chinese carbon wheels???

[Cuchilo]

They look great Pete ! Don't let your Mum see you leaning your bike on her car though , she will go mad !

 

[Peter Armstrong]

They look great Pete ! Don't let your Mum see you leaning your bike on her car though , she will go mad !

Lol, now I know you would presume that cars an older lady's car and therefore think is my mum but unfortunately that beastly Nissan micra is mine.

 

[Cuchilo]

I guessed that , that's why I said it

 

[Cycleops]

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????

“Don’t buy upgrades, ride up grades.” Eddy Merckx
Or, if you just want to look cool.....

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Went out on them in the wet and on bumpy roads, They do feel faster, If it was not for traffic and lights then the ride would have been an average 21-22 mph.

Seem to cope well, Im not 100% confident on them yet but this will take some time.

Im very happy so far, going to give them a blast on a hill climb race tonight.

 

[gaz]

What is the weight of them?

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Not 100% sure because I weighed them after gluing the tyres on etc, but they are round the 1270g mark. (Bare)

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Front 890g - 275g(tyre) = 615g
Rear 1205g - 275g(tyre) - 245g (cassette) = 675g
Total = 1290g - 30g of glue 1260g approx

 

[Peter Armstrong]

I have noticed about 1mm of lateral movement coming from the rear hub.
For example if I take hold of the wheel rim at the top of the wheel between my index finger and thumb then push and pull the wheel left and right and look at the gap between the brake pad and the wheel rim it easily moves 1mm either side easy before you feel any resistance. Obviously if I push hard enough I could push it to touch the brake pad surface but I’m not talking about force, just a small wiggling it left to right.
Is this normal?

 

[Cuchilo]

mine do that .

 

[Herzog]

I have noticed about 1mm of lateral movement coming from the rear hub.
For example if I take hold of the wheel rim at the top of the wheel between my index finger and thumb then push and pull the wheel left and right and look at the gap between the brake pad and the wheel rim it easily moves 1mm either side easy before you feel any resistance. Obviously if I push hard enough I could push it to touch the brake pad surface but I’m not talking about force, just a small wiggling it left to right.
Is this normal?

My Planet X 50mm tubs do that - as long as it's smooth movement (with a little resistance) rather than a clunky/very loose movement, they'll be fine. I slacken my rear brakes off to account for this.

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Thank you, I'm super nervous. After every ride, check, clean inspect lol. Just being super over cautious.

 

[Cuchilo]

That must be messing up your riding mate . Just go for it , that's what the wheels are for !

 

[JasonHolder]

Group ride tomorrow with mine on. Albeit only the front... Rear bontrager xxx lite hasn't arrived yet. Is it wrong to have a 50mm on the front only?

 

[Cuchilo]

Only if youre a wrongun and you fit the bill