Road Wheels

Road wheels are built around hubs that accept cassettes, the stack of cogs of increasing sizes that allow you to change gear. Road wheels are designed to be light, to let you ride up hills and descend them effortlessly, and modern improvements like carbon rims and new hub designs help keep the weight down and improve the aerodynamic profile of the wheels. What groupset you use is also an important part of picking the right road wheel, as Shimano and Campagnolo hubs and cassettes are not compatible.