The history of Fast and light series wheelsets
Fast and light series wheelsets is our mainstay products in 2018. As a matter of fact, we did witness the success of the FL series; customers are fond of them very much! In 2019, we launched the new series: AERO series. Aero series wheels are precisely that, aero. They have been put on the market and are growing up.But ICAN Fast and light series wheelsets will be eliminated and be obsolete ？No,even we will upgraded the various configurations of the wheels.
In 2019, we optimized the FL series road bike wheelsets. Now it has become the first choice of many cyclists. For novice riders, the FL series road bike wheelsets are the best road bike wheels under 500$.We listed the upgrades：
1. Upgrade of Braking SurfaceOne of the most important points of the rims that cyclists are concerned about when choosing wheels is brake surface. Besides, after summing up some feedbacks sent from our customers, we decided to improve the braking surface. This big improvement is that the FL series wheels have a higher tolerance to heat than that before, the same as the AERO series wheels. Now the brake track can withstand 300℃ as opposed to 240℃. We are sure that the rims are stiffer than before, which is a huge improvement and one that is difficult to see.
2. Upgrade of Hubset
① Exchange the Bearings
Apart from the braking surface, what will cyclists care about and may mostly influence the performances of the wheelset? There is no doubt that hubset plays a vital part in riding a wheel. But what will affect the hub? Then we need to think about the bearings in the hubs. ICAN has again worked hard to make sure the Novatec AS511SB/FS512SB hubs are high quality and use the best bearings. The bearings we used before are made from the manufacturer NBK, using two NBK bearings in the front hub, four in the rear hub. However, instead of using all NBK bearings, now we use the bearings made by Japanese manufacturer: EZO, and just retain one NBK bearing in the rear hub. That is, using two EZO bearings in the front hub, three in the rear hub, and just one NBK bearing in the rear hub.
② Add an Anti-slip Strip
The engineers add an anti-slip strip in the freehub for the Novatec hubs. You may have a doubt that it is necessary to do that or not. Absolutely yes, riders will find that it will work better for locking the rear hub. In this way, the addition of an anti-slip strip will greatly improve the performance of the hub than before.
We also laced the upgrading Novatec hubs to our FL rims with higher tolerance to heat of braking surface. And we still want everyone to be able to afford the FL series wheels. !
We continue to use the best wheel parts
Hub
We continue to use the hub produced by Novatec. Because historical experience tells us that Novatec Hub is very popular with customers and performs well during riding.
Wheelset Spokes
We use Sapim CX-Ray Spokes produced by the famous manufacturer Sapim.Sapim CX-Ray Spokes is famous for its quality and ultra-light features
Free Hub
This series of wheels supports Shimano 10/11 speeds Free Hub.As we all know, Shimano is undoubtedly one of the most respected manufacturers in this field.
