride them until I know what they actually are. Then I score all 25 the same way, 1–5, across 9 criteria.
- Numbers I measured myself, not adjectives a brand wrote.
- All 25 side by side, filtered by depth, weight or price, in one table.
- The discount codes I negotiated myself, worth up to 15% off.
What I Measure
Nine criteria, scored 1–5 on the same published scale for every wheelset, so a 4 means the same thing on all of them. Hover any criterion to see what earns each score. If you want the long version, it is on my wheel testing page.
A Look Inside
Five of the 25, laid out exactly as the full table shows them. The scores are hidden here, not in the table I send you.
Best In Class
The four categories people actually ask me about. Knowing the categories is the easy part.
The Ratings Table
| Wheelset | Score | Crossw. | Stiff. | Comfort | Speed | Tire-On | True. | Spoke T. | Dishing | Price | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elitewheels DRIVE II | |||||||||||
| Particle GCX45 | |||||||||||
| Lún HYPER 5 | |||||||||||
| YOELEO NxT SL2 C60 | |||||||||||
| Farsports C5 |
Scroll the table sideways to see every criterion.
+ 20 more wheelsets, every one scored across all 9 criteria
Every wheelset on this list goes through the same process before I write a word about it. I check spoke tension with a tensiometer, hub centering with a dishing tool, and lateral and radial trueness on a truing stand. The numbers go straight into the table, good or bad.
Then I ride them. In crosswinds, on rough tarmac, up and down, for as long as it takes to know what they are. A wheel that measures well and rides badly is still a bad wheel, and most of what you feel on a road never shows up on a workbench.