Elitewheels
Elitewheels Drive G45 (CS) gravel wheels
Logo color — Black
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Elitewheels Drive G45 (CS) gravel wheels
Due to very high demand, delivery times for the wheels are 40 days.
Pair of ELITE DRIVE G-45 CS wheels with carbon spokes and ceramic bearings.
The G45 CS is a stiff and versatile wheelset for gravel riding. It is the first gravel wheelset on the market to use carbon spokes. The use of carbon spokes, along with UNI technology, allowed ELITE to design a wheelset weighing 1300g and with a 45mm rim depth.
The G45 wheelset uses high-modulus carbon fiber spokes. These wheels are 7% stiffer than a comparable wheelset using steel spokes. This difference in stiffness is immediately noticeable while riding. Acceleration and power delivery are more responsive. Carbon spokes are also three times more fatigue-resistant than their steel counterparts. The tension loss experienced with steel spokes during long-term use is essentially eliminated.
The G45 wheelset features a high-end hub with a double-walled, sealed design. The hub's sidewalls have been specially designed for ease of use and maintenance. The hubs have premium ceramic bearings for reduced rolling resistance. Ceramic bearings have a significantly longer lifespan than steel bearings.
The wheelset passed factory/laboratory tests on rough surfaces over 20,000 km, simulating gravel riding conditions. This far exceeds the EN 17406 test standard.
More information is available on the ELITE DRIVE G-45 CS website.
Technical specifications
- Wheel diameter: 700 c (622 mm)
- Rim dimensions: width 31 mm, inner 34 mm, height 45 mm.
- Compatible with: 700×30c-50c inner tubes and tubeless tires
- Number of spokes: 20 front/rear
- Hub dimensions: 100/12 mm front and 142/12 mm rear
- Standard disc: centerlock
- UCI Certified
Color
- Black
Weight
- 1300 g ±30 g
Materials
- Rim: carbon
- spokes: carbon
- Hubs: High-strength 7075 T6 aluminum
- Bearings: NBK Ceramic
Delivery contents
- Pair of wheels.
- Freewheel body
UPC & EAN
- ELITE-DR-G45