Components

These are the building blocks of every fatbike dream build. Since 2011, we’ve been digging into hubs, cranks, drivetrains, brakes, and bottom brackets—everything that makes a fatbike tick. Whether you’re upgrading, wrenching, or geeking out on gear, this is where fatbike performance starts.

Components

First Look – AEKO – ZIRCULUM 90 Wheelset

February 9, 2023 Gomez 2
AEKO is an Italian Bicycle company founded by Paolo Azzolini. They make some pretty incredible bikes and Paolo was an early adopter of fat bikes in Italy. The Zirculum carbon rims caught my attention several years back and every now and then, Paolo and I would trade emails about how things were going. We talked about reviewing a set of their wheels but it didn’t work out for quite a few years. Late in 2022 Paolo emailed me and said that he was sending us a set of wheels to test. We worked out the spec’s that would ensure that they fit on my bike Ten Beers (and most modern fat bikes with thru axels) and last week, the Italian Postal Service shook hands with the US Postal Service and delivered a rather large (and moderately battered) wheel box to our door.

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