Description
The Strada 48 is the point in DUKE's Elite road range where the priorities tilt openly toward speed. It's the wheel for riding fast and attacking whenever the road invites it — aerodynamic efficiency, precise handling, and finely tuned inertia in a package that still weighs just 1,201 grams the pair in the Mad Max build. Toray T1100 carbon, DUKE's SLR5 layup, laced by hand in their Vendée, France workshop.
This is the depth for fast courses, racing, and KOM hunting: enough rim to hold a high pace and reward every surge, not so much that crosswinds start dictating your line. Run it as a pair, or — as DUKE themselves suggest — as the front wheel ahead of a Strada 56 rear for a mullet aero setup that keeps the steering light while the rear carries the inertia. The 25mm internal width is shaped around a 28–30mm tire, DRC damping filters road buzz, and DUKE's Offset asymmetric lacing balances spoke tension for lateral stiffness and durability.
Construction is the full DUKE playbook: SpokeCore molds every spoke hole into the layup rather than drilling cured carbon, and the VFP finish skips clearcoat entirely — lighter, more scratch-resistant, cleaner to produce. Hooked and tubeless-ready, each set arrives taped and valved with spare spokes, nipples, and a build certificate, and every DUKE carbon rim carries a lifetime, transferable crash-replacement program.
We build these with DUKE's own Mad Max 3 hubs with black Sapim spokes, or Tune's Nano hubs in silver with silver spokes, and your choice of XDR, HG11, or N3W freehub. If you're looking for a custom build around these rims — spoke counts, decals, a hub we don't list — reach out for a quote.
Features
Specs
- 48mm speed-focused profile — from 1,201g the pair (Mad Max build)
- Aerodynamic efficiency with finely tuned inertia; also excels as a front wheel with a Strada 56 rear
- 25mm internal width optimized for 28–30mm tires; DRC damping and Offset asymmetric lacing
- SLR5 construction: Toray T1100 carbon, molded SpokeCore spoke holes, clearcoat-free VFP finish
| Build |
|---|
| Hub options | Mad Max 3 (black, DUKE MADMAX3 CL SP) / Tune Nano (silver) |
| Freehub options | XDR / HG11 / N3W |
| Spokes | Sapim CX-Ray (black on Mad Max, silver on Tune Nano) |
| Wheelset weight | From 1,201g (Mad Max build, pair) |
| Rim |
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| Depth | 48mm |
| Internal width | 25mm |
| Drilling | 20h front / 24h rear |
| Rim design | Hooked, tubeless ready; Offset asymmetric lacing |
| Tires |
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| Optimal tire width | 28–30mm |
| Compatible tire width | 28mm and wider |
| Construction |
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| Carbon | Toray T1100, SLR5 process, aerospace-grade resin |
| Spoke interface | SpokeCore molded spoke holes (no drilling) |
| Finish | VFP clearcoat-free, naturally glossy |
| Technologies | DRC vibration damping, Offset asymmetric lacing |
| Included | Rim tape and valves fitted, spare spokes and nipples, assembly certificate |
| Warranty | Lifetime transferable crash-replacement program on DUKE carbon rims |
| Origin | Hand-built in Vendée, France |
