Campagnolo Shamal Carbon Disc 2-Way Tubeless Clincher Front Wheel

For Campagnolo, the Shamal family has always represented an evolutionary impulse beyond its own limitations, a challenge and a triumph. Since 1992, this wheel has been an icon for enthusiasts, who with Shamal saw the birth of the high-profile concept, a forerunner of what is currently available on the market. Shamal still has the same meaning for Campagnolo: breaking the mould to face the future.

The first Campagnolo wheel dedicated to endurance was born in keeping with this mantra, with a 21mm internal channel that can accommodate larger tyres and ensure the cyclist maximum comfort on races and long rides. This new product was intended for a broader customer base, with a new, more accessible price point, but with every feature necessary to guarantee the maximum performance and style that characterise Campagnolo wheels. Carbon rim with unidirectional finish and a differentiated front/rear profile, modern rounded profile, new aluminium hubs, cup-and-cone bearing system. Every design decision is determined by the sole goal of improving cyclists’ performance over long hours on the saddle, providing comfort and rideability in all conditions.

The profile of the rim, which has an internal diameter of 21mm, makes for perfect pairing with 25, 28 and 30mm tyres. The wide channel, however, makes this wheel a complete all-rounder, also suitable for larger tyres that are perfect for gravel biking. Thanks to 2-Way Fit technology, Campagnolo guarantees complete compatibility with both clincher and tubeless tyres. The hole-free upper bridge, achieved through the patented MoMag system, allows a weight saving, increased rigidity and now also an aid to using tubeless tyres: no tape is required for the seal. Maintaining and cleaning the wheel on tyre changes has never been easier. These wheels are designed to ensure extreme performance, comfort and versatility for cyclists.

Campagnolo has always been a byword for reliability: the G3 spoking system with double spokes on the left of the front wheel ensures balanced and safe braking in all conditions. The construction of the whole wheel, engineered by considering every single component as part of a system, makes each Campagnolo product a godsend on longer rides, cyclosportives and the most demanding adventures.

Shamal Carbon DB: a renewed icon that maintains its blazing, indefatigable soul, like the wind from which it takes its name.

Main Benefits

C21, 21mm Internal Channel

• The rim design allows the utmost versatility in tyre use, from the most comfortable for road use (25, 28, 30mm) to the largest for cyclo-cross and gravel use (starting from 32mm and going up to the largest, 45/50 mm)
• Thanks to the patented MoMag system and the upper bridge with no holes, Shamal is ready for use with tubeless tyres but without requiring tape for the seal. Easy maintenance and cleaning guaranteed.
• The 2-Way Fit profile allows both clincher and tubeless tyres to be fitted. This makes Shamal the ideal wheel for all road riders (traditionalists and innovators), but also for all gravel riders who use tubeless tyres without abandoning the option of fitting an inner tube in case of major punctures, a lifesaver far from home
• Shamal Carbon: perfect for long biking adventures

Differentiated Profile, Front 35mm

• Shamal is engineered to ensure the utmost comfort on longer rides, both in terms of bumps and ease of riding, without ever sacrificing performance
• 35mm at the front ensure the best possible rideability, in all conditions
• Campagnolo’s unique style, technology and refinement... finally accessible: - The first Campagnolo-branded carbon wheel at a new price point, with the aim of sharing Campagnolo’s technical advantage with a broader customer base - The first Campagnolo wheel in the endurance segment: performance combined with unprecedented comfort - The well-known cup-and-cone bearing system guarantees unique smoothness which, combined with the possibility of adjusting the play, positions the Campagnolo system at a higher level than standard bearings in terms of both performance and durability (option to purchase Campagnolo USB and CULT ceramic systems separately). - The unidirectional, unpainted carbon rim allows a weight saving, dropping the wheelset weight to 1585g and making Shamal Carbon a complete all-rounder

Technology

G3 Geometry

Campagnolo’s unique G3 spoke pattern comprises groups of three parallel straight-pull spokes, arranged in a 2:1 ratio. Having twice as many spokes on one side allows wheels with G3 to counteract the asymmetric drivetrain and braking forces acting on them, creating more symmetric performance and equalising the load. Energy transfer and lateral rigidity are improved, and spoke tension is optimised, reducing stress and increasing lifespan.

All Campagnolo disc brake wheels utilise the G3 pattern, the front wheel has more spokes on the disc brake side, and the rear is biased to the drivetrain side.

MoMag

What is MoMag?

A technology that offers several advantages to the structural integrity of the wheel as well as eliminating the need for rim tape. The name derives from “Mounting Magnet” system, shortened to MoMag.

How does it work?

The nipples, once inserted inside the rim via the valve hole, are “guided” to the point of connection with the spoke by means of the magnet.

This simple but ingenious system makes it possible to have a wheel without holes on the upper bridge, but with spokes tensioned by traditional nipples!

Advantages:

No holes on the rim means that the rim is uniform at every point, free from stress points or zones of weakness and, for the clincher profiles no rim tape is required, to the benefi t of weight reduction. The advantages are immediately clear: greater rim lifetime, greater resistance to fatigue, the possibility to give the spokes greater tension, and greater stiffness which, in terms of performance, mean greater reactivity and acceleration.

But that’s not all. The advantages also include extremely quick and simple maintenance and spoke replacement. All to the benefit of cyclists who choose Campagnolo.

N3W

N3W is our future: a single standard to manage all the Campagnolo cassettes… present, past and... Still to come!

N3W is a patented standard for a freewheel body engineered to house 11-, 12- and 13-speed cassettes with 9-, 10- and 11-tooth starting sprockets: Next 3 Ways. It is also still compatible with older 9- and 10-speed cassettes.

One ring to rule them all!

• N3W has the same groove profile as the classic Campagnolo body but it is 4.4mm shorter, making it lighter.
• N3W is directly compatible with the new Campagnolo cassettes with 9- and 10-tooth starting sprockets.
• To make it compatible with ALL of today’s cassettes with 11-tooth starting sprockets, simply use the N3W ring which makes them the same length as the classic body.

Classic Campagnolo Body - Compatible with 10-11-12 speed cassettes.

N3W Campagnolo Body - Optimised for cassettes starting with sprockets with 10 teeth or less.

N3W Campagnolo Body + N3W Adapter - Backward compatibility with 10-11-12 speed cassettes.

Features

Wheel Developed For Versatility, Comfort And Performance

Each wheel component is designed to ensure maximum performance, to increase comfort and the range of tyres that can be used.

Rim Made Entirely Of High Modulus Carbon

The unpainted unidirectional carbon rim delivers the unique rigidity, light weight and style of Campagnolo.

Cup-and-cone Bearing System

Easy to adjust balls/bearings - reduced possibility of ball/bearing play - precise cycling operations - steady performance levels over time, USB and CULT update option (aftermarket kit).

Hub Structure In Extremely Rigid Lightweight Aluminium

Designed for optimal rigidity and weight.

Specification

Spokes

• 24 slim steel circular-section spokes at the front, grouped according to the G3 system

Compatibility

• Campagnolo 10/11/12/13 sprocket set
• SRAM 10/11/12 sprocket set
• Shimano 10/11 sprocket set

Hub

• Black aluminium monolithic hub
• Hub edge: 100mm in the front, 142mm in the rear
• Pivot material: aluminium
• Cup-and-cone bearing system

Rim

• Profile height: 35mm front
• Rim material: carbon
• Rim cross section (H x W): 35-40/28.1mm
• Internal diameter of rim: 21mm
• Adhesive Stickers graphics

Tyres

• Clincher tyres
• Tubeless tyres

Assembly

The Shamal Carbon Disc Brake wheel is entirely hand-assembled by a specialised Campagnolo technician and is 100% checked using electronic instrumentation. This procedure ensures that every single Campagnolo wheel offers maximum performance and reliability.

Included

• 50mm tubeless valve
• Bushing to reduce the size of the valve hole
• 2 levers in composite material for tyre removal
• User manual
• N3W adapter kit driver body for 11/12-speed compatibility (Campagnolo N3W body version)