Campagnolo Bora ONE 35 Clincher Wheelset

CAMPAGNOLO BORA ONE 35 CLINCHER WHEELSET

Campagnolo’s Bora ONE 35 Clincher Wheelset is a climbing carbon clincher that still has the chops to cheat wind on the flats.

The rim is considered by Campy to be mid-depth, but these days, most see it as shallow. It is 35mm deep, with a 24.2mm external width, and 17.2mm internal width. The depth The width is for wider tires. They’re assuming you’ll want to run 23-25mm wide tires for both maximizing the comfort and minimizing rolling resistance. While the internal channel is designed for tubes, the rim bed itself is not pierced for spokes at all. This means you won’t need a rim strip, which minimizes weight. The shape is a modified airfoil and flattened for weight savings. The rim is also designed to come out of the box balanced for the valve stem of your tube. They call it RDB, Rim Dynamic Balance. This makes the wheel accelerate smoother and some believe reduces the wattage needed to power the wheels at a given speed.

The braking surface possesses Campy’s AC3 treatment, All Conditions Carbon Control, a texturing of the surface that improves stopping power in the wet and dry. Campy also includes brake pads for the Campagnolo/SRAM/Shimano brake shoe standard to ensure braking quality is high and consistent.

Spokes are steel and bladed. The front has 18 radial spokes, while the rear utilizes 21 spokes in Campy’s G3 pattern.

The hubs are made of aluminum alloy. They roll on USB Ceramic Ball Bearings. Campy departs from the pack by utilizing the older, smoother-running cup-and-cone design rather than pressed-in cartridges.

Campy also includes their redesigned quick releases. To keep these as light and powerful as possible, they’ve combined a steel rod with a skeletal lever body and durable eccentric cam.

When purchasing the wheel, you need to specify whether you need a Campagnolo 9/10/11-speed cassette body or a SRAM/Shimano-compatible 9/10/11-speed cassette body. You also need to specify Bright Label or Dark Label, which refers to the logos..

In addition to brake pads and quick releases, the wheels come with valve extenders and a user manual.

Weight for the Campagnolo Bora One 35 Clincher wheelset is 1405g.