Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Bendy Ben » 01 Feb 2013 00:02

Time to buy a new bike then. :lol:
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Sir Jibbenstein » 01 Feb 2013 14:16

Will be interested to see what you make of them Ben. Really think I need to get me some deep section wheels this year now I'm holding acceptable speeds, planet-x look good, but everyone seems to have a set.
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Bendy Ben » 01 Feb 2013 14:20

You run Campag ?
Borrow em if you do but I will give them a direct comparison to pro lite and PX and bontrager 50's

Arriving today so will whack em on my bike over the weekend before nights
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Sir Jibbenstein » 01 Feb 2013 14:24

No, I'm on Shimano. Will be interested to hear how they compare and last.

If you don't see that much flex then I guess they'll be good for me...
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Jellybaby » 01 Feb 2013 14:49

You're welcome to borrow my Bontrager Aelous for a race Jibbs - They do the job for me, and even at "race weight" I'm heavier than you...
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Bopomofo » 01 Feb 2013 17:42

Same goes if you want to borrow my Cosmics for a jaunt, Jibbs.

I reckon I'm going quick enough in a race to spot the difference... 30kph+ (not that I can ever do that in training :roll: ). You are obviously far quicker than me so should really be able to take advantage of a deeper section.

Take 'em for a spin when the weather gets a bit better.
I had fun once. It was awful.
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby tesseract » 01 Feb 2013 23:43

For Tri - Disc back and Tri-spoke front, the only way to go :ugeek:

For roadie another +1 for Mavics, great all rounder wheels.
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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby kfjatek » 17 Oct 2013 15:42

Just stumbled upon this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmJDwSFvq34

Looks like I bought a pair of pretty good wheels back in March..

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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby sonofsammo » 17 Oct 2013 15:52

Blocked :-(
I've done DNF. I've done DNS.
The future is DNE :D

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Re: Go-faster wheels - guide for rookies?

Postby Bendy Ben » 18 Oct 2013 19:28

Just got American classic carbon 58's with alu braking surface ( shimano ) that you are welcome to borrow / test ride etc

Can't view the video - did you get a set of bontragers then ?
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