"USL" Series Road Wheelsets

Allround aero wheels for racing, training and centuries. Featuring our lightest possible builds, and some of the lightest production wheelsets available anywhere in the world.

"USL" Series wheelsets use our FH-55/170 US Made hubs and Sapim CX-Ray spokes combined with 1.9, 2.3OS, 2.5T, or 2.7 Niobium/Aluminum alloy rims to combine excellent ride qualities, low weights, and great dependability which make them the perfect all day wheelset.

Choose between Silver, Black, or White Spoke options.

Full Carbon 2.0, 3.2, 4.6 and 6.6 versions also available, spicing up your ride while lowering weight.

For 2011 Reynolds rims feature their CTg Brake Track. CTg stands for cryo + glass transition point, Reynolds developed a patented, temperature conducive resin for the break track, molded it in a protective fabric containment layer, then mated it with a specially formulated proprietary Cryo Blue Brake pad. The result is a lightweight, super efficient system that actually removes heat from the rim. Reynolds claims their rims have been tested to operate cooler than other carbon rims. Cooler operation means virtually no chance for heat induced rim failure. You can expect extremely smooth braking, linear stopping forces and zero pulsing.

Previous to CTg carbon designers and engineers were extremely reliant on striking a balance between a competitively lightweight rim that remained strong enough to withstand the extreme pressures and temperatures a carbon clincher experiences. With CTg Reynolds has taken a large leap in closing the performance gap between tubulars and clinchers.

All USL Reynolds rims feature their propietary Swirl Lip Generator. According to Reynolds the leading edge of a bicycle wheel is critical to its aerodynamic performance. The Swirl Lip Generator is a .9mm lip, specifically placed on the leading edge of the rim that effectively widens the rim near the spoke face. Its primary effect is to assist air flowing around the rim to re-attach, thus minimizing pressure drag. It makes air want to stick to the rim, smoothing the turbulence and pressure drag. The bottom line is that while the Swirl Lip Generator makes the rims more aero under normal conditions it really shines under crosswinds.

Each Reynolds rim wheelset includes a full set of Reynolds' proprietary Cryo Blue brake pads

Wheelset includes ULTi skewers and C-4 rim tape.

NOTE: When we state "US Made", all parts in our hubs are manufactured in Orange County excluding bearings and freehub bodies on all models excluding the RH-160. Machining, Polishing, Anodizing and Laser Marking have all been performed by the same companies since the beginning (with a few trials of alternatives that taught us we got it right first time), giving continuity of quality and refinement through experience that only repetition of production can give. Our aluminum is certified aerospace grades from Kaiser Aluminum, an Orange County based firm that has produced high quality aluminum since the 1940's.