The hand-laced carbon wheels of the ROSE RC Rim series are the current reference in terms of aerodynamics, performance and weight from ROSE Bikes for your road bike with classic rim brakes!
This also applies to our ROSE RC-Fifty Rim system wheelset with its 47 mm high rim profile on both the front and rear wheel. It is predestined for maximum performance on long and flat rides. But also in competition, when every second counts, this carbon wheelset cuts a fine figure thanks to excellent aerodynamics, agility and manoeuvrability.

Everything stands and falls with the rim!

The elegant carbon rims of the ROSE RC-Fifty Rim road bike wheelset were developed completely in-house and have a special construction that makes them very light and yet stable and resistant. Of course, we follow the trend towards wider tyres and therefore gave the rim a full inner width of 19 mm and “tubeless-ready” compatibility – no upgrades needed. You can also ride the RC-Fifty carbon wheels of course in a conventional way with conventional tyres and inner tubes.
Due to the special rim profile, the carbon rims not only minimize air resistance, but also reduce annoying air turbulence. Even strong crosswinds are optimally dissipated. As a rider you can feel full control over your road bike in every riding situation and save valuable energy for the really important duels on the track. Be it against your competitors in the sprint or simply against you and your weaker self.

ROSE made by NEWMEN!
The RC-Fifty Rim Carbon wheelset uses our high-quality ROSE made by NEWMEN hubs from the FADE hub generation by NEWMEN.
Its elegant, CNC-milled hub body made from high-quality aluminium is equipped with high safety reserves but still maintains a low hub weight. In the rear wheel hub, a large FADE freewheel system with a precise ratchet system also ensures direct engagement and maximum propulsion. The large size of the FADE system reduces the forces occurring within the freewheel and the newly-designed tooth profile ensures significantly less freewheel noise. The three pawls are designed to be very short and wide, which provides a more even distribution of and therefore reliable and material-friendly power transfer. The high-quality, double-sealed industrial bearings ensure smooth-rolling and long-lasting functionality as well as extremely simple operation. A frequently complicated adjustment of the bearing clearance is not necessary.

Robust aero spokes and inverted nipples!

A stable and reliable connection between Newmen hubs and ROSE RC-Fifty Rim carbon rims is ensured by 20 strong Sapim CX-Sprint Straightpull aero blade spokes in the front wheel and 21 in the rear wheel. The reliable Sapim aluminium spoke nipples lie aerodynamically inside the rim and are mounted inverted, so basically “wrong way around”. The nipple is supported on conically shaped Sapim nipple washers, which ensures an even distribution of the load and thus a relief of both the spokes and the rims. This drastically reduces the probability of spokes breaking.

Nothing beats honest craftmanship!

In line with our long-standing company tradition, we completely dispensed with machine spoking in the ROSE RC-Fifty rim wheelset. Instead, each individual wheel is spoked and centred by hand at our company headquarter in Bocholt. This way, our experienced wheel builders guarantee the best possible quality in spoke tension and concentricity.

Wheel size:
• 28″ / 700 C
• ETRTO: 622 – 19

Rims:
• Model: ROSE RC-Fifty Rim
• Rim type: clincher
• Rim material: carbon
• Carbon rim flanges
• Symmetric rim profile
• Rim width/depth: approx. 26 mm / 47 mm
• Offset: 0 mm
• Inner rim width: 19 mm
• Tubeless ready
• For Presta valve

Spokes & nipples:
• Spoke type: Sapim CX-Sprint Straightpull Aero Spokes (dimensions: 2.0 – (2.25 x 1.25) – 2.0)
• Number of spokes: 20 pieces (front wheel), 21 pieces (rear wheel; 7 left; 14 right)
• Spoke length front wheel: 271 mm left / 271 mm right
• Rear wheel spoke length: 270 mm left / 283 mm right
• Spoke nipples: Sapim aluminium nipples (inverted); mounted in Sapim nipple washers
• Lacing front wheel: radial
• Lacing rear wheel: radial (left), 2-cross (right)

Hubs:
• Housing material: CNC-milled aluminium
• For rim brakes

Front hub:
• Model: ROSE made by NEWMEN Road Front Rim
• 2 cartridge bearings (doubly-sealed)

Rear hub:
• Model: ROSE made by NEWMEN Road Rear Rim
• 4 cartridge bearings (doubly-sealed)
• NEWMEN FADE pawl system (3 pawls, 10.9° degree engagement)

Freewheel body standard:
• SRAM XDR™

Cassette compatibility:
• SRAM XDR™ 12-speed road cassettes
• SRAM XD™ 11-/12-speed MTB cassettes (requires separately available 1.85 mm spacer ring!)
as well as other SHIMANO HG-compatible cassettes.

Axle:
• Front hub dimensions: 9 x 100 mm quick release axle (M9)
• Rear hub dimensions: 10 x 130 mm quick release axle (M10)
Attention:
M9 and M10 axles are compatible with standard dropouts for regular quick release axles, but much more stable

Clearance:
• Recommended for tyre widths: 25 mm – 32 mm (max. 23 mm to 60 mm
ATTENTION: Please observe the maximum tyre clearance of the rim brake!
• Recommended rim tape width 21 mm
• ASTM classification: 2 (for on and off-road use with jumps up to 15 cm)
• Max. system weight: 110 kg (cyclist, bike, gear and luggage)

Weight:
• Wheelset: approx. 1390 g
• Front wheel: approx. 625 g
• Rear wheel: approx. 765 g

In the box:
• 1 ROSE RC-Fifty Rim Carbon 28″ road bike front wheel
• 1 ROSE RC-Fifty Rim Carbon 28″ road rear wheel (SRAM XDR™)
• 2 tubeless ready rim tapes (pre-assembled, also suitable for conventional inner tubes)
• 2 ROSE tubeless valves (70 mm)
• 1 M9 quick release axle for front wheel
• 1 M10 quick release axle for rear wheel
• 2 sets ofSwissStop Black Prince Evo brake pads for carbon brake flanks (1 set each for front & rear)
• 1 ROSE DOUBLE WHEEL Guard Bag, size M
Attention:
Tubeless sealant is NOT included in the delivery.

ATTENTION:
The ROSE RC-Fifty Rim rims are expressly approved ONLY for use with the following carbon brake pads:
• SwissStop Black Prince Evo Carbon Brake Pads
• SHIMANO R55C4 Dura Ace/Ultegra/105 Carbon brake pads (prod. code: 1914667)
Other brake pads (including carbon brake pads) must not be used!

Attention:
Due to our high-quality and very durable grease filling and the fixed bearing clearance, the hub bearings can run somewhat heavier at the beginning. However, this has no effect on the riding and improves after a short running-in time.

Crash Replacement:
Customers whose wheels have been damaged in an accident or fall within 6 years will receive a 50% discount on a new set of wheels within our Crash Replacement Program (terms and conditions apply).