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Both wheels spin around Fulcrum’s low-flange cup and cone bearing hubs and are built up using 24 double-butted steel spokes up front and 28 on the rear. Hubs are compatible with XD, Microspline, and HG freehub standards but the Metal Carbon will only be sold with either XD or Microspline. A steel freewheel body version of the wheelset will also be available as OEM spec for light e-MTBs (maximum torque 60 Nm, total rider+bike weight 125 kg), although Fulcrum doesn’t confirm whether this will be available aftermarket.
The claimed weight of the Fulcrum Metal Carbon is a respectable 1,550g for the XDR version while the Fulcrum Metal ALX is stated to weigh 1,860 g in the XDR version. There is a rider weight limit on these, the maximum total weight of the system (rider and bike) is 125 kg.
Pricing starts at $605 / £742 / €650 for the Metal ALX or $1,872 / £1,525 / €1,640 for the Metal Carbon wheels. For more details, head over to Fulcrumwheels.com.
