Far Eastern (China) Carbon Clincher sellers! Recommend plz
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How are people getting on with these better value wheels? I was in my LBS today and at the sheer mention of say a pair is S50 wheels from Zuus it was constant, they will fall apart etc etc.
Will a pair of Aero 38 or 50 from wheel smith be better for another £400-500? I am conscious that if I get this s-works frame the wheels do need to be up to a certain standard level.
Ta
Will a pair of Aero 38 or 50 from wheel smith be better for another £400-500? I am conscious that if I get this s-works frame the wheels do need to be up to a certain standard level.
Ta
ALawson said:
Will a pair of Aero 38 or 50 from wheel smith be better for another £400-500? I am conscious that if I get this s-works frame the wheels do need to be up to a certain standard level.
Ta
What you actually mean is that you don't want to turn up at your next club ride on your new S-Works looking under wheeled right? Ta
Potent of decent wheels out there that aren't deep carbon.
For £268 delivered decided to give the Superstar 32mm carbon clinchers a go. Not much info available online, but what there is says good quality components but not always assembled brilliantly. I've only done 150 miles or so but they've been great so far, can definitely feel a difference over the RS10s that came with the bike. They weigh in at 1400g, not much else available that weight for the money so I'm very happy for now but time will tell if they are any good!
Matt_N said:
What you actually mean is that you don't want to turn up at your next club ride on your new S-Works looking under wheeled right?
Potent of decent wheels out there that aren't deep carbon.
That is exactly what I mean, saw the frame today and it's looks the nuts, he will take if off eBay for a further reduction! Almost a no brainer. Potent of decent wheels out there that aren't deep carbon.
So looks like I need some new wheels anyway, and debating whether to just get some carbon with a basalt braking surface from 2013cycling2013 and use them all year round. Do they provide the same sort of braking power or nearer to an alloy surface than the usual carbon (I've recently put an alloy rimmed tri spoke on my TT bike and the braking difference is night and day, I just assumed it was the bike)
Or would I be better off getting some training wheels and then keep a set of pure carbons for the summer. Would basalt rimmed clinchers be suitable for longer descents, so if taken abroad less likely to blow up (although I'm quite a confident descender and have got about 10k miles out of my current set of Aksiums!)
Or would I be better off getting some training wheels and then keep a set of pure carbons for the summer. Would basalt rimmed clinchers be suitable for longer descents, so if taken abroad less likely to blow up (although I'm quite a confident descender and have got about 10k miles out of my current set of Aksiums!)
Mine will be coming off for the winter - I imagine the rear will wear out very quickly on our filthy roads - and although they're better than the older PX50 tubs I have they're still not as confidence-inspiring as alu rims.
I've ridden far worse, though - and if big descents and bad weather are going to feature in a lot of your riding then maybe a disc setup would be the way forward?
I've ridden far worse, though - and if big descents and bad weather are going to feature in a lot of your riding then maybe a disc setup would be the way forward?
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