Lightweight Meilenstein 24 EVO Disc Brake Schwarz Edition Rear Wheel

The Lightweight Meilenstein 24 EVO Disc Brake Schwarz Edition Rear Wheel is a hand-built German carbon wheel that leaves almost nothing on the table. At 730 grams for the rear alone, with a 48mm rim profile and full carbon spokes, it delivers the kind of aero-to-weight ratio that used to be a tradeoff — deep enough to cut through crosswinds, light enough to not punish you on a long climb. The Schwarz Edition adds CeramicSpeed ceramic bearings and an all-black finish: black rim, black spokes, black decals. It doesn't announce itself. It just rolls.

Lightweight has been building carbon wheels in Germany since the early 1990s — the brand practically invented the high-performance carbon road wheel. The Meilenstein 24 EVO is their all-conditions disc road wheel: the 48mm depth captures meaningful aero advantage at race pace while the 24mm external rim width (18.2mm internal) opens up the tire contact patch for tubeless compatibility with 23–32mm tires. Running tubeless at lower pressures on a 48mm wheel changes the character of a fast wheel considerably — the compliance and grip you gain at the front of a descent, or through a long fast sweeper, is real.

Twenty full carbon CFRP spokes lace the rim to the rear hub — no bladed alloy spokes, no hybrid construction. Every spoke is carbon fiber, contributing to both the weight figure and the wheel's lateral stiffness. The hub is a DT Swiss 240s platform with Lightweight's Pentagon system, a proprietary geometry designed specifically for disc brake performance. The Pentagon hub resists the lateral torque generated under hard disc braking — a real engineering consideration on a wheel this light at this price. The Schwarz Edition's CeramicSpeed bearings upgrade the rolling efficiency over the standard model, with lower friction and longer service life than conventional steel bearings.

Design Benefits

1. Aero-climber depth: 48mm hits a sweet spot — deep enough to capture meaningful aero savings at road race pace, shallow enough to stay manageable in crosswinds and to not add punishing rotational weight on longer climbs.
2. All-carbon spoke construction: Full CFRP spokes aren't just a weight play — they damp road vibration differently than alloy spokes and maintain the wheel's stiffness-to-weight ratio across the entire build, not just at the rim.
3. Pentagon hub geometry: Lightweight's Pentagon system addresses the specific braking dynamics of disc wheels. Under hard braking, the pentagon hub geometry resists twisting forces that conventional round flanges allow — translating to more precise, confident braking on fast descents.
4. CeramicSpeed bearings: The Schwarz Edition's bearing upgrade reduces friction at the hub, which matters at speed. CeramicSpeed bearings also last longer than conventional steel under road conditions, extending service intervals.
5. Tubeless-optimized rim bed: The 18.2mm internal width supports tubeless tire seating across the 23–32mm recommended range. Lower tubeless pressures on a 48mm wheel recover some of the compliance typically traded away for aero depth.
6. Wide freehub compatibility: Available in SRAM XDR 12-speed, SRAM 11, Shimano 11, and Campagnolo 11/12 configurations — the wheel fits across current groupset ecosystems without compromise.

Final Take

The Meilenstein 24 EVO Disc Schwarz Edition is built for riders who want a race-ready disc wheel without the visual noise of logo-heavy finishes or the compromise of a heavier alloy hub. It performs at the front of a fast group ride, in a road race, or on any day where the route demands both aerodynamics and the ability to climb without penalty. The 120kg maximum system weight means it suits a wide range of riders. Handmade in Germany, built to Lightweight's long-standing standard of carbon construction — this is what a serious disc road wheel looks like.