Race X Lite

Race X Lite

Redesigned for 2008, the new Race X Lite wheelset is stronger and more durable than ever. Featuring all-new, forged hub shells that are twice as strong as the previous generation and a new single-cross lacing pattern that nearly doubles the number of pulling spokes in the rear wheel, X Lite wheels continue to beat the competition with best in class weight and lateral stiffness.
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$399.99-$899.99*

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*Pricing is set by Bontrager retailers and does not include freight, import duties or taxes for retailers outside of the US.

Product Details

  • Paired Spoke technology and performance brought to a new level
  • Redesigned rims and hubs allows for a reduced spoke count without sacrificing stiffness or ride quality
  • Uses same great performing Swiss Star Ratchet freehub internals on Bontrager designed hubshell
  • Optimum flange location and dual drive pulling spokes for stiffness and increased load distribution over the hub shell
  • Pulling spokes on both hub flanges effectively doubles the number of pulling spokes without adding weight to the wheel
  • Available in Clincher and Tubular versions
  • Presta valve
Part No. MSRP (USD) Color FT/RR/PR Holes Rim Dia. Speed Spokes Type Weight
401561 $899.99 Pewter Anodized Pair 18 / 20 700c 9/10 14/15/14G Clincher 1535g
401560 $519.99 Pewter Anodized Rear 20 700c 9/10 14/15/14G Clincher 850g
401558 $519.99 Pewter Anodized Rear 20 700c 9/10 14/15/14G Tubular 850g
401557 $399.99 Pewter Anodized Front 18 700c 14/17/14G Tubular 685g
401559 $399.99 Pewter Anodized Front 18 700c 14/17/14G Clincher 685g

Bontrager Limited Warranty:

Bontrager warrants each new Bontrager component or wheelset against defects in workmanship and materials:

  • For 5 years: All Bontrager components and accessories, except consumables such as tires and inner tubes
  • For 1 year: Bontrager consumables such as tires and inner tubes

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Single-Cross Lacing Pattern

Single-Cross Lacing

For 2008 Bontrager has improved the rear wheel lacing pattern of Race, Race Lite, and Race X Lite road wheels. While the previous versions of these wheels used 24 spokes, radially laced on the non-drive side and two-cross on the drive side, the new version uses 20 spokes laced in a single-cross pattern on both sides. Where the old design only had six pulling spokes (all of them on the drive side), the new single-cross pattern creates five pulling spokes on each side of the hub, for a total of ten pulling spokes. This 66% increase in pulling spokes improves durability and lateral stiffness under power.

Race X Lite Wheels Profiled on Bicycling.com

Editor Michael Frank learns about the versatility and performance of Bontrager's Race X Lite wheel system. He was looking for a set of cyclocross wheels that he could also ride on the road after the season was over.

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