Walker Brothers Fleet 56mm clinchers – first look

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, the Walker brothers are Brian and Harry Walker, who were two of the UK’s top time triallists in the ’90s and won seven national titles between them.

Both were renowned for their innovation and now they’ve turned that experience and focus to wheelbuilding (their disc wheel scored a whopping 92% recently).

These, their 56mm Fleet clinchers, combine 56mm deep rims with a 27.2mm width at the brake track to tip the scales at a claimed 1,665g.

Spokes are Sapim CX Ray arranged as 20 radial on the front and 24 crossed on the rear. Price: £835 from www.walker-brothers.co.uk.

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Matt Baird Editor of Cycling Plus magazine

About

Matt is a regular contributor to 220 Triathlon, having joined the magazine in 2008. He’s raced everything from super-sprint to Ironman, duathlons and off-road triathlons, and can regularly be seen on the roads and trails around Bristol. Matt is the author of Triathlon! from Aurum Press and is now the editor of Cycling Plus magazine.