Allan
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Re: custom wheels...off topic
01/14/05 04:02 AM (66.205.8.2)
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Vaxn8r
The 'boutique'wheels i referred to in my post were as follows:
Two pairs of Mavic Krysiums wheels SSC model, both sets needed retruing,and redishing right from the box, both sets were also sold.
I also had a set of Mavic Cosmics, these had axial and radial runout problems right out of the box, as well as needing redishing,there were design issues with this wheelset too, since later versions had the rear spoke count increased to 20.
Then there were some Mavic Cosmos, these were the worst i ever saw, with very poor spoke tension from the factory, front tension was way to tight and back was way to slack, i even relaced the whole rear wheel so the spokes lap over each other to give it some extra lateral strength, this definately helps the rear wheel.
I did keep my '01 Spinergy SR3 wheelset because of the excellent FiR rims, but the rear hub design was lousy so i fitted in a Record hub with wheelsmith spokes 3 crossed on both sides, it now works well as both a training and racing wheelset. Lastly the wheelset that annoys me the most is my Corima four spoke rear wheel, when compared to the FRONT one, its a wiggle nightmare, but unfortunately being a full carbon wheel its just something that i have to live with.
The situation with the reference to the water bottle issue is very simple, DONT sacrifice durability in any wheelset for a few miserly grams, its really not worth it and its almost impossible to 'feel' the slight weight difference.
Finally consider this, two wheels both using the same brand and model hubs and rims and spokes, except one has four spokes more than the other, which one is how much lighter? More holes drilled in a rim and a hub will make these parts lighter as well so when you factor in all the parts it roughly equates to the weight of approximately two spoke nipples heavier on the wheel with the extra spokes, do you think you can actually feel that when riding it.
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Its time to ride.
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