Description
At I Know A Guy Bicycles, our “Trusted Partners” are more than just brands—they are vetted small businesses that represent the heart and soul of the cycling industry.
I choose to partner with people who take immense pride in their craftsmanship and who live by the same rule my dad taught me back in his shop: “If you can’t do it right, don’t do it at all.” In a world of mass-produced, “good enough” gear, these partners are true gems. They prioritize quality and longevity over quick sales, ensuring that when I recommend a product to you, it’s a product I’d trust on my own family’s bikes.
Trusted Partner: Bicycle Wheel Warehouse
Bicycle Wheel Warehouse is designed to offer a new dimension in the online market for enthusiast riders, aiming to meet cyclists’ need for high-quality wheels at affordable prices. We specialize in offering wheels that use component specifications that make sense, rather than wheels assembled from miscellaneous parts.
Our wheels differ from many other wheels available online. All of our wheels are 100% built in-house by hand, checked, and rechecked for proper spoke tension and wheel trueness. Compare our wheels with those offered by other websites that often purchase wheels and parts at close-out auctions from overseas factories and repackage them for sale in the U.S. as quality products.
The Speed Tuned Aero HD wheel set is perfect for riders carrying a heavy load, that still want a light weight set of wheels rolling on road 23, 25 or 28mm tires.
Description:
The Speed Tuned Aero HD 30mm tall wheel set uses one of our strongest, most versatile race oriented aluminum clincher 700c rims. The Speed Tuned Aero HD rim is very attractive, and offers a strong tapered aero shaped 30mm x 19mm profile (HxW), with a 14mm inner width that works well with tubes and clincher tires or setup tubeless. Given the Speed Tuned Aero HD rim’s strength, wheel “stiffness” is not a concern. We use this rim in lower spoke count, focused road race wheel sets. And then again here with this wheel set, with 32 or 36 holes up front and 36 holes for the rear, offering an extremely strong/durable road wheel set option, still only weighing in at a 1980g.
One of the highlights of the Speed Tuned Aero HD wheel set is its employment of a relatively high spoke count. In the segment of race oriented bicycle rims, 36 holes is basically non-existent. We’re building these rims with silver gray anodized Shimano Tiagra 4600 series loose ball, (cup + cone), road hubs. The front is 32 hole (or 36H), rear is 36 hole, laced with a three cross lace pattern, using Sapim Leader silver stainless spokes with brass nipples.
We began using the Speed Tuned Aero HD rim circa mid 2020, with great success. It’s light weight and extremely solid, and the apex of the rim where spoke tension is held is very thick.
* All listed weights are based on an approximate average, actual weights may vary
** Not recommended for riders over 330 lbs
***Wheels will ship with QR levers and Velox 16mm cloth rim tape.
Speed Tuned Aero HD Clincher Specs
| 700c | Front Wheel | Rear Wheel | Wheel Weights (approx) |
| Rim Info | Aluminum Alloy Clincher, double wall, sleeve joint | ||
| ETRTO | 622 x 14 | ||
| Weight | ≈470g average | ≈470-475g average | |
| Sidewall | CNC machined, rim brake compatible | ||
| Inner Width | 14mm | ||
| Outer Width | 19mm | ||
| Rim Depth | 30mm | ||
| Rim ETRTO | 622 x 14mm | ||
| Rim ERD | 583 (without washers) | ||
| Rim Tape | Velox 16mm cloth rim tape | ≈ 18 – 30g/wheel (varies based on overlap) | |
| Washers | Built with 3D internal stainless steel washers | ≈4g F, ≈4g R | |
| Valve Type | Presta | ||
| Tire Type | Standard Clincher with inner tube | ||
| Tire Volumes | 700 x 20mm – 700 x 32mm (sweet spot is 700×23 – 700×28) | ||
| Nipple Info | Sapim Chrome Plated Brass @ ≈ 1g ea | 32H = 32, 36H = 36 | |
| Spoke Info | Sapim Leader 2.0 Stainless Spokes Silver ≈ 6.75g ea | 32H = 215, 36H = 242g | |
| Spoke Count | Front: 32H or 36H | Rear: 32H or 36H | |
| Spoke Pattern | Front: 3 Cross | Rear: 3 Cross (28H) | |
| Lengths | 284mm (32H), 282 (36H) | 282/284 (3x – 32H), 280/282 (3x – 36H) | |
| Hub Info | Shimano Tiagra 4600 HB-M4600 | Shimano Tiagra 4600 FH-M4600 | |
| Hub Weight | 150g | 360g | 150g F, 360g R |
| Hub Shell | Aluminum Alloy | ||
| Axle Info | QR 9mm x 100mm OLD | QR 10mm x 130mm OLD | |
| Hole Ct | 32H or 36H | 32H or 36H | |
| DriveS PCD | 38 | 45 | |
| DS Ctr to Flange | 34.5 | 18 | |
| Non-DriveS PCD | 38 | 45 | |
| NDS Ctr to Flange | 34.5 | 35 | |
| Axle Material | Steel | ||
| Bearings | Loose Ball Cup + Cone | ||
| Bearing Size | 3/16″ Steel Ball Bearings | 1/4″ Steel Ball Bearings | |
| Freehub | Shimano/SRAM Road 8/9/10 speed | ||
| FH Material | Steel | ||
Wheel Weights
(without QR’s or rim tape)
| 32 / 36 | F ≈ 880g | R ≈ 1100g | Set ≈ 1980g |
| 36 / 36 | F ≈ 912+1100g | R ≈ 1100g | Set ≈ 2011g |
- All options include rim tape and QR levers.
Where is Your Wheel Set Weight?
Not all wheel weight is equal. This is an approximately 2000g wheel set with a 32 / 36 (or 36/36) spoke count. It is built with strong yet light weight rims. The Shimano hubs will work for more years than you’ll want to keep them, if you take care of them. And given the overall nature of this wheel set, it can handle pretty much anything. 2000g for this type of capability is very much on the light weight end of the spectrum. Keep in mind that OE (new bike) wheels touting the same type of purpose could easily come in around the 2300 – 2400g range, and still probably wouldn’t offer 36 spokes. The weight savings in the Pure Aero HD doesn’t come at a cost of performance, rather its a reflection of the quality components selected purposely by us for this wheel set.
