Fulcrum rebrands with new, deeper, lighter Speed 57 and 42 wheelsets

Fulcrum Speed 57/42 wheelset
The new Fulcrum Speed 42 / 57 wheels have more subtle logo's (Image credit: Fulcrum)

Italian wheel manufacturer Fulcrum has today announced an update to its best road bike wheels, overhauling its mid-depth 'Speed' race wheelsets with the launch of the Speed 57 and Speed 42 models. 

Replacing the existing Speed 55 and Speed 40 respectively, this new pair of wheelsets are 2mm deeper than their respective predecessors, at 57mm and 42mm, as reflected by their model names. They are also 4mm wider internally, and 2.8mm wider externally, and Fulcrum says they're lighter, more responsive, with better handling too. 

Josh Croxton
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On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, 'cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.