Token C45 R wheelset review

Everyone knows that a pair of deep-section carbon wheels will make any bike look at least 100 watts faster, but can a pair of sub-£800 carbon wheels offer your ride a genuine upgrade? We test the Token C45 R wheelset to find out

Token C45 R wheelset
Cycling Weekly Verdict

There's no doubt the carbon clincher Token C45 R wheels will upgrade your ride. Not only are they strong and light with good braking, but with a 44mm rim and tyre-to-rim transition they deliver great aero benefits too, all for an impressive £799.99. 

Reasons to buy
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    Lightweight

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    Price

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    Wide rimmed

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    Help provide low rolling resistance

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    Aero

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    Good braking

Reasons to avoid
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    Harsh ride at maximum tyre PSI

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There is absolutely no doubt carbon wheels make any bike look immediately badass no matter how much you spend on them. The question is, are they just fit for posing or do they also perform out on the road once you've finished Instagramming them?

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Hannah Bussey

Hannah is Cycling Weekly’s longest-serving tech writer, having started with the magazine back in 2011. She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between.

Hannah was a successful road and track racer herself, competing in UCI races all over Europe as well as in China, Pakistan and New Zealand.

For fun, she's ridden LEJOG unaided, a lap of Majorca in a day, won a 24-hour mountain bike race and tackled famous mountain passes in the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Himalayas. 

She lives just outside the Peak District National Park near Manchester UK with her partner, daughter and a small but beautifully formed bike collection.