Zipp 808 NSW Carbon Clincher

The Zipp NSW Series is a science, a philosophy and a mission to engineer the fastest, most stable and highest performance cycling components ever realized.
Within the NSW Series, Zipp will develop and refine halo-level products with our most advanced technologies on an ongoing basis. The focus is on transforming innovative ideas into tangible gains in speed. NSW – for Nest Speed Weaponry – comes from the nickname “The Nest” Zipp engineers gave to the windowless, high-security advanceddevelopment lab in the corner of the Zipp factory. It’s where only the best fledgling ideas fly.

Zipp 808 NSW Carbon Clincher
As the inaugural wheelset in the NSW Series, the Zipp 808 NSW Carbon Clincher offers a new rim shape with greater aerodynamic efficiency and reduced side force as well as a new hubset for increased stiffness and less drag. The 808 NSW, with a rim depth of 82mm, is designed for triathletes, time trialists or any cyclist looking for increased speed and stabilit.

Performance and Technologies
Less Drag, Greater Stability: 808 NSW vs. Firecrest

• 3-4 percent watt savings, which means an estimated 90 seconds at 40km per hour over 112 mile (180.25km) Ironman® -distance.
• 8 to 10 percent reduction in side force

ZIPP 808 NSW Carbon Clincher

• 1810g wheelset total
• 830g front weight
• 980g rear weight
• 82mm wheel depth
• 27.8mm max width
• 26.44mm brake track width
• 18 front spoke count
• 24 rear spoke count
• Sapim® secure-lock nipples
• Sapim® CX-Ray® spokes
• Cognition hubset
• 110g front hub weight
• 225g rear hub weight

Each Wheel Includes:

• Zipp black titanium skewer
• Zipp valve extender by Silca
• Zipp individual wheel bag
• Zipp Platinum Pro Evo brake pads
• Zipp tube 700c x 19-25mm
• Zipp rim tape 700c x 20mm

COGNITION HUBSET:
Every time a conventional hubset starts to coast, friction within the freehub ratchet mechanism works like a drum brake to slow the rider down. With the Cognition™ hubset’s Axial Clutch™ technology, we’ve reduced this drag by disengaging the ratchet mechanism when coasting. So you can approach corners at higher speeds, and ultimately, save time.

A star-flanged straight-pull hubshell design on the rear hub distributes the load placed on the hub flange away from the bearings. We’ve also developed a unique scalloped edge hubshell design for our front hub. This scalloped design maintains the bearing bore diameter when high radial spoke tension is applied. That means you get bearings that quietly stay in place, roll faster, last longer, and provide a laterally stiffer hub.

IMPRESS
We’ve employed Zipp’s ImPress™ graphics technology, which prints graphics directly on the wheel, to help allow the dimples to do what they were design to do – help
control vortex shedding, the rate at which air sheds off the wheel. Managing this is crucial to stability. ImPress graphics also give 808 NSW a distinctive stealthy look.

SAWTOOTH
Our new Sawtooth dimple design consists of 12 nodes that are specifically clocked to start aerodynamic shearing at a rate of 50hz at a rider speed of 20mph.
Sawtooth accomplishes this by inducing small sheet vortices that shed at a low magnitude, but at a higher natural frequency, thus decreasing the laminar
bubble effect on the aerodynamically shielded side of the rim’s profile to further reduce high yaw drag
and improve crosswind stability.

SHOWSTOPPER
Our industry leading silicon carbide Showstopper™ brake track continues to evolve and improve, providing unmatched
stopping power and modulation regardless of weather conditions or the length of the descent.