Specialized Alpinist CLX II Front Wheel

SPECIALIZED ALPINIST CLX II FRONT WHEEL

Feel your bike come alive on the open road with the new Alpinist CLX II—the lightest, best-handling clincher wheels Specialized has ever made. Hyper-responsive acceleration, magic in the corners, sublime over rough roads, all elevated with the performance of a tubeless system. There’s no room for a single excess gram whether you’re chasing summits or ride quality because perfection is only achieved when there is nothing left to take away.

It takes more than a lightweight rim to deliver the incredible reactivity and handling of the tubeless Alpinist CLX II. The wheelset is designed as a system with engineers controlling and testing every part of that system—hubs, rims, spokes, lacing—and developing it hand-in-hand with Specialized Tubeless tires. The result is a 1250-gram tubeless wheelset with otherworldly ride quality.
The Alpinist CLX II utilizes a hooked rim (allowing for real-world riding pressures up to 110psi, if that’s your thing) for secure tire bead retention and an easier set up and mounting experience than ever before. All in a wheel that almost doubles current industry impact standards while managing to achieve the lightest weight possible.

The LightAF hubs are the spinning heart of the Alpinist CLX II. Specialized carved 50 grams out of the previous Alpinist CLX hub with new low-profile hub bodies and machined rotor mounts. Inside, DT Swiss EXP internals and SINC ceramic bearings deliver silky-smooth efficiency and outstanding durability.

TECH SPECS

Rim

• Alpinist CLX Cabon Clincher
• 700c
• Disc Brake
• Tubeless

Rim Details

• 33mm Depth
• 27mm External Width
• 21mm Internal Width

Hub

• Roval Light Hub (LFD13/LF14R) Center Lock
• DT Swiss 180 Ratchet EXP 36t internals (10 degs)
• 100x12mm & 142x12mm, Shim. RD. 11SP HG freehub

Bearing Type

• DT Swiss SINC Ceramic Bearings

Spokes

• DT Swiss Aerolite T-head
• Front: Radial/One-cross (2:1) 21 count, DS: 276mm, NDS: 290mm
• Rear: One-cross/Two-cross (2:1), DS: 288mm NDS: 286mm

Nipple

• DT Swiss Hex Prolock Al 2.0x14mm

Tire Size

• 24mm-35mm: Tubeless (110psi) Tubed (130psi)
• 36mm-38mm: Tubeless (60psi) Tubed (60psi)

Weight

• Wheelset 1,265g, Front 670g, Rear 694g (including 15g, tubeless rim tape and tubeless valve)

Assembly Method

• Hand built at every step, from rim layup to the last nipple turn.

Extras

• Roval Rim Tape
• Spare Spoke & Nipple Kit
• System Weight Limit: 275lbs/125kg