Altamont Alloy Rear Wheel

Like a cheeseburger and beer, hand crafted alloy Altamonts are always good. Our 30mm alloy wheel is deep enough to provide significant aero advantage, wide enough to properly seat 28mm tires and light enough to still be snappy and responsive. Welded and ground seams provides exceptional braking performance. Extra deep anodization hardens and strengthens the rim. The result is a wheelset perfect for training, racing or general performance riding.

This wheel is bomb-proof! When racing, weekend riding, group riding, you want something you can count on anywhere, at any time. You can use this wheelset every day and every road. Shoot, you can even use this wheelset on Gravel, as they make a perfect option for your Gravel Bike Build! Extremely light, and extremely fast!

Your bike needs a one and done wheel upgrade. You are on the fence about what you are buying, due to the uses. Your bike is your daily driver, your work all, you use it for everything. The strength of this wheel is what you really are getting with this upgrade. Go out and spend more time on every country, city, and mountain road you can find with the peace of mind the Altamont comes with!

Bomb proof alloy wheelset for every day and every road. Ceramic coating provides disc brake stopping feel, carbon rim appearance, and extends the life of the rim.
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The best alloy wheelset, now with a stealthy coating on the brake track. Want to climb better and have great braking on the descents? Look no further than this page! We have taken our very popular alloy offerings and added a stealthy, cool coating to the rim and brake track. This coating not only looks cool, it improves braking conditions, especially in wet conditions. This super durable coating, combined with the included Swissstop BXP brake pads, gives you disc brake stopping feel, carbon rim appearance, and the coating helps to extend the life of the wheelset.

Note, over time it may be possible to wear the coating, especially if you are riding with grit in your brake pads or are using brake pads on regular silver machined alloy wheels that can leave aluminum shavings in your brake pads.
Read more about the ceramic coating here: Ceramic Coating Explained

Use this awesome stealthy alloy wheel in all conditions. As much as we are hearing about disc brakes taking over, there are a LOT of people who still prefer the ride of an alloy rim brake wheel. We realize that the world still needs good rim brake options, and adding to the braking performance (while looking good) is very important!

This is the best option if you would rather upgrade your wheel versus your fleet of bikes!

Your bike needs a one and done wheel upgrade. You are on the fence about what you are buying, due to the uses. Your bike is your daily driver, your work all, you use it for everything. The strength of this wheel is what you really are getting with this upgrade. Go out and spend more time on every country, city, and mountain road you can find with the peace of mind the Altamont comes with!

Bomb proof alloy wheelset for every day and every road. Ceramic coating provides disc brake stopping feel, carbon rim appearance, and extends the life of the rim.
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The best alloy wheelset, now with a stealthy coating on the brake track. Want to climb better and have great braking on the descents? Look no further than this page! We have taken our very popular alloy offerings and added a stealthy, cool coating to the rim and brake track. This coating not only looks cool, it improves braking conditions, especially in wet conditions. This super durable coating, combined with the included Swissstop BXP brake pads, gives you disc brake stopping feel, carbon rim appearance, and the coating helps to extend the life of the wheelset.

Note, over time it may be possible to wear the coating, especially if you are riding with grit in your brake pads or are using brake pads on regular silver machined alloy wheels that can leave aluminum shavings in your brake pads.
Read more about the ceramic coating here: Ceramic Coating Explained

Use this awesome stealthy alloy wheel in all conditions. As much as we are hearing about disc brakes taking over, there are a LOT of people who still prefer the ride of an alloy rim brake wheel. We realize that the world still needs good rim brake options, and adding to the braking performance (while looking good) is very important!

This is the best option if you would rather upgrade your wheel versus your fleet of bikes!

Your bike needs a one and done wheel upgrade. You are on the fence about what you are buying, due to the uses. Your bike is your daily driver, your work all, you use it for everything. The strength of this wheel is what you really are getting with this upgrade. Go out and spend more time on every country, city, and mountain road you can find with the peace of mind the Altamont comes with!

All the great taste of the Altamont in a low calorie option.

The new Altamont Lite features the same rim bed, same width, and same shape as the 2016 Altamont, but with a 25mm deep profile. This gives a strong, yet very lightweight wheelset option that is a great option for those looking for the ultimate in an alloy climbing wheelset.

The 2016 Altamont Lite features a new tubeless rim bed profile with a bead locking shape. Run tubeless road wheels at high pressures, or even cross tubeless clinchers at low pressures. The rim bed is designed to lock the tire beads into place and prevent burping the tire. The wide center channel allows for side by side bead mounting (not stacked like with a narrow rounded center channel). This makes for much easier mounting and inflation; no more breaking tire levers and relying on an air compressor for inflation!! Of course, clincher tube and tire systems work perfectly with the new Altamont Lites. If you are not running tubeless, your favorite tire can still be used flawlessly.

Adding the Tubeless Kit: The tubeless kit above will include our new (blue) tubeless tape and tubeless valves pre-installed on the wheels! We will install two layers of the tubeless tape in the exact width you need for your wheels. We will also include and install two of our tubeless valves in the exact length needed for your wheels. Take the guess work out of converting to tubeless and let us do it for you.
Note: you will still need a tubeless specific tire and sealant to run the wheels as a tubeless system.

The inside width of the rim gets a bit wider for 2016 and now sits at 19.86mm. This increase in width allows for a much better tire shape. The better tire shape improves handling, aerodynamics, and vibration dampening due to increased air volume. The new rims were specifically designed around a 25mm tire. Of course, 23mm tires all the way up to cross tires work incredibly well with the new Altamont Lites. The rim shape is is the same as the Altamonts, with the exception that it's 25mm deep instead of 30mm. The new rim does take on a more rounded shape, for better aerodynamics and a stiffer overall rim.

New for 2016 we have changed to a welded seam on the Altamont and Altamont Lite. The welded seam makes for an extremely strong connection where the rim joins itself. It also provides very smooth and consistent braking without any seam hitting the brake pads. Welded seams helps to make the strongest possible rim.

It's more than just a cosmetic finish (although it does look very cool!). The rims go through a round of bead blasting before getting anodized. This allows more anodization to seep into the rim, which helps to create a stronger and stiffer rim. This gives a sleek matte finish with an extra layer of strength for each rim.

The past couple years we have been laser etching the logos on the Altamont. While laser etching certainly does give a unique finish, we were limited to only an off white metallic color. We now have a water transfer decal, baked into the rim. We are able to offer a nice mix of pop and stealth to the new Altamonts Lites. Light gray (semi stealth) logos display on the side of each rim, with a white Altamont Lite logo at the valve. Lets face it, looking good is half the battle and so having a wheelset that performs and looks great was definitely a priority.

20/24 Spoke Count - 645 grams front - 815 grams rear - 1460 grams set
24/28 Spoke Count - 667 grams front - 838 grams rear - 1505 grams set
28/32 Spoke Count - 683 grams front - 850 grams rear - 1533 grams set

External Brass Nipples
Double Cross both sides on rear wheel
Free Rim strips (NOT tubeless compatible) Free Skewers

Climbing

Descending

Everyday lightweight wheelset

Use in any riding conditions, terrain, or weather

All the great taste of the Altamont in a low calorie option.

The new Altamont Lite features the same rim bed, same width, and same shape as the 2016 Altamont, but with a 25mm deep profile. This gives a strong, yet very lightweight wheelset option that is a great option for those looking for the ultimate in an alloy climbing wheelset.

The 2016 Altamont Lite features a new tubeless rim bed profile with a bead locking shape. Run tubeless road wheels at high pressures, or even cross tubeless clinchers at low pressures. The rim bed is designed to lock the tire beads into place and prevent burping the tire. The wide center channel allows for side by side bead mounting (not stacked like with a narrow rounded center channel). This makes for much easier mounting and inflation; no more breaking tire levers and relying on an air compressor for inflation!! Of course, clincher tube and tire systems work perfectly with the new Altamont Lites. If you are not running tubeless, your favorite tire can still be used flawlessly.

Adding the Tubeless Kit: The tubeless kit above will include our new (blue) tubeless tape and tubeless valves pre-installed on the wheels! We will install two layers of the tubeless tape in the exact width you need for your wheels. We will also include and install two of our tubeless valves in the exact length needed for your wheels. Take the guess work out of converting to tubeless and let us do it for you.
Note: you will still need a tubeless specific tire and sealant to run the wheels as a tubeless system.

The inside width of the rim gets a bit wider for 2016 and now sits at 19.86mm. This increase in width allows for a much better tire shape. The better tire shape improves handling, aerodynamics, and vibration dampening due to increased air volume. The new rims were specifically designed around a 25mm tire. Of course, 23mm tires all the way up to cross tires work incredibly well with the new Altamont Lites. The rim shape is is the same as the Altamonts, with the exception that it's 25mm deep instead of 30mm. The new rim does take on a more rounded shape, for better aerodynamics and a stiffer overall rim.

New for 2016 we have changed to a welded seam on the Altamont and Altamont Lite. The welded seam makes for an extremely strong connection where the rim joins itself. It also provides very smooth and consistent braking without any seam hitting the brake pads. Welded seams helps to make the strongest possible rim.

It's more than just a cosmetic finish (although it does look very cool!). The rims go through a round of bead blasting before getting anodized. This allows more anodization to seep into the rim, which helps to create a stronger and stiffer rim. This gives a sleek matte finish with an extra layer of strength for each rim.

The past couple years we have been laser etching the logos on the Altamont. While laser etching certainly does give a unique finish, we were limited to only an off white metallic color. We now have a water transfer decal, baked into the rim. We are able to offer a nice mix of pop and stealth to the new Altamonts Lites. Light gray (semi stealth) logos display on the side of each rim, with a white Altamont Lite logo at the valve. Lets face it, looking good is half the battle and so having a wheelset that performs and looks great was definitely a priority.

20/24 Spoke Count - 645 grams front - 815 grams rear - 1460 grams set
24/28 Spoke Count - 667 grams front - 838 grams rear - 1505 grams set
28/32 Spoke Count - 683 grams front - 850 grams rear - 1533 grams set

External Brass Nipples
Double Cross both sides on rear wheel
Free Rim strips (NOT tubeless compatible) Free Skewers

Climbing

Descending

Everyday lightweight wheelset

Use in any riding conditions, terrain, or weather