At the 2016 Interbike Outdoor Demo, we got an early look at some of the new cyclocross and gravel-oriented wheels being shown at the annual Vegas convention.
Alto Cycling showed off no less than four wheelsets that looked appropriate for cyclocross, while Lightweight now has a thru axle option and rim construction technique for its ultra-high-end German-made carbon disc brake wheels that both saves thousands and improves precision but still keeps them out of reach for many of us.
Knight Composites, now a sponsor of Katie Compton and her KFC Racing program, was also showing off the carbon tubular wheels used by Compton on both rim and disc brake wheels, plus the now-available carbon tubeless gravel wheels we initially saw at Sea Otter and will be testing soon.
Roll through the new wheels in the 2016 Interbike Outdoor demo slideshow below.
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Lightweight’s new Wegweiser thru axle disc wheel features DT Swiss internals that allow swapping between different axle standards. The wheels are hand constructed, but the rim is made in Germany by automated machines, a new direction for the high-end wheel company. Interbike 2016 © Cyclocross Magazine
