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Lightweight - RA Cycles

Lightweight

The first Lightweight wheel was cured in a Leberkäse oven — a German meat-loaf baker repurposed as a carbon mold — in a Friedrichshafen garage in 1994. That origin story says something about how the brand has always worked: with ingenuity, obsessive material knowledge, and no shortcuts. Every wheel Lightweight makes is still handmade in Friedrichshafen, built from full carbon monocoque construction with no hybrid materials, drawing on aerospace and medical engineering expertise. The racing record followed the engineering: Tour de France wins, Olympic gold, and the wheels Jan Ullrich and Richard Carapaz rode to the top of the podium. At RA Cycles, the collection covers the full road and gravel lineup — the Fernweg, Meilenstein, Obermayer, Pfadfinder, and Gipfelsturm series — plus cockpit components and accessories. Wheelsets from $5,000 to $10,895.

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About Lightweight

Lightweight was founded in 1994 by Heinz Obermayer and Rudolf Dierl in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The first prototype was built from scrap materials and cured in a Leberkäse oven — an unconventional beginning that led directly to one of the most technically rigorous wheel brands in the sport. Every Lightweight wheel is handmade in Friedrichshafen using full carbon monocoque construction with no hybrid materials. The brand draws on aerospace and medical engineering expertise, and its racing record reflects the engineering: Jan Ullrich’s 1997 Tour de France, victories at the 1995 and 1996 Olympics, and Richard Carapaz’s gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Learn more at Lightweight’s official website.

RA Cycles carries the full Lightweight road and gravel wheel lineup. The Fernweg 63 and 85 EVO Pro Disc wheelsets sit at the top at $10,895 — deep-section aero wheels for road racing. The Meilenstein EVO and Obermayer EVO cover all-around and climbing categories, and the Pfadfinder EVO is Lightweight’s gravel-specific platform ($5,000–$5,650). Individual front and rear wheels are available across most models for custom pairings. The collection also includes handlebars, stems, seatposts, bottle cages, and accessories.

The Lightweight wheels collection has its own dedicated page — browse Lightweight wheels directly, or explore the full wheel selection at RA Cycles across road and gravel.

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R&A Cycles - 50th Anniversary

50 YEARS AND COUNTING

From a Brooklyn storefront to flagships in Walnut Creek and Miami, from handwritten mail orders to a fully digital custom bike builder — RA Cycles has spent half a century doing one thing: serving riders who demand the best. That half-century belongs as much to you as it does to us. The riders who kept coming back, who sent their friends, who trusted us with bikes that matter — you're the reason we're still here. Here's to the next fifty.

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