Zipp 202 NSW Disc Brake Tubeless Rear Wheel

The Zipp 202 NSW Disc Brake Tubeless Rear Wheel is built around one priority: getting up a climb faster. At roughly 801 grams for the rear wheel alone, it's one of the lighter disc-brake carbon wheels in Zipp's lineup, and that weight advantage is exactly what matters when the road tilts upward and every extra gram works against you on a sustained grade.

The 32mm-deep carbon rim uses a UD fiber layup with Zipp's Impress finish, and the rim profile carries their ABLC Sawtooth dimple pattern — a texture Zipp designs into the sidewall to manage airflow at the rim's edge. On a wheel this shallow, aerodynamics isn't the primary sell; a 32mm rim depth is squarely in climbing-wheel territory, built for low weight and quick direction changes rather than sustained flat-road speed. The internal rim width is 21mm, wide enough to properly support tubeless tires without ballooning the rim's aero profile.

Inside the hub, Zipp uses their Cognition hub design, which is built to minimize drag when coasting while still engaging quickly under power — useful on rolling terrain where you're constantly shifting between pedaling and freewheeling through corners and descents. The wheel comes with 24 CX-Ray spokes laced in a 2-cross pattern with aluminum nipples, a lightweight bladed spoke that's been a mainstay in performance wheelbuilding for years. Driver compatibility covers SRAM XDR as well as SRAM and Shimano road freehub bodies, so it slots into most modern disc-brake drivetrains without needing a separate driver purchase.

This is a disc-brake, tubeless-ready wheel, though it isn't locked into one tire setup — it also runs tube-type clinchers if you'd rather stick with tubes. Maximum tire pressure sits around 100 psi, and the CenterLock rotor interface keeps rotor swaps quick for anyone running multiple wheelsets. Max recommended system weight is 250 lbs.

For a rider who spends more time climbing and descending than grinding out flat miles, this rear wheel makes sense as a dedicated lightweight option — something you'd swap onto the bike for a mountainous stage race or a local hill climb where shaving rotating weight matters more than a deep aero section. Paired with a matching front wheel, it rounds out a setup built for riders who want their wheels to disappear underneath them on a climb.