Built By Jerry | VAM

VAM: The VAM is my answer to requests for a lightweight road wheel. I used the modern shape of the MIDL but dropped the depth to 30mm. I call these "high volume" road wheels. No longer limited by rim brakes and 23mm tires or frames with clearance issues, I was able to open up the rim to 21mm internal and 28mm external for optimum tire fitment and aero benefits with a wider tire. Weight is impressive, the best I have seen in a high volume hooked rim at 1,200gr (DT 240) to 1,295gr (DT350). That is light! I offer these wheels in disc (stock) or rim brake (special order, please email me) configurations. 

The road bike market is evolving quickly with a shift to much larger tires across the spectrum of applications, but particularly in high speed, paved road riding and racing. I pulled the best characteristics of my road and gravel wheels and came up with a quiver-killer wheel for the weight conscious road rider. The VAM is a optimized for use with 25mm to 30mm wide road tires with it's hooked beads allowing high pressure inflation (up to 120PSI). At 21mm internal, however, you can also put on your choice of gravel tires if you don't have a gravel specific wheelset.  If you are a fan of hilly terrain or are a smaller rider who is weight conscious on your bike builds, the VAM are a great alternative to the more aero minded MIDL.

For 2021, rims are now constructed using graphene doped Toray T800 carbon fiber. Graphene doping is a new process using wherein a very small amount of graphene (under 2%) is added to the carbon matrix during processing. Scientific testing has demonstrated significant increases in strength and impact resistance results from the graphene doping process. Our testing has shown this to be true in practice, allowing pretty significant weight reductions in the rim construction.

The VAM is 24 hole, laced in a 2-cross configuration front and rear using Sapim CX Ray aero spokes.