Excel Sports Fulcrum Rapid Red 900 Front Wheel OEM

Fulcrum builds the Rapid Red 900 for bike manufacturers rather than the aftermarket, which is why you'll usually find it as original equipment on gravel and all-road bikes instead of hanging on a retail wall. That makes this front wheel the direct route if your bike shipped with Rapid Red 900s and you need to replace a damaged front, or you just want a matching spare for race weekends. It's a brand-new 700c disc brake wheel built around an asymmetric aluminum rim with a 22mm internal channel, 27.1mm external width, and 24.1mm depth.

That channel width gives tire casings a broad, stable base, and the listed tire range runs from 25mm to 64mm, so the same wheel handles road-width rubber during the week and big-volume gravel tires on the weekend. The rim is 2-Way Fit Ready, meaning you can run a standard clincher with a tube or convert to tubeless with sealant and a tubeless valve. At 24.1mm, the profile is shallow enough that gusty crosswinds on exposed gravel roads don't push the front end around much.

Before ordering, check your fork and rotor. The hub is built for a 12x100mm thru-axle, and the rotor mounts with Center Lock, so you'll need a Center Lock rotor. Freehub standards don't matter up front, which means this wheel pairs with any Rapid Red 900 rear, whether yours runs HG11, Campagnolo, or XDR.... Read More