looking advice from u experts out there; im a cycling novice enjoying club runs and sportives! Im thinking of upgrading the wheels on my giant tcr; im not doing time trials but would like to go faster like everyone! are these 50 mm chinese carbons only rubbish or ok for me (they do look cool;-)) 300 quid is my budget; would i be better with 35mm or mavic kyseriums????
chinese carbon wheels???
- Thread starter yeboah
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some folk rate them quite highly, I suppose the question is warranty claims etc. Lets face it the majority of the carbon out there be it frames, stems, wheels etc is all made in China.I happened to be on youtube this morning watching some stuff and was watching some stuff on the chinese wheels, the owners were quite impressed, Novatec hubs etc.
I've just ordered a set to slap on my TT bike - 40/56mm front/rear. I'm not really bothered about how the heat up or etc on braking as you dont do much of that in TT's. Also they have a high weight rider limit on them too. if they last me all this season, then i think they will be worth the money. if they break after the first ride then i know not to bother again and buy something were they have invested heavily in their R&D
they should be with me in a few days, so i'll post up a picture of them and give a little review of what i think out of the box
they should be with me in a few days, so i'll post up a picture of them and give a little review of what i think out of the box
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
Depends on where they come from... some will be good, others not so. Do your research and you should be fine. Planet X wheels and many more like them etc are just Chinese imports with a logo slapped on them.
It is not the best generally speaking.
It is not the best generally speaking.
yep my mate who was a keen hill climber, would not touch carbon rims, although he runs these http://www.topolinotech.com/technology/wheel.php instead.
as per @Rob3rt its all according what carbon rims your running - the ones on my best bike, brake pretty well in the wet now i have fitted swisstop yellows, you just need to make sure you anticipate your braking a little more and feather the brakes to get rid of the moisture, before applying the brakes fully
TBH all road bike's are difficult to stop in wet conditions though
TBH all road bike's are difficult to stop in wet conditions though
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
VamP reviewed some on here and CX raced them. He's not been around for a couple of months though so no recent updates.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I've heard good reviews on Chinese carbon and nightmare reviews; if you are not racing, being a cautious individual my self, I would go for something proven like 35mm Fulcrum Quattros. FWIW, I put Quattros on my bike last year and knocked over 30secs of my TT pb the week before on the same course.
My advice on buying carbon parts directly from china. Don't do it. This happened and is due to a defective rim. The front is starting o do exactly the same thing in exactly the same place. To sort it out I have to pay postage in both directions, circa £130. I suggested they just post me out 2 new rims, but they refuse to do that. I bought the rims from ebay 'arron-bike' which is the ebay division of a company called d-bike.
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/arron-bike
www.d-bike.com
I haven't hit anything with these wheels, it's just poor quality manufacturing.
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/arron-bike
www.d-bike.com
I haven't hit anything with these wheels, it's just poor quality manufacturing.
Stu Plows
Coming soon: Bonking on a hill near you!
- Location
- Sywell, Northampton
I've just bought a set to see how I get on with them.
Can see why you bought much cheapness. I wonder how these wheels deal with heat?
