Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Tritans » 28 Jan 2013 22:22

IanM wrote:

and the rear hub clicks when I freewheel. Which Will hates when I'm drafting off him :lol:


:D :lol: vital consideration.

I, like triumphant use reynolds stryke clinchers. Suitable for more sturdy :oops: riders, but, and I don't lime to be the bearer of bad news, carbon rims are not for the faint hearted, especially in the wet. Where they are all but useless, as I believe Jon E mentioned in a RR, at least pulling desperately on your brake levers, gives you something to do, as you sail into the nearest wall / hedge / ditch. They are bloody fast though.

My more day to day wheels are spinergys, which are effectively carbones. Bombproof decent braking / climbing and aero enough.
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Worrying Will » 28 Jan 2013 22:33

Tritans wrote:IanM wrote:
and the rear hub clicks when I freewheel. Which Will hates when I'm drafting off him
vital consideration.


The urge to push him off is immense as i pedal like buggery down hill and he comes sailing past with that very annoying clicking.

For me i have no intention of changing my wheels till I feel i have maxed out on the bike which I am way off tha. I am riding the bottom of the range trek and for me I dont think I would notice the differance.

One day I will go lighter but for me there is no need to rush until I reach a point where I can get uch more improvement out of the main frame.
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby IanM » 28 Jan 2013 22:44

I reckon the RXLs are worth 2mph on your average speed Will. Offer stands if you want to try them in training or a race.

Although as you apparently consider pushing me off, maybe I should revoke the offer :lol:
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Worrying Will » 28 Jan 2013 22:46

IanM wrote:ffer stands if you want to try them in training or a race.

I will one day. Just need to get the legs working a bit more to give the justice.
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Tritans » 29 Jan 2013 08:48

I bet there's no clicking going uphill ;) :D
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby IanM » 29 Jan 2013 09:48

Mostly just swearing.
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Bendy Ben » 31 Jan 2013 00:06

So you all know I love shopping

I got some new wheels :-)

Being delivered on sat am - I was going for Flo's but since I sold the TT bike the disc idea with a 50 front wasn't needed.

So - road bike, used both 60mm PX clinchers 7/10 and pro lite Gavia 50mm tubs 7/10 also.

Now the Flo's look the business - was still going to get them but a very kind man who I met last year is giving me a 50mm carbon wheelset from Team Carbon Bikes. Clinchers.

Will report back when I get them and I've also just got hold of these :

http://www.fuertebici.com/shop/50mm-carbon-tubulars/

Now the word on the street is these are very very stiff and strong, look sexy as hell and go like stink. I can only find positive reviews. 50mm wheelset with skewers weighs in at 1460g. That's pretty good IMHO.

Getting them on Sat so will again happy write a review.m

Also happy to loan em out for you to "test" for a weekend. I run Campag though so that might limit that option.

Let me know
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby kfjatek » 31 Jan 2013 00:18

Bendy Ben wrote:I got some new wheels :-) Being delivered on sat am


Perfect - that solves it; I'll be watching out for them in the For Sale section by next weekend.

Thanks Ben!

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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Bendy Ben » 31 Jan 2013 00:28

PMSL

I'll use them until at least the end of the season. Lol

Seriously - happy to let you use em no probs. either set mate
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby kfjatek » 31 Jan 2013 17:44

Thanks for the offer Ben. Would take you up on it, but your Campy set up spoils it for me; takes a lot of mechanicky stuff to make it compatible with Shimano derailleurs. And I'm more the pondering type than the mechanicky one. ;-)

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