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Raven Flyer said:
There are no duties to pay on warranty exchange parts.
Other reports of Chinese warranty claims stack up ok, but yes, it does take a while to ship out and get a replacement.
The alternative is spending £1k more and buying a wheel warranted in the UK.
No, the alternative is spending £100 more and buying a wheel warranted in the UK.Other reports of Chinese warranty claims stack up ok, but yes, it does take a while to ship out and get a replacement.
The alternative is spending £1k more and buying a wheel warranted in the UK.
Really?
Where can I buy a pair of 50mm U shaped 23mm wide wheels, with ceramic bearings, Sapin CX ray spokes, skewers and Swissstop pads for £600 in the UK?
Oh, and ones that weigh 1450g, rather than 1800g+.
My Far Sports wheels arrived this week. They are the nuts and were under £500 delivered.
Where can I buy a pair of 50mm U shaped 23mm wide wheels, with ceramic bearings, Sapin CX ray spokes, skewers and Swissstop pads for £600 in the UK?
Oh, and ones that weigh 1450g, rather than 1800g+.
My Far Sports wheels arrived this week. They are the nuts and were under £500 delivered.
Raven Flyer said:
Really?
Where can I buy a pair of 50mm U shaped 23mm wide wheels, with ceramic bearings, Sapin CX ray spokes, skewers and Swissstop pads for £600 in the UK?
Oh, and ones that weigh 1450g, rather than 1800g+.
My Far Sports wheels arrived this week. They are the nuts and were under £500 delivered.
They look good, how are you getting on with them? At the risk of sounding dim, are the 23mm the standard width for normal tyres 23mm I use?Where can I buy a pair of 50mm U shaped 23mm wide wheels, with ceramic bearings, Sapin CX ray spokes, skewers and Swissstop pads for £600 in the UK?
Oh, and ones that weigh 1450g, rather than 1800g+.
My Far Sports wheels arrived this week. They are the nuts and were under £500 delivered.
23mm is the new wider standard for road rims, give or take a mm or two.
It commonly makes your 23mm tyre run a little wider, supposedly improving roadholding and comfort.
http://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Implications_of_Rim...
http://inrng.com/2013/04/reinventing-the-wheel-25m...
It commonly makes your 23mm tyre run a little wider, supposedly improving roadholding and comfort.
http://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Implications_of_Rim...
http://inrng.com/2013/04/reinventing-the-wheel-25m...
My first ride is this weekend.
I've been recovering from a broken leg and my physio hasn't let me ride until now. You can imagine how frustrating that has been!!
My riding mate also bought a set and is smashing all of his PBs on Strava. His averages on flat 50+ mile rides are at least 1.5mph higher than a month ago on his Aksiums.
23mm is the new standard but many top price carbon wheels are still in stock in 19 and 20.5mm widths. Be careful what you are buying.
I've been recovering from a broken leg and my physio hasn't let me ride until now. You can imagine how frustrating that has been!!
My riding mate also bought a set and is smashing all of his PBs on Strava. His averages on flat 50+ mile rides are at least 1.5mph higher than a month ago on his Aksiums.
23mm is the new standard but many top price carbon wheels are still in stock in 19 and 20.5mm widths. Be careful what you are buying.
Bought a set of Far sport u shape 23mm 50deep clinchers for my wife's bike for her 40th as she wants to start triathlon.
They arrived in Oxford after about 2 weeks and got billed £44 customs and VAT so I think they cost me £490 in the end which I'm very pleased with.
Bought the Reynolds blue pads to go with them after having ordered with swisstop yellows then doing the obligatory post purchase research and worrying about her exploding a rim or not being able to stop!
How are you guys getting on with them?
They arrived in Oxford after about 2 weeks and got billed £44 customs and VAT so I think they cost me £490 in the end which I'm very pleased with.
Bought the Reynolds blue pads to go with them after having ordered with swisstop yellows then doing the obligatory post purchase research and worrying about her exploding a rim or not being able to stop!
How are you guys getting on with them?
counterofbeans said:
TKF said:
He knows about some onions, the ones he sells, but he mercilessly slags off every other onion and tells everyone they have got the wrong onions.
He's one of life's "experts" with an opinion on everything. He's right, everyone else is wrong.
^ ThisHe's one of life's "experts" with an opinion on everything. He's right, everyone else is wrong.
Whoever made him a mod on BR wants shooting
TKF said:
Ugo went on one of his rants yesterday about Mavic spokes saying if you hold them by each end they're easy to break. I thanked him for letting us know that composites are only strong in one direction and he's deleted my posts and banned me (assume so, no e-mail to tell me but can't log in)
counterofbeans said:
TKF said:
He knows about some onions, the ones he sells, but he mercilessly slags off every other onion and tells everyone they have got the wrong onions.
He's one of life's "experts" with an opinion on everything. He's right, everyone else is wrong.
^ ThisHe's one of life's "experts" with an opinion on everything. He's right, everyone else is wrong.
Whoever made him a mod on BR wants shooting
For what I paid for them I should've just stuck with my original plan of buying some off the shelf wheels as the ones he advised me on and built aren't all that.
At least I know for next time.
Lol. That ugo.santalucia bloke comes across as a complete bellend on BR. The solution to every question is to buy something from him. I have no idea how in gods name BR let him "stealthily" (blatantly) advertise like that. He also slags off products from all directions, which you'd never see a proper company doing. Can you imagine it? Chris King saying "well you have to buy my wheels, because Mavic are s
t". It's just unprofessional.
t". It's just unprofessional.neenaw said:
Sadly I fell for his patter and got a set of wheels built up by him to the spec he advised.
For what I paid for them I should've just stuck with my original plan of buying some off the shelf wheels as the ones he advised me on and built aren't all that.
At least I know for next time.
He seems to know his stuff but tbh if someone comes across like he does then personally I'd rather take it elsewhere. I'd use BR for buying and selling but with Ugo and Velonutter it is a sFor what I paid for them I should've just stuck with my original plan of buying some off the shelf wheels as the ones he advised me on and built aren't all that.
At least I know for next time.
t forum for anything else IMO.PGM I have exactly the same spec as you, except I have ceramic bearings in the hubs.
I've been back to riding for 5 weeks now (since having 4 months of not even putting any weight on my leg) and have now done quite a few rides. The wheels are brilliant and I am already over 1mph faster on the 24 mile route I have ridden most Weds evenings for the last 3 years.
This cannot all be placebo.
Best of all, the wheels make that swoosh swoosh sound when you start to put some power down
I've been back to riding for 5 weeks now (since having 4 months of not even putting any weight on my leg) and have now done quite a few rides. The wheels are brilliant and I am already over 1mph faster on the 24 mile route I have ridden most Weds evenings for the last 3 years.
This cannot all be placebo.
Best of all, the wheels make that swoosh swoosh sound when you start to put some power down
Raven Flyer said:
PGM I have exactly the same spec as you, except I have ceramic bearings in the hubs.
I've been back to riding for 5 weeks now (since having 4 months of not even putting any weight on my leg) and have now done quite a few rides. The wheels are brilliant and I am already over 1mph faster on the 24 mile route I have ridden most Weds evenings for the last 3 years.
This cannot all be placebo.
Best of all, the wheels make that swoosh swoosh sound when you start to put some power down
I'd be keen to know how they hold up to a few knocks, that is the only thing putting me off at the moment. They look very well put together.I've been back to riding for 5 weeks now (since having 4 months of not even putting any weight on my leg) and have now done quite a few rides. The wheels are brilliant and I am already over 1mph faster on the 24 mile route I have ridden most Weds evenings for the last 3 years.
This cannot all be placebo.
Best of all, the wheels make that swoosh swoosh sound when you start to put some power down
Ugo is a sound bloke in real life, he builds wheels, he doesn't have a shop, he does it from his living room in Richmond. He may come across one way or the other online (who doesn't like to troll a bit here and there ;-) ) but he knows what he is talking about. He fixed another of my wheels last week.
Raven Flyer said:
PGM I have exactly the same spec as you, except I have ceramic bearings in the hubs.
I've been back to riding for 5 weeks now (since having 4 months of not even putting any weight on my leg) and have now done quite a few rides. The wheels are brilliant and I am already over 1mph faster on the 24 mile route I have ridden most Weds evenings for the last 3 years.
This cannot all be placebo.
Best of all, the wheels make that swoosh swoosh sound when you start to put some power down
Thanks for that feedback, the wheels are going onto my wife's bike for her birthday present along with ultegra brake calipers and reynolds blue pads. Her birthday is Saturday so I'll let you know how she gets on probably first ride with them next week.I've been back to riding for 5 weeks now (since having 4 months of not even putting any weight on my leg) and have now done quite a few rides. The wheels are brilliant and I am already over 1mph faster on the 24 mile route I have ridden most Weds evenings for the last 3 years.
This cannot all be placebo.
Best of all, the wheels make that swoosh swoosh sound when you start to put some power down
I read on the road.cc long term review (I think it was anyway, may have been another forum) that the guy had had a few knocks and they were standing up as well as anything else but there are plenty of potholes around here so I'll give personal feedback in a while.
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