{"id":232961,"date":"2025-07-02T21:09:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/232961\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:09:19","slug":"visma-lease-a-bike-is-trialling-carbon-spoked-reserve-wheels-at-the-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/232961\/","title":{"rendered":"Visma-Lease a Bike is trialling carbon-spoked Reserve wheels at the Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visma\u2013Lease a Bike is testing new carbon-spoked Reserve wheels at the 2025 Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p>The rims appear to be existing options updated with carbon spokes. These would be the first Reserve wheels to use carbon spokes. <\/p>\n<p>We spotted 34 and 57mm deep front wheels, and a 64mm-deep rear wheel at the Visma-Lease a Bike team bus. <\/p>\n<p>The 57\/64 combination appears to be a new wheelset designed specifically for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/new-cervelo-s5-spotted-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the updated S5<\/a>, which we&#8217;ve also seen at this year&#8217;s Grand D\u00e9part (look out for a gallery on that bike coming soon).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702_004_Ashley-Quinlan-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Reserve carbon spoked wheels 2025 Tour de France\" class=\"wp-image-926500\"\/>Carbon spokes are generally considered to be lighter and stiffer than steel spokes. Ashley Quinlan \/ Our Media<\/p>\n<p>To fit the spokes, Cerv\u00e9lo\u2019s sports marketing director Richard Keeskamp said Reserve \u2013 a sibling brand to Cerv\u00e9lo&#8217;s owned by parent group, PON \u2013 worked with hubset specialists Tune, to develop custom hubs with a lightweight shell and ceramic bearings. The spokes attach to the rim via alloy nipples.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702_003_Ashley-Quinlan-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Reserve carbon spoked wheels 2025 Tour de France\" class=\"wp-image-926499\"\/>Reserve has worked with hub specialists Tune. Ashley Quinlan \/ Our Media<\/p>\n<p>The design is similar to that seen on the Hunt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/reviews\/components\/wheels\/wheel-sets\/hunt-48-limitless-ud-carbon-spoke-disc-wheelset-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">48 Limitless UD Carbon Spoke Disc<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/reviews\/components\/wheels\/wheel-sets\/ffwd-raw-44-wheelset-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FFWD Raw 44<\/a> wheelsets.<\/p>\n<p>Keeskamp confirmed to BikeRadar that the spokes are just as aerodynamic as their steel counterparts due to their bladed design.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702_008_Ashley-Quinlan-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Reserve carbon spoked wheels 2025 Tour de France\" class=\"wp-image-926504\"\/>Keeskamp said that the spokes were being trialled in deeper wheels because there was no aerodynamic drawback. Ashley Quinlan \/ Our Media<\/p>\n<p>We weren\u2019t able to weigh the wheels, but Keeskamp confirmed the carbon spokes were chosen for their lighter weight relative to most steel spokes. Keeskamp also said the wheels provide a more lively ride sensation.<\/p>\n<p>This tallies with our findings when testing similar wheels. Keeskamp said that the Visma pros that have tried the wheels enjoyed how they handled when climbing and descending.<\/p>\n<p>Expect to see them raced in anger when the Tour hits the mountains, and Jonas Vingegaard and co. try to usurp pre-race favourite Tadej Poga\u010dar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Visma\u2013Lease a Bike is testing new carbon-spoked Reserve wheels at the 2025 Tour de France. 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