Is this the most underrated wheel brand in cycling?

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[akathesquid]

the HED C+ aluminum rim geometry is spot on - used across their clincher line. The channel in the middle is low enough that I can get any tubeless tire on and off by hand but when the beads seat on their perfect seal shoulders you get a big pop sound and when you deflate the tires they stay on the beads. It takes quite some force to break the beads. Think motorcycle beads but easier. So the tires are really on there firmly. Only had one flat last year (HED everything) at speed and the tire stayed on solid. I run only 23mm since on all my HEDs they run 26.4 to 27.0 nice round profile. 23mm Schwalbe Pro Ones are magic on these rims. Love these wheels. The standard Ardennes SL+ wheels are the best value in cycling. Opposite of Mavic rubbish. Good hubs. Happy you discovered these in your region. C+ rims are rather precious at $150 retail but build up the best wheels ever.

[alwaysup]

Nice review. I own Jet Black 6's and the braking on them is unbelievable. To the point where they stop as good as any of my hydro disc brake bikes. Highly recommended.

[CreRay]

Hi Ronald, I keep coming back to your videos for information:-)
I keep coming back to these wheels as they seem the ideal combination of aero and brake performance, weight and tubeless compatibility.

1) Would you recommend these in 60mm depth (Jet 6 Plus) as allround, for training and multi-day events in the Alps or Dolomites? I'm also 60kgs (wish I had your power though).
2) Unfortunately my bike is not of the newest generation, it is limited in tire height (width is not really an issue). My current rims have 18.25mm internal width, I can baaarely run my 25mm Schwalbe Pro One on these, on the rear wheel I have ~1mm clearance in height. As these HED wheels are 21mm internal width, I would have to go to 23mm tires, but I still am not sure if I'll be able to fit them. Any thoughts on this?

[chrispyy]

Great review, I love these wheels. I have the Jet 9 plus and Jet plus disc on my TT bike. Had a set of Jet plus 6’s on my S5. Replacing those with Jet 6/9 combo with powertap. Great wheels and great braking even with the standard Jet plus design. I’ve had Roval CL60s, Mavic CC80’s in the past and these beat them hands down.

[jeffbrunton]

The fairings can be quite weak. Same as my Old Zipp 400s. Old but still going. On the other hand I also have few pairs of HED trispokes which are very strong but a bit heavy (and optimised for 19mm

[bradleymorris]

Hey Ron awesome review on the Hed wheel set. I've been interested to hear about these wheels for a while now. I eventually want to get a rear disc to go along with my enve 7/8 Wheels. Can we also expect to see a test ride video on the 7/8 carbon Clincher that you purchased? Thanks again and can't wait to hear the test results on these three brand sets.

[dannyr]

I just ordered some HED Plus 5s
There gonna be sweet

[bogdanrylski]

Hi, two things.
1) why did you choose the Jet 9 Black over the H3 or GT3 Tri-spoke front wheel?
2) Both HED and Molten Speedwax are from Minnesota and have some history with each other.

[leedorney]

Reckon a alu-rim and fairing like HED have is a good applicatory trade-off instead of a carbon clincher that the breaking wall can fail, as carbon rims should only be used for tubulars !

[cisdolce]

how fragile is the skin / fairing? if I press them with my fingers are they going to break? I've been going back and fourth on the jet rc5 plus black for a long long time...

[gregorydagorn]

Bonjour Ronald, j'aimerais savoir si la jet plus est en 60 MM ou en 88 MM, s'il-te-plait.
Merci par avance pour ta réponse car j'envisage d'acheter ces jantes.

[batbawls]

Keep a good eye on the brake pads so that the brake track isn't trashed. I just check my brake pads after every ride with compressed air and a light.

[terbennett]

Excellent video, as always. HED is severely underrated. The only guys I see riding HED wheels are tri guys, but they make amazing wheels in general. I have raced  on a pair of the older Jet 6 wheels for a season and I loved them. In fact,  liked them better than my Mavic Cosmic Ultimates.  A while back,  the top of the line Bontrager wheels were rebadged HED wheels. Apparently, Trek thought highly enough of HED to use them.

[lightofheaven]

Bike Radar just made a review of aero wheels from best to worst of all known brands used in cycling. The best performing and fastest aero wheel in all situation is
1. ENVE
2. HED Jet
3. Knight 90mm
4. ZIPP.
But zipp is the fastest in a head on wind and without wind but real world situation is not like that, that's why they landed 4th because the 3 out performs zipp...

So yeah HED is a pretty good wheelset. I actually have them too hehehe but i prefer my zipp 808 and super 9 as race wheels because they are more flashy and the cafe bling is over the top.

[someguy]

wait a moment...28mm internal width? thats more like the rim width of a trailbike rim! If it was 28mm external i would believe that, though that's still huge. A 25mm tire should work perfectly with that since they blow up to more sth like 27mm which would fit the "95%" rule of the tire width to rim width

Edit: Watched the video to the end. Yes, you later on used the correct numbers, im sorry.
Very happy to see HED wheels on your channnel. Plan to get them for my TT bike since they are so well priced and tubeless compatible which does make quite some watts less for rolling resistance

[harrylook]

I'm a big fan of HEDs. Great speed/value.

[normanmitchell]

I’m still waiting a month later to get my hed wheel set back from warranty 👎

[MPPCvd]

What materials were used in setting these up for a tubeless interface? I'm loving my 6+'s but haven't been able to pinpoint what I need for tubeless conversion. Thanks!

[liambarber]

So if I put duct tape over my box section aluminum rims to make them like a disc wheel, would they be more aero?

[grommit]

Hello. I am currently using DT Swiss RC38 Spline wheels (clincher), and I am looking for replacements since I am also looking for a new carbon bike. I love my DT Swiss wheels since they are lightweight for climbing but I am looking for more aerodynamic one's since aerodynamics is the theme with this next bike.

How do you like your HED wheels? Are he wheel still stiff even though it is alloy brake surface with some carbon (and not full carbon)? Do you think I would be happy with the Jet Black 40mm RC wheels (that use alloy-carbon)?