Do you feel like your riding buddies don’t quite understand just how pro you look on your road bike? Well, DT Swiss has the solution for you – a premium World Tour-proven pro replica limited edition ARC 1100 Dicut 50mm SPO aero road wheelset with huge sponsor logos.

Yes, this is just a cosmetic update to a fast wheelset that’s already been in the market for several years. But maybe the same super-fast tires the team races on will help sway you to get that pro look. ‘Look pro, even if you go slow’ is what roadies say these days, right?

DT Swiss ARC 1100 Dicut 50 SPO Ltd White wheel tire system (Photos/DT Swiss, Ridley & UNO-X)

Forgive me for a minute because this is literally just a new set of oversized white decals on an aero carbon road wheelset that we first rode 4 1/2 years ago with slightly smaller and mildly more discrete gray DT logos.

Sure they are expensive. But the DT Swiss ARC 1100 wheels are really solid (I’ve put plenty of inappropriately ‘all-road’ kms on a 62mm deep set over the years.) Plus, they roll smoothly on DT’s SINC ceramic bearings, cut through the wind with some of the best on-road aerodynamics out there, and are really light. This 50mm set is claimed to weigh just 1381g.

Also, these wheels are handbuilt by the same wheelbuilders in Europe that build the Pro Tour sponsored team wheels, so you get that extra special pro touch.

And no, this isn’t any sponsored post. I just think it’s funny that a trend may be going back to flashy looks after a decade of everything in matte carbon and stealth black…

And to top them off, DT are selling the pro replica wheels as a WTS – Wheel Tire System. That includes the “fastest ever” aerodynamic Aero 111 road tire with aero divots that they developed with Continental and Swiss Side. So you can roll fast too, even at normal rider speeds. And they come set up with light TPU tubes, but are tubeless-ready out of the box too. Just add sealant and go.

Tech details

• 50mm deep VU-shaped aerodynamic carbon rim, max 26.5mm external
• 2 big Pro-style white DT Swiss logos per side on each wheel
• 20mm internal hooked tubeless-ready rim, pre-taped for tubeless & including alloy tubeless valves
• tiny 180 Dicut series aero straight-pull, 12mm thru-axle centerlock disc brake hubs

(Photo/Cory Benson)

• 36T Ratchet EXP freehub with 10° engagement
• SINC ceramic bearings
• aero bladed DT AeroLite II & Aero Comp II spokes with special T-heads to lock into the hubs
• hidden internal DT ProLock alloy nipples – 24 front & rear, laced 2x
• Shimano HG & SRAM XDR freehubs included
• claimed wheelset weight 1381g (629g front, 752g rear)
• includes Continental Aero 111 26mm front & GP 5000s TR 28mm rear tires, plus Conti TPU tubes
• claimed wheelset weight with tires & tubes 2072g (959g front, 1113g rear)

DT Swiss ARC 1100 SPO 50mm carbon wheels – Pricing, one option & availability

The pro look is going to cost you $3100 / 2650€. But you’ll get a set of tires too, making it actually cheaper than a regular non-pro wheelset and those fast tires separately.

Buy a premium pro replica tubeless-ready aero carbon road wheelset and you get: oversized white logos, Conti’s fastest road tires, TPU tubes, tubeless valves, Shimano & SRAM freehubs, and a padded wheelbag to keep them safe in your own team car.

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