If there’s one thing Bontrager does well it’s… well, everything. Your knicks and jerseys, your handlebars, your stem, your lights, your helmet and shoes, your pump, your tools, your saddle, your tyres, your tubes and your wheels can all carry the Bontrager label (along with 1,000 other products). There is almost nothing Trek’s parts and apparel brand won’t do.
Popular consensus is that whether it’s a 20” Schrader valve tube or a top-tier carbon wheelset, Bontrager delivers value for money, durability and best-in-class quality.
One look at the Aeolus RSL 62 wheels and it’s clear why Bontrager has such a reputation.
RSL in Trek-speak is ‘Race Shop Limited’, which in cycling terms means ‘WorldTour tested’, which to a layperson means ‘what the pros use’. Sixty-two means the rim is 62mm…