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Fulcrum Red Power XL 29er Wheelset Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have just finished testing Commencal\u00b4s new 29er mountain bike, the Meta AM 29<\/a>, which came with Fulcrum\u00b4s Red Power XL 29er wheels. Read on to see how these Fulcrum wheels lasted up to 10 weeks of use and abuse during the Spanish mountain bike holiday season<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Fulcrum Red Power XL 29er Wheels: Weights and Measurements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Model tested: 142 x 12mm rear and 15mm front.
Front : 877g
Rear: 1128g
Internal Diameter: 19mm
Rim Depth: 25.3mmm
Approximate Cost: \u00a3259.99<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fulcrum Red Power XL 29er Wheels: Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Fulcrum wheels feature what they call the “2:1 Spoke Ratio”, basically meaning that the spoke patterns on each side of the wheel are different to take into account the fact that the forces on each side of the wheel are different. In addition, the front and rear wheels also experience different stresses so those too have a different spoke pattern. Here are the patterns of the spokes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheel<\/strong><\/td>Drive Side<\/strong><\/td>Non-Drive Side<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Front<\/td>3 Cross, 16 Spokes<\/td>Radial, 7 Spokes<\/td><\/tr>
Rear<\/td>2 Cross, 14 Spokes<\/td>2 Cross, 14 Spokes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Fulcrum Red Power rims are non-tubeless ready which means if you want to run tubeless, like I do, then you\u00b4re going to have to look at using a rim strip which is far from ideal in my experience. I didn\u00b4t even bother trying to set these wheels up tubeless and just ran them with tubes for the whole test period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a few key features which Fulcrum uses in these wheels. I won\u00b4t go into details because what really matters is how the wheels perform but in the interest of completeness I will list these here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n