All About the New Princeton Carbonworks Mach TSV2/Blur Disc Wheelset in Zwift

Princeton Carbonworks arrived in Zwift last week, with three wheelsets released to the game: the Alta 3532, the Wake 6560 White, and the Mach TSV2/Blur Disc. Today, we’re looking at the Mach TSV2/Blur Disc combo, which pairs Princeton’s Mach 7580 TSV2 tri-spoke front wheel with a Blur 633 V3 disc in the rear.

Here’s what the Drop Shop says about this wheelset: “The shape of speed, reimagined. A wind-eating tri-spoke up front meets a relentless full disc rear, slicing drag and holding momentum when seconds matter most.”

The wheelset is now available in the Drop Shop, accessible at level 42 and above, for 1,100,000 Drops. It is rated 4 stars for aero and 1 for weight, like the other four competitive disc wheelsets in game. But since Zwift’s 4-star rating system isn’t precise enough for our taste, we ran this wheelset through our standard battery of tests to determine exactly how it performs in Zwift and stacks up against other wheelsets in game.

Let’s dive in and learn all about the performance of this new wheelset from Princeton Carbonworks…

Aero (Flat/Rolling) Performance

Princeton Carbonworks’ Mach TSV2/Blur Disc wheel is quite aero compared to the full universe of Zwift wheelsets, but it only beats one of the four serious disc wheelsets in game, and that’s the oldest: the Zipp 808/Super9.

In fact, the Mach TSV2/Blur Disc loses (just barely) to two non-disc wheelsets – the DT Swiss ARC 1100 DICUT 65 and ENVE SES 8.9. Comparing it with the best of the best, the Mach TSV2/Blur Disc put 45.3 seconds into our baseline setup over an hour of flat riding, but the fastest disc wheel, the DT Swiss ARC 1100 DICUT 85/Disc, put in 52.5 seconds.

(The above results are for our road bike tests. We also tested the wheels using the Zwift TT frame, since Zwift codes in a bit of an advantage for disc wheels on TT bikes. Our tests confirmed that the ranking of the five disc wheelsets on TT frames is the same as it is on road bikes, although the time gaps are slightly expanded on TT frames.)

Climb Performance

Due to its heavy weight, the Mach TSV2/Blur Disc sets the same climb time as the DT Swiss ARC 1100 DICUT DISC, the older disc wheelset from DT Swiss. Both of these wheelsets are the poorest climbers of the five racing disc wheelsets currently on Zwift.

To be fair, though, all of the disc wheels are poor climbers. While the heaviest disc wheels are 23.7 seconds slower than our test setup across an hour of climbing, the lightest disc wheels (the Zipp 858/Super9) are still 19.4 seconds slower.

(The above results are for our road bike tests. We also tested the wheels using the Zwift TT frame, since Zwift codes in a bit of an advantage for disc wheels on TT bikes. Our tests confirmed that the ranking of the five disc wheelsets on TT frames is the same as it is on road bikes, although the time gaps are slightly expanded on road bikes.)

Note: all test results above are from a 75kg, 183cm rider holding 300W steady using the Zwift Carbon or Zwift TT frames.

Conclusions

The Mach TSV2/Blur Disc combo from Princeton Carbonworks is the first competitive tri-spoke/disc wheelset in the game, but it’s a bit heavy and a bit slow compared to the top-performing disc wheelsets.

Zwifters wouldn’t be faulted for riding this wheelset strictly for its distinctive looks, but if you’re buying purely for performance, there are better options in Zwift today.

These wheels have been, or will soon be, added to the following posts:

• Master Zwift Wheels List
• Zwift Speed Tests: Wheel Ranking Charts
• Zwift Shopping Guide: What To Buy from the Drop Shop at Each Level
• Zwift Speed Tests Public Data (Google Sheet) (added)

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