Head to head
Bontrager Aeolus RSL 37vsCadex 36 Disc
Both sections drawn to one scale, from each maker's published geometry. The differences you can see in the drawing are the differences that exist.
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Fig. — rim sections, one scale
Bontrager Aeolus RSL 37Cadex 36 Disc
- Depth
- 1 mm apart
- 37 vs 36 mm
- External
- 2 mm apart
- 31 vs 29 mm
- Internal
- 0.6000000000000014 mm apart
- 23 vs 22.4 mm
- Claimed weight
- 51 g apart
- 1,325 vs 1,274 g
- UK RRP
- £300 apart
- £2,100 vs £2,400
Rim depth
37 mm
36 mm
Effectively the same depth — this is not the axis to choose on.
Internal width
23 mm
22.4 mm
The wider rim is built around a wider tyre. Match this to the tyre you actually run, not to the bigger number.
External width
31 mm
29 mm
Governs how the rim and tyre meet the air, and frame clearance.
Bontrager
Aeolus RSL 37
RRP £2,100
UCI mass-start road
Eligible — Eligible on the rules we assess
Cadex
36 Disc
RRP £2,400
UCI mass-start road
Eligible — Eligible on the rules we assess