From 3K Diamond polished brake surface to special aero designs. We use the last innovations to build the strongest, lightest and most efficient wheels on the market. Every year we introduce the best production processes and materials to give you a wheel ready to survive all your adventures.
Full carbon new generation rims. Hand built and finished by a new working process of laying up a ultra-light weight carbon rim.
A unique Ultra Smooth Carbon Fiber Molding with extremely reduced resin.
No Painting Carbon Rim – extra strong 3K Twill Carbon with more homogeneous resin filling.
No stickers high resistant water transfer graphics shows a long lasting and beautiful appearance. Handmade - under strict and very slow working process.
High TG 240°C Brake Surface Getting into a 90% of carbon fiber capability and giving a stable, safty and durable rim. Patented resin fomula, same to leading brands Actual Resin decomposing temp: 270°C
DMA Testing: Resin Heat Resistance
Resin Glass Transition Point & Melting Point
Result: Glass Transition Temperature rating is 240.13 ºC
TGA Testing: Maximum resin heat resistance temperature
Resin changing process with the rising temperature
Result: Temperature reaches 270 ºC resin started to be decomposed slightly
We are using advanced machinery & Diamond Polishing Treatment (DPL) for brake surface, allows the brake pad to work directly on 3K woven carbon fibers.
This new process eliminates "run-in" periods, improves braking performance in wet and dry weather conditions, and creates much better braking performance. The max. temperature we have tested is 270º
We’re using most common rim bed design
Its advantage are excellent rolling resistance, fewer punctures and easy mounting tire.
Our professional technicians building each wheel by hand. With the most strict working process, all our wheels are totally hand built from the first spoke to the final true, covering 15 working processes and multiple times of mechanical stress relief to ensure each wheel is produced under precise artwork. We’re doing hand built wheels since 1984.
Over 10 years developing and PROGRESSing.
Continually we upgrade our production processes and materials to provide our rims with
the latest and highest technology.
(APRIME 50mm Carbon Clincher)
| Generation | Rim weight | Impact resistance | Brake temperature | Width |
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| 1st 2008 | 635g | 300kgf, Speed: 25.4mm/min | 180° | 19mm |
| 2nd 2012 | 510g | 378kgf, Speed: 25.4mm/min | 216° | 20mm |
| 3rd 2014 | 485g | 418kgf, Speed: 25.4mm/min | 240° | 23mm |
| 4th 2018 | 495g | 590kgf, Speed: 25.4mm/min | 270° | 25mm |
We do constantly Lab Testing and Riding Test to assure a 100% quality rims
Test condition: Air pressure 120psi, load 100kgf, brake force 15kg, braking for 80S, release for 10S, speed keep in 12.5km/h. Braking test 10 times as one cycles, running two cycles finish the test.
Test Standard: Rims are the same as original and deformation ≤0.3mm.
Test Result: After two cycles, rim without damage, and deformation ≤0.3mm
Test Condition: Apply 200kgf force, speed 25.4mm⁄min, test one time.
Test Area: Valve position external hole
Test Standard: Rims without any damage.
Test Result: Apply 200kgf force, test one time, without any damage. Apply 590kgf, test one time, with 0.3mm damage.
Test Condition: Apply 300kgf, speed 10.00mm⁄min, test one time.
Test Standard: Rims without any damage.
Test Result: Apply 305kgf, 310kgf, 300kgf, and 300kgf for four spoke holes without any damage
Test condition: First cycle air pressure 110psi, load 80kgf, speed 40km/h, keep riding 200km.
Second cycle air pressure 110psi, load 80kgf, speed 65km/h, keep riding 200km
Test Standard: Rims without any damage.
Test Result: Test according to the test condition, rim without any damage
In 2017 we lunch an optimized rim and hub design with improved aerodynamic efficiency and less drag. Lateral wind is no longer a problem anymore thanks to the new 28mm wide U-shaped carbon rim. This design allows the use of wider tires without negatively influence on the wind flow, more tire volume, lower rolling resistance and better handling in crosswinds condition.
The AIR+PLUS is today successfully worldwide race proven and tagged with gold medals and many podiums.
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E.C.S. Extra Carbon Strip. Provide extra stiffness on spoke holes. Ensure the rims will not be damaged if a spoke brakes and allows a better spoke tension. Our rims are capable of withstanding a spoke force of 300kgf. |
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C.S.T. Carbon stabilizer. The incredibly strong Cyanacrylat composite center is the backbone of our brake walls. Makes our clincher rims 90% stronger than regular carbon rims. |
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B.S.T. Basalt Brake Surface. Braking process under control. More safety for riders high durability of braking area, wear will be significantly reduced. |
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T.I.F. Titanium Reinforcement. A stronger structure that helps to resist impacts and heat generated by continuous braking. |
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W.A.D. 23mm Wide Aero Design. More aerodynamics, can run lower pressure. For comfortable ride, better cornering and pinch flat protection. |
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HI-TG Multilayer High Modulus Carbon with High TG Epoxy Resin. Enhance the toughness maintain the stiffness of the resin system. Resist the deformation of continuous braking. |
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FREEWHEEL Interchange Freewheel compatibility 10/11 speed Shimano™ SRAM™ Campagnolo™ |
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HAND BUILT Extremely durable hand built wheel. High durability and high precision. |
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TURBINE HUB Inside Alloy 7075T6 CNC machined Light hubs. Big ENDURANCE and low rolling resistant bearings. A very strong 15mm rear hub axle and aluminum cassette body with three pawl ratchet mechanism. |
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ULTRALIGHT As much as possible less weight. Light weight wheels provide much better acceleration and climb |
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TURBINE ULTRA HUB Inside Alloy 7075T6 CNC machined SUPER Light hubs. High precision low rolling resistant bearings. A very strong 15mm rear hub axle and aluminum cassette body with three pawl ratchet mechanism. Upgrades available: Titanium ratchet and ceramic bearings. |
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CRASH POLICY A unique service for those who crashed their wheels! In case of bad luck, PROGRESS supports you by offering replacement rims for half the regular price during 1 year after purchase. |
The biggest feature of PROGRESS is quality first.
From material purchasing, producing, testing, packaging to shipping,
PROGRESS has perfect manage system which makes sure every customer receive high quality items.
We actually use multiple layers of different types of carbon.
Only the outer layer is made from a UDF (Uni-Directional Fiber).
A mixture of different angles to resemble a uniform material. Because carbon fiber can handle tension very well, we have to mix up the layers to make the rim stiff and strong enough.
Pressure is not a great feature of a fiber. Just think of a string being pushed. But when mixed correctly, the different angles interconnect through the resin to make it resistant to all kinds of forces .
Durability is one of the goals set by PROGRESS from the get-go.
Therefore we demand more of our rims than we would if we had lower spoke tensions in our wheels
or if we had weight limits for our wheels.
For instance, our rims have reinforced strips where the spoke holes are placed,
to ensure that high tensions are not an issue.
In a regular rim, you can't control the specific stresses by layup only.
The spoke force is concentrated around the nipple hole.
With a pre-defined reinforcement strip [3], we can put the right fibers at the right place.
The spoke force is spread out through the reinforced strip
and distributes the stresses over a larger part of the rim.
The rims are now capable of withstanding a spoke force of 300kgf.
This force is around the same as the ultimate strength of the spoke itself.
And we only use the best and the lightest spokes available on the market today,
so you can imagine how durable the wheels are when the rims are laced up
by professional wheel builders.
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E.C.S. Extra Carbon Strip. Provide extra stiffness on spoke holes. Ensure the rims will not be damaged if a spoke brakes and allows a better spoke tension. Our rims are capable of withstanding a spoke force of 300kgf. |
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T.I.F. Titanium Reinforcement. A stronger structure that helps to resist impacts and heat generated by continuous braking. |
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HI-TG Multilayer High Modulus Carbon with High TG Epoxy Resin. Enhance the toughness maintain the stiffness of the resin system. Resist the deformation of continuous braking. |
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T.U.R. TUBELESS Ready. Rim designed for tubeless system and tubeless tires. These wheels are including tubeless tape and valves. |
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Flip Flop Front wheel or hub which can be mounted on 15mm thru-axle fork and 9mm conventional fork. Simple changing adapters. |
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THRU-AXLE 15 Front wheel or hub which can be mounted on 15mm thru-axle fork. |
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THRU-AXLE 20 Front wheel or hub which can be mounted on 20mm thru-axle fork |
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THRU-AXLE 12 Rear wheel or hub which can be mounted on 12mm thru-axle system frame. Two sizes available 12x142mm and 12x135mm |
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LFTy Front wheel or hub compatible with LEFTY - Cannondale™ Fork. |
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HAND BUILT Extremely durable hand built wheel. High durability and high precision. |
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TURBINE HUB Inside Alloy 7075T6 CNC machined Light hubs. Big ENDURANCE and low rolling resistant bearings. A very strong 15mm rear hub axle and aluminum cassette body with three pawl ratchet mechanism. |
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ULTRALIGHT As much as possible less weight. Light weight wheels provide much better acceleration and climb |
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TURBINE ULTRA HUB Inside Alloy 7075T6 CNC machined SUPER Light hubs. High precision low rolling resistant bearings. A very strong 15mm rear hub axle and aluminum cassette body with three pawl ratchet mechanism. Upgrades available: Titanium ratchet and ceramic bearings. |
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CRASH POLICY A unique service for those who crashed their wheels! In case of bad luck, PROGRESS supports you by offering replacement rims for half the regular price during 1 year after purchase. |
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SRAM X-Drive Rear wheel or hub which can be mounted on 12mm thru-axle system frame. Two sizes available 12x142mm and 12x135mm. With an up charge of EUR 19,80€ we supply this wheel/rear hub X-Drive ready. |
