The Newmen Streem Allround VONOA land with a clear promise: a carbon road wheelset that can go quickly, stay light, and not turn twitchy as soon as the wind picks up. On paper, the recipe is appealing: a claimed 1,305 g, 49 mm front and 54 mm rear depths, VONOA carbon spokes, 24 mm internal width, and a tubeless-ready setup.
The version tested here is the Team TotalEnergies edition with silver decals, set up tubeless with 32 mm Pirelli P Zero Race tyres. Pressures during the test were around 2.6 bar front and 2.8 bar rear, a sensible choice for a smaller rider and a light bike.
Strengths:
- Very good responsiveness in accelerations
- Excellent crosswind stability
- Low weight for 49/54 mm profiles
- Clean finish and VONOA carbon spokes that look superb
Could be better:
- Cumbersome hidden valve system
- Possible resonance with floating rotors
The test terrain was deliberately varied: flat, rolling, rough roads, fast descents, and Pyrenean passes, including Hautacam. Enough to check whether these wheels are really as versatile as their name suggests.
A very high-end look and build
Even before talking about ride feel, it’s clear these Newmen have real presence. The rims are understated, with a matte-to-satin sheen. With the silver decals, the whole build looks spot on.
The VONOA carbon spokes do a lot of the talking. They’re bladed, very few in number (15 front, 18 rear), and their integration into the FADE R CS hubs is especially tidy. It’s clear Newmen set out to make a technical wheelset that’s been carefully finished too.
Another neat detail for keen eyes: the Newmen logo is graphically symmetrical. Whether it’s placed at the top or bottom, the brand remains readable in both directions. Subtle, but nicely executed on a wheel where logo orientation can otherwise look a bit off.
The rear hub is compatible with Shimano HG or XDR depending on the version, rotors mount via Centerlock, and the axles follow the current road standard: 12×100 mm front, 12×142 mm rear.
Another detail stands out quickly: the freehub is near-silent. While some riders love this hush, I’m personally more on the fence. A bit of noise helps me signal my presence on cycle paths or when approaching pedestrians.
In the video below you can hear it quite clearly, but I assure you that in real riding conditions, the freehub is really very discreet.
The hidden valve system: great to look at, less simple to use
This is probably the most differentiating feature of these Streem Allround VONOA. Newmen offers a valve system integrated into the rim that lets you ride with no visible valve. To inflate the tyre, you use a dedicated inflation tool, then once done, you place a small plug in the rim’s opening. The result: visually, it’s very clean.
Newmen claims an aerodynamic gain of more than 1 watt at 45 km/h. Impossible to verify in this test, and especially hard to capitalise on for typical use. On a time trial bike, maybe. On a road bike ridden several times a week, the trade-off becomes much less obvious.
Because day to day, every inflation with this system adds steps.
You have to remove the plug, not lose it, take out the specific Newmen tool, thread it correctly onto the internal valve (blindly, since it’s hidden inside the rim), inflate, remove the tool, then refit the plug.
It’s not insurmountable, but for an operation as frequent as inflating your tyres, the hassle shows up quickly.
The system also requires a bit of care. If the tool isn’t aligned properly, you can easily cross-thread it. And on a ride, that means you absolutely have to carry the tool with you. Without it, you can’t reinflate, whether you’re running tubeless or the specific Tubolito tubes supplied with the wheels.
The plug designed to close the rim hole also deserves a mention. On the test set, one of them didn’t sit perfectly flush and needed a slight tweak. It’s not always easy to remove either, because the system is precisely trying to stay as integrated as possible. Again, it looks great, but it’s not the most practical.
Note that using the aero (hidden) valve system is not mandatory. You can absolutely use standard inner tubes (with long valves) or standard tubeless valves, thanks to an adapter supplied by Newmen.
Tubeless: it works, but the aero valve system complicates things
The wheels come with tubeless rim tape pre-installed and the Streem Aero valve kit. To install the hidden valves, you need to pierce the tape at the marked spot, insert the valve, then use the supplied tool to thread a specific nut inside the rim. In other words, nothing really different from a typical first tubeless setup.
The real pain point comes with sealant. Since the Newmen valve isn’t a standard Presta with a removable core, you can’t inject sealant directly through the valve with a syringe. You have to mount the tyre to about 90%, pour the sealant in through one bead, then finish seating the tyre.
With easy tyres, that’s acceptable. With brand-new 32 mm Pirelli P Zero Race TLR tyres, it’s another story. For a sealant top-up, having to unseat a bead instead of using a syringe can quickly become a friction point.
Fortunately, as mentioned above, Newmen also supplies a small spacer that lets you use standard tubeless valves. And that’s probably the most logical option if you ride tubeless day to day.
You just need to account for the thickness added by the adapter: in this configuration, you’ll need a valve of at least 65 mm at the front and 70 mm at the rear so the valve protrudes properly. Lesson learned the hard way, as shown by the tiny bit of valve sticking out in the photo below 
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A real sense of speed once rolling
On the road, first impressions are very positive. The wheels pick up speed with a slight whistle that’s characteristic of flat carbon spokes. It isn’t loud, but it’s enough to give the wheelset a distinct identity.
What stands out most is responsiveness. Compared with Zipp 303S used previously, the Newmen don’t have that mushy feel when you get back on the power. Even for a smaller rider, the difference is clear: accelerations are crisper and changes of pace more direct.
Where they shine most is around 32 km/h and above. Once up to speed, they deliver that very satisfying sense of holding speed with less effort. That’s exactly what you expect from a well-conceived deep wheelset: not just going fast in theory, but helping you keep the pace once the rhythm settles.
In the mountains, the verdict is more nuanced but still very positive. With 49 mm up front and 54 mm at the rear, these obviously aren’t pure climbing wheels. There’s inevitably a bit more inertia than with a low profile. Yet they don’t give the impression you’re glued to the ground. Even on Pyrenean climbs, they’re light and reactive enough not to penalise a smaller rider too much.
If your riding is mostly stringing together long passes, there are more suitable options, like the Streem Climbing. But for rolling terrain, with flats between the hills, they make sense quickly and perform very well.
Crosswind stability: the standout strength
Crosswind stability is probably the most striking quality of these Newmen. Despite relatively deep profiles, they remain very composed when the wind picks up. Lines are cleaner, you correct the bars less often, and the bike gives more of that on-rails feeling.
That’s particularly welcome on descents and in fast corners.
This behaviour also echoes a broader trend seen on several recent wheelsets: working on width and profile to better manage the wind, not just to chase an aero headline number.
Comfort: the carbon spokes don’t make the wheel harsh
That was one of my initial concerns. Carbon spokes, deep profiles, few spokes: on paper, you might expect a very stiff, even harsh wheel. In practice, that isn’t the case.
Running 32 mm tyres obviously helps a lot. With 24 mm internal width and 33.5 mm external width, the rim pairs well with this section. The tyre gains volume, tubeless lets you run sensible pressures, and the whole setup stays genuinely comfortable, even on rough roads.
Newmen recommends tyres up to 32 mm, with aerodynamic optimisation claimed around 28 mm tyres. A choice that clearly reflects the very road-focused orientation of these wheels. While the rim’s internal width would theoretically allow wider tyres per ETRTO recommendations, that clearly isn’t the intended use. Better not to divert them to aggressive gravel or very rough terrain, which doesn’t seem to be what they were designed for.
I did, however, encounter a very specific phenomenon on my setup, with SRAM calipers and SRAM floating rotors. Under braking between 25 km/h and 30 km/h, the high stiffness of the system, notably due to the carbon spokes, seemed to create a resonance in the front wheel and fork.
This is neither a wheel defect nor a safety issue, but an unpleasant vibration that can appear on some very stiff setups. In such cases, switching to a non-floating rotor can generally solve it.
A well-judged proposition, if you accept the compromises
With a price around €1,500 depending on configuration and distribution, the Streem Allround VONOA sit in a compelling spot. They combine very low weight for these depths, carbon spokes, a quality finish and genuinely convincing on-road behaviour.
The Fade R CS hub bearings aren’t ceramic, but they didn’t feel draggy or lacking in smoothness during the test. At this level, the most important thing remains the big picture: responsiveness, stability, comfort, and the ease with which they hold speed. On those points, the wheels deliver.
The only real weak point is the aero valve system… and it’s optional.
If you love ultra-clean or time trial builds, ride the specific Tubolito tubes, and happily accept an extra step for a cleaner look, then the concept may appeal.
If you ride tubeless, top up pressure several times a week, and want an easy-to-service setup, standard valves with the adapter will be the best choice.
In short, these wheels don’t need their hidden valve to be interesting. Their behaviour is more than enough to make them credible. The invisible valve system is visually spectacular, but it’s also what brings the main day-to-day limitation.
My opinion on the Allround VONOA
The Newmen Streem Allround VONOA make a lot of sense for cyclists who go fast on rolling terrain, want a deep wheelset that doesn’t get blown around by crosswinds, and are after a build that’s light, comfortable and reactive.
They obviously won’t be ideal for exclusively mountainous riding, where a lower profile will keep the advantage in punch and inertia.
Once fitted with standard valves, they become a very convincing wheelset: fast on the flat, confidence-inspiring on descents, surprisingly comfortable, and light enough that you don’t feel held back on hilly rides.
The best thing about these Newmen isn’t the aero valve – it’s how they ride.
