I do a climb-off in search of the best climbing wheels

Best Lightweight Climbing Wheels
Join me for three trips up Wachusett Mountain in search of the best lightweight climbing wheels, and share my reviews and comparisons of climbing wheels from some of the leading brands.

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► Enve SES 2.3: https://intheknowcycling.com/enve-ses...
► Fulcrum Speed 25: https://intheknowcycling.com/fulcrum-...
► Zipp 353 NSW: https://intheknowcycling.com/zipp-454...
► Best Lightweight Wheels for Climbing: https://intheknowcycling.com/best-cli...
► Best All-Road Wheels: https://intheknowcycling.com/all-road...
► Best All-Around Wheels: https://intheknowcycling.com/carbon-d...

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Skip to the chapters in this video:
00:00 The Best Climbing Wheels
00:30 Elevation Details of the test ride
01:09 Climbing wheels on this ride
01:47 Tubeless tires and inflation pressure
02:45 Is this “science” or subjective?
04:24 Uphill experience with ENVE SES 2.3
10:17 Downhill experience ENVE SES 2.3
12:16 Switching to the Fulcrum Speed 25
14:05 Uphill experience with the Fulcrum Speed 25
14:42 Switching to the Zipp 353 NSW
14:57 Climbing wheelset test ride comparison
17:43 Review of all of the best lightweight climbing wheels

Audio: Some by Hara Noda during climb and Sunset Serenade by dvine during the second wheelset switch

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