New wheelset combines with Goodyear tyre collaboration to make Zipp’s quickest off-road offering

By Warren Rossiter

Published: Thursday, 01 August 2024 at 14:00 PM


To complement SRAM’s new Red XPLR AXS components, Zipp has launched a new gravel-specific wheel line – the 303 XPLR.

The brand has also collaborated with Goodyear on new gravel tyres optimised for the wheels.

The new 303 XPLR design sees a hookless 54mm-deep rim, 40mm external width and broad 32mm internal width.

The wheels are optimised for 40mm-wide tyres, but Zipp claims they out-perform the next best wheelset across tyre sizes from 38-50mm.

Zipp’s category manager and engineer David Morse tells us the new top-tier 303 XPLR SW wheelset is Zipp’s “fastest gravel wheel ever, thanks to its mega-wide and deep rim that integrates seamlessly with gravel tyres”.