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Build Your Falcon Pro WHEELSET AR55 DISC

All wheels are 100% customizable at Light Bicycle. If your preferred specs are not listed, feel free to contact us (sales@lightbicycle.com) with your special requirements described.


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WHEELSET SPECS

RIMS

Our Pro series comes with a 5-year warranty (lifetime optional), while the non-pro with a 3-year warranty and crash replacement.

  • Rim Model AR55 disc
  • Material Toray T700 & T800 Premium Carbon Fiber
  • Size 29”/700C (ETRTO 622mm)
  • Series FALCON PRO
  • Intended Use Road/CX/Gravel
  • Bead Type Clincher
  • Tubeless Capable Yes
  • Inner/Outer Width 21mm/28mm
  • Depth 55mm
  • ERD 530mm (not including nipple head dimension)
  • Rim Weight Standard 480+/-15g, Flyweight 420+/-15g
  • Profile Symmetric (0mm)
  • Max Cyclist Weight (on flat ground) Standard 135kg/ 298lbs, Flyweight 90kg/ 198lbs
  • Spoke Hole Angle ±8°
  • Spoke Tension 120~135kgf front disc side and rear drive side
  • Max Tire Pressure (with 25C) Hook: 110psi/ 7.58bar, Hookless: 75psi/ 5.17bar
  • Recommended Tire Width 23C~43C

Read more for actual road tire width

HUBS

We keep in stock the most popular axle sizes and colors of some well-liked hub models. If you want a special order, feel free to contact us (sales@lightbicycle.com).

  • Model DT SWISS 180, DT SWISS 240 EXP, DT SWISS 350, Industry Nine 1/1, Chris King R45D, Industry Nine Solix, Carbon-Ti X-Hub, Bitex BX312F / BX312R
  • Front Axle Size 12 / 100mm
  • Rear Axle Size 12 / 142mm
  • Driver Body Shimano Road 11S, Shimano Road 11S Alloy, Sram XDR Alloy, Sram XDR, Shimano Micro Spline Road Alloy
  • Hole 24H, 28H

OTHER PARTS

Leave a note at checkout or contact us if you want spare spokes or nipples.

  • Spokes Pillar Aero X-TRA 1420, Pillar Wing 20 in Oil Slick Color (For Bitex Hub only), Sapim CX Ray, Sapim CX Sprint-Rear drive side/ CX Ray-Other sides
  • Nipples Aluminium Black, Brass Oil slick, Brass Black

TECH

Featuring a wide 28mm external width, these tubeless ready Falcon Pro rims offer a wide and stable platform for gravel tires.

With the 21mm internal width and 55mm depth, the AR55’s are well suited as an aerodynamic gravel race rim or a deep dish cyclocross wheelset. The width is versatile enough for 25-28c road tires and lighten up your road bike to give you an edge at the next Gran Fondo!

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WARRANTY

For Non-Pro Series Rims: From the date of purchase, 3-year Standard Warranty.

For Pro Series Rims: From the date of purchase, 5-year Pro Warranty as standard and an upgraded optional lifetime Premium Warranty with minimum charge.

Crash Replacement: It is applicable with the same period as the warranty time range that you purchased for the rims with 10% /25% discount for Non-Pro series /Pro series.

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WHAT IS IN THE BOX

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Featuring a wide 28mm external width, these tubeless ready Falcon Pro rims offer a wide and stable platform for gravel tires.

With the 21mm internal width and 55mm depth, the AR55’s are well suited as an aerodynamic gravel race rim or a deep dish cyclocross wheelset. The width is versatile enough for 25-28c road tires and lighten up your road bike to give you an edge at the next Gran Fondo!

  • Overview

    Featuring a wide 28mm external width, these tubeless ready Falcon Pro rims offer a wide and stable platform for gravel tires.

    With the 21mm internal width and 55mm depth, the AR55’s are well suited as an aerodynamic gravel race rim or a deep dish cyclocross wheelset. The width is versatile enough for 25-28c road tires and lighten up your road bike to give you an edge at the next Gran Fondo!

  • Specs

  • Tech

  • Warranty

  • In The Box

Light Bicycle : Rims: AR55 Disc Paintless UD 24H Internal Nipple Holes With Drain Holes With Access Holes
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David : The wheels are really good. Noticeably faster on the flats, and on shallower gradient climbs. The carbon spokes help them feel stiff and responsive when climbing as well, despite being a deep rim.
France
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Light Bicycle : Rim: AR55 Disc Brake Hook UD Paintless 28H With Access Holes
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Light Bicycle : Rims: AR55 Disc-F WR50 Disc-R UD Paintless 21/21H With Access Holes Hubs: Light Bicycle Speed Hubs 12/100mm 12/142mm Ceramic bearings 36T Shimano Road 11s Spokes: Light Bicycle Flyweight carbon spokes-SE Nipples: Light Bicycle aluminum black Decal: Custom graphics designed by the rider
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Eugene : Very impressed by the build quality, great looks and light weight of this wheelset. Top marks!
Singapore
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Nathan : Had this frameset for a couple of years, but basically had it set up on the trainer as a permanent installation. Needless to say, it was time to get this baby some wheels, and light bicycle AR55 was the move
United States
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Tim : Love these wheels. LightBicycle are my go-to wheels from now on. Had one set (AR45) built up by them, then ordered some rims (AR55) to build up another set myself. Fantastic build, super light, and will now need these on my mtb too. Can’t wait to build a new set this year. Keep up the good work LightBicycle!!!
Netherlands
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Kevin : LB Wheels AR55 Disc installed on a Merida Reacto 5000 with Shimano Ultegra mechanical. Picture taken in Mumbai, India. These wheels have been one of the best upgrades I've ever made so far. They're too good.
India
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COMMENTS

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John 2023/11/08

Hello, I had a couple quick questions regarding your AR55/WR50, and AR565/AR465 wheel sets. First, are all of those variations available in matte braided UD finish? For the decals, is it possible to get only the triangle "LB" decal near the valve stem hole and not the additional graphics? Finally, can you recommend a wheel set between the combinations above (or other recommendation)? I'm leaning towards a staggered setup to be a little better suited to cross winds. I'm a 66kg rider and do a mix of flat riding and climbing. Thanks for all your help! John


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William 2023/04/02

Hello! Is the AR55 wheelset available with internal nipple holes? It looks like some of the pictures show internal nipple holes but I don't see that option in the customizer. Also, any experience/tips using rim hole plugs like Veloplugs on these rims? Thank you, William


LightBicycle 2023/04/03

Hi William, Yes, we can build the AR55 road disc wheelset 700C with internal nipples. Can you tell me the configurations you are interested in/? I will prepare and send the order to you via email. We only list the most popular options online to prevent slow loading. So always feel free to email me if you want anything special. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Tiago 2022/10/07

I'm looking in these wheels FALCON PRO WHEELSET AR55 DISC. I wanted to know a few things: 1) Is the finish more of a Matte Black? Or more like Glossy? 2) What's the best hub for a "all around" bike (mix of road and gravel? 3) What's the best hub for a full road bike? 4) What's the best hub for a gravel bike? 5) Can I choose the color of the decals? I also liked the AR565, but that one seems has a glossy finish, is that accurate? Thank you


LightBicycle 2022/10/08

Hi Tiago, Here're the answers to your questions, let me know if you have further questions. 1. Both matte and glossy finishes are made of paint, while AR55 and AR565 700C disc doesn't apply any paint. The finish is actually between glossy and matte. Different model pro rims would look slightly different because of the mold. The carbon fiber layer undisturbed to make the rim stronger, the pro lineup is actually more difficult to make. 2. DT 350 would be the most popular hubs for its durability and cost-friendly. But if lightweight is more important to you, Carbon-Ti and DT Swiss 240 exp would be a good alternative. What's your preferred budget range? 3. The laser decals doesn't offer colors. But we do have sticker type of decals if you want. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Jacob 2022/05/25

Hi, I was wondering, for the AR55 Disc, Falcon Pro, how much lighter the hookless version is than the hooked version(Flyweight version). Thank you and kind regards Jacob Quintyn.


LightBicycle 2022/05/25

Hi Jacob, For hookless, it is around 10g lighter than hook version. But the handmade carbon bike rim weight tolerance is +/-15g. So, mostly hook and hookless rims weight come out at almost the same weight. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Rhys 2021/12/13

Hi I am looking to purchase a wheelset in the very near future, but just hoping to check about the flyweight option and the sapim sprint / cx ray rear lacing . I am looking at the Pro AR55. I am a lightweight 65kg rider, and this would be a race wheelset only (road racing). I am a Div 1 racer, so they would be ridden fairly hard (compared to my weight at least...). I'm hoping I might be able to introduce light bicycle wheelsets to my team mates! (And hopefully a group buy one day) Would the flyweight be fine in this instance? I'm guessing with my weight well inside spec and this being a race set only it would be OK Does the combined cx lacing provide much me stiffness for a lighter rider? Or is this really only beneficial for the larger more powerful riders? Thank you Rhys


LightBicycle 2021/12/16

Hi Rhys, If you are looking for higher stability of the road disc wheel, sprint spokes would be great! The increased stiffness and strength of the wheel will empower the transition efficiency. But for road racing, I would say CX-Ray spokes would be more suitable. Especially a deep rim like AR55-28mm wide. On the other hand, flyweight rims road 700C would be ok since you are a light rider. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Jan 2021/01/08

Hi, I was wondering if you are planing maybe in some future to include Extralite hubs in your lineup? Also, I stumble across the Winspace hyper wheels and noticed that they are using carbon spokes and since they are sometimes compared to your sets I was wondering if you are planning maybe to include the option to use carbon spokes? PS: I'm using your ar56 wheels in my track bike and they are really great so I'm super curious about what you have to say in all of this. Best regarfs


LightBicycle 2021/01/08

Hi Jan, Actually, you can order Extralite wheels road disc from us without a problem. For carbon spokes, it requires a lot of time testing. We tested one pair of wheelset on road, but one spoke broke. So, we are still working on the carbon spokes improvement. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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Stefan 2020/11/21

Hi there, I would like to know if there are any supply issues that would delay the shipment of a wheelset with Falcon Pro 55 rims and DT Swiss 240 hubs? What is the expected turn-around time to have a set of wheels delivered from the time of ordering? Also, for shipping to Canada - does the quoted cost include shipping and import tax? Thank you, Stefan


LightBicycle 2020/11/21

Hi Stefan, Do you mean the DT SWISS 240 classic hubs? They stopped producing the classic hubs for a few months now. The new 240 EXP hubs took its place. The EXP system is really a good upgrade according to our field test. Very smooth, and with nice engagement. The AR55 rims road disc are not in stock at the North America warehouse currently. But you can order it from the Global warehouse, the lead time is 2 weeks of production and 2-3 weeks of delivery to the US. Thanks, Lightbicycle


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