Zipp: Carbon fiber bicycle wheels - road bike wheels

New for 2007 - as seen at Interbike

The shape of speed - No other company in the world puts as much time, energy, and force of will into optimizing the bicycle wheel for maximum speed. It’s a constant pursuit. An expectation that every year we’ll push the envelope that much farther. Deliver more speed, more performance, and more wins for our riders. Which explains why we’re also the only wheel company to own two aerodynamic rim shape patents, each optimized for a different application, that push well beyond the aerodynamic confines of other company’s traditional V-shaped carbon rims.

Zipp announced a new 343 wheel set, introduced the 420 track rim, 808 track wheel set, 606 Clydesdales and launched the ZEDTECH wheel customization program.

Download our new 2007 catalog (5mb)

Zipp aero 999s dominate Elite Individual Men's TT World Championships

With 3 out the top 4 riders streaking to victory on Zipp 999's this has to be telling you something!. Team CSC stole the show at the Elite men's individual time trial, over 50.83 km in Salzburg, Austria. Last years winner Michael Rogers (Australia) finnished in 8th place.

1 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) (CSC) 1.00
2 David Zabriskie (USA) (CSC) 1.30
3 Alexandr Vinokurov (Kazakhstan) 1.50
4 Brian Bach Vandborg (Denmark) (CSC) 1.53

NCCA Track Championships close by

Do you know?

Thursday September 21st through 24th, the NCCA Track Championships will be held in Indianapolis. Zipp is located close to the Major Taylor Velodrome and we are sponsors of this exciting hometown event.

Race Schedule

World Road Championships won on Zipps

Kristin Armstrong (USA) riding on Zipp 999s won her first medal. The tricky course favored both climbing and flat racing. Her average speed was 44.638 km/hr sufficient to earn her a precious 21 second lead over Karin Thürig from Switzerland.

Read more about Kristin's feat.

BTW we have a limited supply of women's cycling shorts on sale - get a pair before they are gone.

ALL Tubular Carbon Discs Available

Zipp discs have once again proven themselves to be the speed weapon of choice for winners. Team CSC rode them to victory in the Team Time Trial Eindhoven, then Dave Zabriskie mounts the podium at Criterium Dauphine Libere Prologue and USPRO TT in Greenville, SC and Katja Schumacher wins at Ironman Wisconsin.

The Zipp 900 in combination with our aero 404 or 808 front wheels has been a fast growing favorite in TT, Ironman or on the velodrome. A 900 disc with a Shimano or Campagnolo cassette or converted into a track disc, offers lightness (930g), dimpled assisted aerodynamics and ultimate adaptability that cannot be matched. We can supply 700c track front discs, 650 road or track discs, 700c handcycle and wheelchair discs.

Please note: we ship within 24 hours - call 1-800-472-3972

Coming soon!

Call us 1-800-459-2453

Why rim shape matters

Aerodynamic Boundary Layer Control or ABLC gives the rider an addition advantage, makes some of the air flow work for, rather than against you. Dimples designed to optimize the air flow around your wheel, attach laminar flow via a boundary layer, reducing turbulence and requiring less energy to power you forward.

At Zipp we take aerodynamics seriously, on discs, hubs, rims and in our aerobar we have designed products to speed you on your way. Patents and many weeks in various wind tunnels mean you reap the cumulative advantage of our attention to detail and incremental design improvements.

After you ride Zipp wheels, you will come to understand rim shape does truly matter - it makes for a faster ride with greater vibration dampening and improved road hugging ability. Give it a try.

Zipp wheels speed to victory

Zipp wheels have been hard at work bringing athletes to the podium. Dave Zabriskie won the USPRO TT on a 999 wheel set on 1st September at Greenville SC. (Photo credit Casey Gibson). Zabriskie finished with a time of 41:49, for an average of 28.53mph. Just ahead of Chris Baldwin who crashed near the end on a sharp turn.

Across the pond, Zipps helped CSC rider Martin Pedersen to the podium at the end of the Tour of Britian, winning his first two races as a professional rider. Team CSC won the team competition and Andy Schleck made the podium in London and where he took the mountain jersey.

Want to learn more about the 999 wheel set?

Taking good care of Zipp Wheels

Did you know?

We have a new wheel care manual that answers your basic questions, provides tips and tricks to maintain your Zipp wheels at peak performance and explains our leading technology.

Need a little help:

with gluing on a tubeless tire?
want to keep your hubs spinning along just like they came out of the box?
issues changing your cassette body?
problems making that valve extension work?
thinking of a crash replacement?
uncertain about our warrantee policy?

- no problem we have got it covered.

This is a must read for every Zipp wheel owner.

Current Archive

Get the new catalog