MY25 MODEL ARRIVING SOON

ALL NEW GEN3 MODEL

We first introduced the ULTIMA Road Series in 2014.

10 years on, the all new GEN3 ULTIMA SL continues to represent the pinnacle of performance in rim brake road wheels.

First Delivery Arriving March 2025


Ultima SL3

$1,299.00 Sold out

Some wheels get better with age.

 

  • Hand Built in Australia
  • 3 Year Warranty
  • Lifetime Crash Replacement Guarantee
  • Australian Company, Local Support

SPOKE COUNT OPTIONS
FREEHUB

Pickup currently unavailable at Craftworx

Rim Brake Model
Shipping $29.95 Australia Wide
SPOKE COUNT OPTIONS
FREEHUB

WHEEL SPECIFICATIONS

Craftworx GEN3 Ultima SL Road Wheels

Combined Wheel Set Weights
  • 20H Front | 24H Rear - 1499 grams
  • 24H Front | 28H Rear - 1539 grams
  • 32H Front | 32H Rear - 1625 grams
Recommended Rider Weights
  • 20H Front | 24H Rear - up to 85kg
  • 24H Front | 28H Rear - up to 100kg
  • 32H Front | 32H Rear - up to 140kg
Craftworx Ultima SL3 Rims
  • 6069 Alloy
  • External Rim Width: 24mm
  • Internal Rim Width: 20mm
  • Rim Height: 25mm
  • Tubeless Ready
  • Machined Braking Surface
  • Anodized Black
  • Lazer Etched Decals
  • Weight 465g (each)
Craftworx Ultima SL2 Hubs
  • Serviceable Sealed Bearing Design
  • 4 Pawl Individually Sprung Freehub
  • 36 Tooth Engagement

Ultima SL2 are the performance bench mark for our our rim brake hubs.

Sapim CX-Ray Blade Spokes

CX-Ray Spoke Benefits:

  • Improved cornering stability
  • More efficient power transfer
  • A smoother, more compliant ride

Not only are they the lightest, strongest stainless steel spoke we use, they dramatically improve performance and ride quality.

Sapim Polyax Secure Lock Alloy Nipples

The secure lock system, when used with our specified thread lock compound creates an incredible strong and reliable long term build.

The polyax system in addition to the special lubricant applied to the rim/nipple contact points ensures a smooth high tension build without any damage to the contact surfaces.

Hand Built by a Master Wheel Builder

No other wheel company builds wheels like Craftworx.

When it comes to wheel building, experience, knowledge, technique and equipment are what sets wheel builders apart.

All Craftworx wheels are hand built by a Master wheel builder using our
unique in house developed process. This ensures that the wheels you
purchase stay perfectly balance and straight for year to come.

GEN3 ULTIMA SL

MINIMALIST STYLING

Performance without the bling!

For our GEN3 version,we wanted to create a clean, minimalist, "no bling" style that would complement and enhance the overall look of your ride.

Customer Reviews

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Ned
Prompt delivery

Happy to purchase an Australian made product and the rims looks great, refreshing my old bike frame.

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Greg
Ultima Rediscovered form past purchase

Purchased the ultima about three years - then bought N+1 bike for gravel - recently upgraded the group set etc on older bike with the rim brake ultima wheels
Thoroughly enjoying the road on the Orbea frame with the ultima wheels. The freewheel is most pleasant sounding out of all of our bikes.
Cornering and turning so responsive and the ride compliant on varying road surfaces - now to acquire a set for the gravel bike....

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Jeff Collier
Excellent

So happy with this purchase as the wheels have acted like a new suspension system on an older bike. They soak up the imperfections of the not so perfect roads. My fourth set of wheels from Craftworx!

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Kevin H
Great wheelset!

Better than I expected. Can't fault it as at time of writing.

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Daniel
Nice!!

Wheelset arrived in excellent time and straight out of the box I loved the look of them, the black u shaped rim really suits my Felt frame shape. I went with the blue hubs and nipples to match the colours in my frame and I was glad I did. Living in rural NSW there is some pretty rough farm roads on my usual trips and from first ride the comfort of these wheels is what really stood out, they glide over the bumps far better than the Vision wheelset they replaced. I am yet to give them a test ride on some long climbs but the weight savings are certainly noticeable. I raced on them on the weekend and even for a non-aero wheelset they have no problem maintaining speeds over 40km/h and not getting pushed by crosswinds is a nice relief. All up the value for money is incredible, you cannot buy factory built wheels with these specs for the price of these, would not hesitate to recommend. The only thing I could write that would be a knock on them was the weight was about 35 grams heavier, which is probably the weight of the rim tape, try getting that close from a factory built wheelset.

Thanks Daniel, Glad you are enjoying your wheels!! Yes, the weights are based on the wheels built without rim tape! The tubeless tape we use weighs around 24-30 grams per wheel set. Thanks again, Nathan