Duke's aero gravel wheel, built on their own MadMax3 hubs with a SRAM XDR driver. The front rim is a wide Sierra Æra profile that blends cleanly into a 40 to 45mm tire, and the rear runs a deeper, narrower Æra profile. You get real aero gains on fast gravel without the wheel feeling twitchy when the wind picks up.
Two builds are in stock. The 56/48W (W48 front, 56 rear) is the fast one, for race days and flatter, faster courses. The 48/42W (W42 front, 48 rear) is a little lighter and more of an all-rounder for mixed terrain and longer climbs. Both use hooked, tubeless-ready Toray T1100 carbon rims with a 28mm internal width, hand-built by Duke.
- In stock: 56/48W (W48 front, 56 rear) and 48/42W (W42 front, 48 rear)
- Front: wide Æra profile, 43mm external, 28mm internal (W48 is 48mm deep, W42 is 42mm deep)
- Rear: Æra profile, 35.9mm external, 28mm internal (56 or 48mm deep)
- Rim weights: W48 460g, 56 410g, W42 420g, 48 390g
- Hooked, tubeless ready, best with 40 to 45mm tires
- Æra micro-relief rim surface, which Duke says cuts drag by up to 10% compared with a smooth rim
- 24-hole rims laced to Duke MadMax3 CL SP hubs: conical double-ratchet freehub, Center Lock rotors
- SRAM XDR driver
- 130kg max system weight