DT Swiss RR440 Wheel Set

Description

DT Swiss RR440 wheels are the logical successor to their RR415 rims, which in turn were designed to go head to head with the then unseated #1 road race rim, the Mavic Open Pro.  That’s a long way of saying that the RR440 is one of the best welded road rims available, period.  This rim has a welded seam, precision machined sidewalls, and has a 16mm tubeless ready inner profile.  These are light weight and very versatile.  We stock these rims in a variety of hole counts, and Asym and Non-asym.

This particular option is a 24 hole front / 28 hole rear wheel set build, geared towards Go Fast weekends or those that prefer hills and mountains.

These wheels are built with your choice of top quality Sapim black stainless spokes, and polyax nipples, laced to one of the best sealed bearing road hub sets that we have.  Available with a Shimano 8/9/10 spd, Shimano Road 11/12 freehub, or a Campagnolo 9/10/11 speed freehub.

More Wheel Facts:

-DT Swiss RR440 tubeless clincher rims are 19mm tall, with a 21mm outer and 16mm inner width.  Rim weight is approx. 450g/ea.  These rims will work with inner tubes and clincher tires OR tubeless ready tires with valves.

-Compatible with a wide range of tires, 700 x 20c – 32c will all work.

-Wheel set weights will vary based on spoke and nipple selection, but for reference in 24/28H:

With Race double butted and alloy – Front (665g)  / Rear (865g)  = 1530g

*Wheels will ship with QR levers and tubeless 19mm tape installed.

DT Swiss RR440 Tubeless Ready / Clincher Specs

• All options include tubeless rim tape and QR levers.

Where is Your Wheel Set Weight?

Not all wheel weight is equal. An 1800g wheel set with a 20 / 24 spoke count may be using heavier rims, spokes, and hubs, compared to the same wheel set with a higher spoke count. When you lower a wheel set’s spoke count, you run the risk of decreasing durability, as well as lateral stiffness, (the wheels could flex and rub with the brakes). All that, and they tend to feel a bit dull.  These wheels start with the use of a superior rim profile with purposeful wall thickness.  So the rim is light weight, but not flimsy.  The utilization of 3D shaped internal stainless steel nipple washers that match Sapim’s Polyax nipples mean that where the rim is doing the most work, at each spoke hole, we’re increasing the surface area in which the work is conducted.  This reduces rim stress, reduces the likelihood of rim cracking, while promoting rim life.  Expect these wheels to feel better, and last longer than your current mid 1400g wheel set now.