Shimano innovations revolutionized the sport, and its new wheel technology is the latest addition to that valuable legacy. Balancing weight and durability is a good example. Competitors have usually approached the strength-to-weight challenge by beginning with a heavy material and reaching weight targets by grinding it away. SHIMANO engineers chose a more original, innovative and successful strategy. By beginning with an extremely light material and then adding only the minimum necessary to achieve the required level of strength, SHIMANO wheels not only achieve exceptional lightness and durability, but also an unmistakably superior ride quality that is key to speed, comfort and the “win”.