Fulcrum Racing 3 review

Fulcrum Racing 3's are a decent wheelset but the lack of tubeless compatibility marks these down

Fulcrum Racing 3
Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Fulcrum Racing 3's are a great wheelset that'll improve your ride over the standard supplied wheelsets on bikes. Although, the lack of tubeless ready features the wheels seem to be stuck in the past.

Reasons to buy
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    Good build quality

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    Light

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    Fast rolling

Reasons to avoid
  • -

    Not tubeless ready

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Fulcrum has given the Racing 3’s a nice upgrade and offer a real edge to the ride that feels fast and performance lead. I really enjoyed my time riding with them and felt a true performance upgrade despite their robust nature.

Out of the box the Racing 3’s felt super light but added with the skewers came out a little heavier than the Cero AR30’s at 1.67kg. Despite that the wheels felt fast and that could be down to a number of technologies applied by Fulcrum; anti-rotation system, differentiated rim height, 2:1 Two-To-One to name a few!

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Symon Lewis joined Cycling Weekly as an Editorial Assistant in 2010, he went on to become a Tech Writer in 2014 before being promoted to Tech Editor in 2015 before taking on a role managing Video and Tech in 2019. Lewis discovered cycling via Herne Hill Velodrome, where he was renowned for his prolific performances, and spent two years as a coach at the South London velodrome.