PRESS RELEASE PRODUCT PR August 26, 2015 Zipp’s Firecrest® wheel lineup and its specialty 202 Tubular climbing wheelset revolutionized what’s possible with high- performance carbon wheels. Purpose built for every cycling situation, these wheels have been ridden to victory in the world’s greatest races. They’ve also helped cyclists across the globe break barriers and discover the joy (and science) of speed. Now Firecrest is reborn. Think high speed, low maintenance. The same great Firecrest rim, with its unmatched aerodynamic efficiency and crosswind stability, is now laced to the new maintenance-free 77/177 hubset. This improvement is being made to the entire rim-brake Firecrest lineup – from 202, 303, 404 and 808 Firecrest models – as well as the 202 Tubular. The addition of the 77/177 hubset raises Firecrest to a whole new level: Best-in-class durability and improved bearing protection with no pre-load adjustment needed. Zipp’s exclusive resin for Firecrest is based on materials used in motorsports braking systems to effectively tolerate incredible spikes in heat caused by braking. The result: No heat related failures for Firecrest Carbon Clinchers. FIRECREST REBORN Zipp’s wheel lineup that changed everything changes again
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PRESS RELEASEPRODUCT PR
August 26, 2015
Zipp’s Firecrest® wheel lineup and its specialty 202 Tubular climbing wheelset revolutionized what’s possible with high-
performance carbon wheels. Purpose built for every cycling situation, these wheels have been ridden to victory in the world’s
greatest races. They’ve also helped cyclists across the globe break barriers and discover the joy (and science)
of speed.
Now Firecrest is reborn. Think high speed, low maintenance. The same great Firecrest rim, with its unmatched aerodynamic
efficiency and crosswind stability, is now laced to the new maintenance-free 77/177 hubset. This improvement is being made
to the entire rim-brake Firecrest lineup – from 202, 303, 404 and 808 Firecrest models – as well as the 202 Tubular. The
addition of the 77/177 hubset raises Firecrest to a whole new level: Best-in-class durability and improved bearing protection
with no pre-load adjustment needed. Zipp’s exclusive resin for Firecrest is based on materials used in motorsports braking
systems to effectively tolerate incredible spikes in heat caused by braking. The result: No heat related failures for
Firecrest Carbon Clinchers.
FIRECREST REBORNZipp’s wheel lineup that changed everything changes again
PRESS RELEASEPRODUCT PR
August 26, 2015
REBORN WITH 77/177
• Laced into the 202 Tubular; 202 Firecrest Carbon Clincher;
303 Firecrest Tubular and Carbon Clincher; 404 Firecrest
Tubular and Carbon Clincher; 404 (650c) Firecrest Carbon
Clincher, and 808 Firecrest Tubular and Carbon Clincher.
• Includes newly designed quick-release skewers with a
wider more ergonomic handle to provide more leverage for
opening and closing. When closed, lever contours neatly
with the frame.
• Optimized flange geometry and spoke hole attachment
pattern with Sapim® CX Sprint spokes (CX-Ray for 202
Tubular) to optimize torsional and lateral stiffness without
sacrificing weight or robustness.
• New robust hub shape with distinctive graphics.
• 17mm axle.
• For those looking for a wider gear range, or tackling
especially extreme terrain, a XD driver body for 177 is sold
separately and easily installed to allow for more cassette
options including a 10-42. The hubset is designed to swap
driver bodies without re-dishing wheel.
FIRECREST DIFFERENCE
Firecrest rim technology’s revolutionary potential was
discovered in 2010 when Zipp set out to offer its first
Zipp Speed Weaponry was founded in 1988 with the sole mission of making athletes faster on their bikes. Over the course of the last two and a
half decades, Zipp has done exactly that, by drawing on its core competencies of design engineering, composites knowledge, and wind tunnel
development. It is these competencies that have allowed Zipp to deliver a series of firsts in the cycling industry. From the first carbon disc wheel to
the first carbon crank to the first wheel to achieve negative drag in the wind tunnel. These firsts have helped Zipp athletes to become champions
in the toughest races in the world, on the fiercest roads in the world, from the cobbled roads of Belgium to the Queen K in Kona.
