Scope R8.t Cl Disc Tubeless Road Front Wheel 2026

The wait is over, after 5 years of development Scope launches its Time Trial (TT) and Triathlon platform with the all new Race series– Disc and R8.T wheels, a new benchmark in aerodynamics, developed in partnership with the Scope development partners.Based on knowledge from the World Tour peloton, we developed the fastest wheelset for real-world conditions, using an integrated approach by taking into account the complete system including wheels, tires, bike, and rider. The intense partnership and development process resulted in a wheelset bringing up to 8% reduction in drag and 3.5-watt reduction in rolling resistance. Applied to a Grand Tour time trial of 30 km this results in a half a minute time win. For a full triathlon (180km) this will add up to a saving of almost three minutes.As a baseline for the development of the Scope Time Trial and Triathlon platform we made use of the TT Real World Data. The data of this research was conducted over 25 valuable time trials from the World Tour at the Grand Tours and World Tour races. From this study we were able to conclude, among other things, what the most common wind speeds and incoming wind agles are at which the wheel must therefore perform best.Derived from the study, the following conclusions have been our main development parameters.- The importance of aerodynamics in relation to rolling resistance.- The most common wind speed.- The Distribution of the incoming wind angles.Rolling resistance vs aerodynamics:- As a next step, together with our development partner Schwalbe we investigated the effect of wider tubeless tires versus aerodynamics. It was concluded that a 28 mm tubeless tire provided a significant reduction in rolling resistance compared to a 25 mm tire and allowed it to ride at a lower tire pressure providing additional comfort and grip.AEA:- Once the optimal tire width has been defined we started with the development of the rim profile making use of the Scope Algorithm Enhanced Aerodynamics (AEA). Instead of approaching the optimal rim-profile by making use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis, our algorithm exactly calculates the optimum rim-profile making use of the pre-set real world data settings, guaranteeing the best aerodynamic performance.Benchmark Study:- The first prototypes have been tested in the windtunnel to verify the design and further study the interaction of the wheels with tires, bike, and rider. Furthermore a benchmark study has been performed of which can be concluded that the Race – Disc provides up to 8% of reduction in drag, and the R8.T up to 4% reduction in drag. This makes the Race– Disc in combination with the R8.T the fastest TT / Triathlon wheelset available.Developed as a system:- Based on UCI World Tour riders input, besides the optimization in aerodynamics and rolling resistance, as well we have been focusing on overall efficiency of the wheels, and preventing them from being too harsh and unforgiving like most current TT