DISCUS 45|40 WHEELS Carbon-Ti hubs

$3,099.00 CAD

The world’s widest aero wheels, significantly improving the aerodynamics of big road and gravel tires from 35mm WAM to MTB tires. 

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A wide tire needs a wide rim to avoid turbulence in the tire-rim transition. The Discus 45 | 40 is the first aerowheel designed for 35-40mm tires. 29mm internal width makes your chosen tire even wider & reduces tire flop

REALFAST AERODYNAMICS

We design for the real world, and for the gravel roads in that world, people want to use 700x35-40c tires. It’s useless to put a narrow aero rim behind such a tire. You’d be adding the weight without the aero benefit of such a wheel as the airflow never really “sees” the rim.

After testing two dozen prototype wheels in the tunnel, the Discus 45 | 40 LTD was born. 45mm deep for good aerodynamics without excessive cross wind vulnerability. 40mm wide to match up those 35-40mm tires. The result is speed never seen before on gravel roads. And while the shape is optimized for the 3T Exploro, the Discus 45 | 40 LTD makes any gravel bike faster.

NOSETAIL DESIGN

Similar to the Discus 45 | 32 LTD, the Discus 45 | 40 uses the NoseTail design to squeeze 60mm deep rim performance in a 45mm profile.

By definition rim design is a compromise, because it whatever shape is aerodynamic on the front half doesn’t work so well 180 degrees later when it’s backwards. The NoseTail shape was developed by the legendary Dave Kennedy (an aerodynamics professional for over 50(!) years) and 3T’s Head of Design Gerard Vroomen. The NoseTail actually sacrifices some performance on the front half of the wheel in favor of working better on the back half.

Not only do the two effects cancel each other out, but the resulting shape also requires less rim depth and better guides the airflow from the rear of the front wheel onto the downtube. This is particularly helpful on the Exploro RaceMax where the downtube is positioned in close proximity to the front tire.

DESIGN IN THE DETAILS

SPECIFICATIONS
Rim Size ETRTO 622 x 29c, (28”/700c) 40mm wide, 45mm deep
Rim Spec Tubeless-Ready Clincher, specific angle drilling
Rim Material Unidirectional carbon - ultralight layup
Spokes Sapim CX-Ray or D-Light Straight-pull, stainless steel. black finish, double butted, 24 Front/24 Rear
Hubs Carbon-Ti Hubs
Nipples Sapim chrome-plated brass
Front Hub Spec Thru-axle 100x12mm
Rear Hub Spec Thru-axle 142x12mm
Rear Hub Compatibility 10/11s Shimano freewheel or SRAM XDR Driver body included
Wheel weight (+/- 5%) 1665g