DUKE Wheelset Road Runner 30 / Novatec

CYCLIST TEST n ° 23 April 2020

All Duke wheels are designed on the premises of the company, based in Vendée (FRANCE). It designs aluminum and carbon wheels and it should be noted that the carbon rims, even if they are made in Asia, are made in molds that Duke owns. The brand is doing well since it has just reinvested in a dozen molds in its Chinese factory. These Road Runners are delivered original
with a valve for tubeless mounting.
My everyday wheels are Enve SES 3.4 Disc, with very good carbon rims. The comparison benchmark was therefore high. First of all, I appreciated the comfort of the Dukes, the aluminum bringing an undeniable advantage compared to the carbon, and this without significantly affecting the stiffness. Duke alu are nervous wheels that allow you to easily revive when changing direction or when attacking a climb. No problems during the spoke or bearing test. When mounting to the card, Duke chose reliability with Sapim CXRay spokes and DT Swiss DT350 CL hubs which are very reliable and make no noise. The 30 mm profile (the model is also available in 23 mm height) increases inertia and gains in average speed on flat routes. Paved with benchmark tires (the GP 5000, in 25 mm), these Road Runner 30 Discs really amazed me. I tested them over 1,000 km and found them to be very versatile.
They also have a big advantage: a very low price!
To conclude, available in rim or disc braking, the Road Runner 30 is an excellent product, of a very correct weight, comfortable and with a very satisfactory rigidity. They also display excellent value for money. Duke offers in addition to personalization (shelves, nuts, stickers) to match with the color of your frame, all this by making a French SME work. What more ?

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ASSEMBLY IN FRANCE
All the wheels available on JPRACINGBIKE1 are assembled by hand in our offices in Vendée, France. This allows us to guarantee you a high precision and high quality assembly with optimized balancing of the spoke tensions. All this to offer you the most reliable wheels as possible.En savoir plus.

HIGH QUALITY ARTISANAL RIM 
The DUKE by JPRACINGBIKE1 are draw, developed, test and made in Europe. The DUKE Road Rim Runner SL Has a profile height of 22mm. Symmetrical front profile and ASYMMETRIC at the rear: As the number of gears increases, The cassette-side flange of the hub is increasingly "pushed" towards the inside of the wheel have an asymetrical profil (2.5 mm offset) Which makes it possible to increase the lateral stiffness of the wheel without gaining weight. The holes in the rim are off-centered, this makes it possible to close more the umbrella formed by the Spokes. Thus the spokes ensure a better maintenance of the rim and the lateral stiffness of the wheel is increased.This gives more volume to the tires and improves efficiency, comfort and cornering grip. A wide rim also means that you can use finer, lighter tires while maintaining the comfort, softness and grip provided by a larger volume of air.
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Competitive hubs for their excellent price / quality ratio and a very low weight. One of the best brand of hubs from Asia especially for the quality of bearings of Japanese origin, country of High Technology! For more information
Novatec A291SB - F482SB : En savoir plus

SAPIM SPOKES
Sapim has been producing spokes and nipples of the highest quality for over 90 years. From the beginning, maintaining a close relationship with customers has always been of the greatest importance for Sapim. You have the choice between 3 models:
--> Sapim CX-Ray (309g / 64 pcs / 292 mm)
--> Sapim D-Light (344g / 64 pcs / 292 mm)
--> Sapim Race (408g / 64 pcs / 292 mm)

NIPPLES 
Sapim Polyax Alu 14mm. Colors of your choice : black, red, silver, blue, gold, dark green, light green, purple, orange.
--> Sapim nipples in aluminium
--> Sapim nipples in brass (on demand)

ACCESSORIES 
Wheels are delivered with brake pads, Duke tubeless valves, taped rims, 4x spare spokes and nipples. Wheels are available with different retroreflecting custom stickers.

DOCUMENTATION
We offer you free user manuals or information sheets to help you better understand the product you are looking for. 
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