Head to head
DT Swiss ARC 1100 Dicut 50vsPrinceton CarbonWorks Wake 6560
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.
- Depth
- 15 mm apart
- 50 vs 65 mm
- External
- 2.5 mm apart
- 27 vs 29.5 mm
- Internal
- 1 mm apart
- 20 vs 21 mm
- Claimed weight
- 26 g apart
- 1,450 vs 1,476 g
- UK RRP
- £400 apart
- £2,500 vs £2,900
Rim depth
50 mm
60 / 65 mm
13 mm apart. Deeper is faster on the flat; shallower is calmer in crosswind and lighter uphill. Neither is simply better.
Internal width
20 mm
21 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
27 mm
29.5 mm
Governs how the rim and tyre meet the air, and frame clearance.
DT Swiss
ARC 1100 Dicut 50
RRP £2,500
UCI mass-start road
Eligible — Eligible on the rules we assess
Princeton CarbonWorks
Wake 6560
RRP £2,900
UCI mass-start road
Check before racing — Published height is 65 mm, but this rim's depth varies around its circumference. At the limit that needs measuring at its deepest point rather than taken from the nominal figure.