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Fulcrum Rapid Red 500 Rear Wheel

What the checker says17will not fit8check before you buy

Run variant by variant through the gravel bike builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.

Checked against 810 verified gravel bike parts in this catalog. 715 produced no finding of any kind.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · Front TireWheel size mismatch: Rear wheel = 700c, Front tire = 650b. A road or gravel build runs one wheel size end to end. On 30 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear TireWheel size mismatch: Rear wheel = 700c, Rear tire = 650b. A road or gravel build runs one wheel size end to end. On 30 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear RotorRear rotor: a 6-bolt rotor does not mount on a Center Lock hub as it is - the two use different rotor interfaces. The part that bridges them is a Center Lock adapter, and the ones makers publish fit one-piece rotors only. A shim or adapter may make other sizes or standards work, but that is a modification, not a fit. On 19 of the 30 verified rotors in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Front WheelWheel size mismatch: Front wheel = 650b, Rear wheel = 700c. A road or gravel build runs one wheel size end to end. On 9 of the 58 verified front wheels in this catalog.

Rg freehub, Cassette. 8 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 18 verified cassettes each.

Rg rear axle, Frame. 4 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 74 verified frames each.

Rg wheel size, Frame. 1 more finding from the same check, on up to 1 of the 74 verified frames each.

Open a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts.

Check before you buy

  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireTire clearance: 50mm tire is wider than Fulcrum Rapid Red 500's 46mm rim max. On 15 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireTire clearance: 48mm tire is wider than Fulcrum Rapid Red 500's 46mm rim max. On 8 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireTire clearance: 47mm tire is wider than Fulcrum Rapid Red 500's 46mm rim max. On 6 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireTire clearance: 55mm tire is wider than Fulcrum Rapid Red 500's 46mm rim max. On 5 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireRear tire width: 30mm is below the wheel maker's recommended minimum of 32mm for this rim. On 3 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireTire clearance: 60mm tire is wider than Fulcrum Rapid Red 500's 46mm rim max. On 3 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireTire clearance: 56mm tire is wider than Fulcrum Rapid Red 500's 46mm rim max. On 2 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Check before you buywarning · Rear TireTire clearance: 53mm tire is wider than Fulcrum Rapid Red 500's 46mm rim max. On 1 of the 142 verified tires in this catalog.
The checker compares the dimensions listed in what we check, and what we don’t. “No conflicts found” means no conflict among those dimensions — not a guarantee that a build works. Errors mean it won’t fit; warnings mean it works but check; infos are notes.

$511.00 MSRP·968 g

What the maker states

Wheel
Built for a 700c wheel
Freehub
/ driver hg-road
Rotor mount
Center-lock
Internal width
Internal rim width 23 mm
Hub
Spacing 12x142
Brake system
Disc
The rest of what the maker states2 stated·4 not published
  • Tire up to 46 mm (maker-stated maximum).
  • Tire no narrower than 32 mm.

4 further fields the checker looks for are not published by Fulcrum, so we leave them blank rather than estimate them, and those 4 checks stay silent on this rear wheel. They are tire range kind, maximum tire basis, hookless and hookless needs tubeless. Each is recorded as “not stated by the maker (not checked)”.

Source: the maker’s page. Last checked 2026-07-22.

Checked against

The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.

6 of 471 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.

Where this sits

Fulcrum Rapid Red 500 is the first model on that list.Next: Fulcrum Rapid Red CarbonAll Fulcrum rear wheelsOpen a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts