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[mjd1988]

I missed all the new wheels discussion. I keep looking at deep section carbon wheels but never get round to hitting the buy button. After some Campag Bora wto 45 as I think they look nice.

While I ponder about them I need some new winter wheels as the current ones are wearing thin (still on rim brakes). I normally get through a pair in 3 years so looking for something with harder rims but still ok weight wise.

Thinking of these and maybe going tubeless


https://scribecycling.co.uk/products/365-alloy-wheelset

This topic had a lot of good suggestions (the Scribes was one of them): https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/under-£500-wheel-upgrade-advice.283031/.

Campag zondas 320 quid on wiggle 👀

 

[kipster]

Campag zondas 320 quid on wiggle 👀

Zondas are lovely wheels but soft rims in my experience, great for spring and summer but less so in the winter

 

[mjd1988]

Zondas are lovely wheels but soft rims in my experience, great for spring and summer but less so in the winter

People go outside in winter?

 

[kipster]

People go outside in winter?

Yep

 

[CXRAndy]

That is some freckles there Kipster

 

[<Tommy>]

Campag zondas 320 quid on wiggle 👀

I can vouch for zondas. Bomb proof is the term people often use. I had a pair on my commuter for at least 5 years. Commuting all year and they still had a lot of life left in them when some bastard stole them along with the rest of the bike…

My two pennies worth with regards wheelsets is this. Pay close attention to the hubs. There seems to be a ton of good deals on wheels. Low weight, good price etc etc. But a lot of the hubs are crappy and or hard to maintain. Campag for example make excellent hubs to go with very sturdy rims. I really like DT Swiss too. Zipp, not so much.

 

[BurningLegs]

I had my new wheels fitted yesterday - I'm really pleased with them so far.

They're more comfortable, feel like they accelerate faster, sound good and look better than the stock wheels. They're 50mm and I can feel winds on them but not in an unmanageable or scary way.

I think they'd look better without the logos, but not sure how I could get them off?!

 

[JuhaL]

Yep

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That kind of mud face look is typical in Finland in Autumn but in a winter I am expecting to see icicle's hanging from the jaw and frozen snot.

 

[<Tommy>]

I had my new wheels fitted yesterday - I'm really pleased with them so far.

They're more comfortable, feel like they accelerate faster, sound good and look better than the stock wheels. They're 50mm and I can feel winds on them but not in an unmanageable or scary way.
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I think they'd look better without the logos, but not sure how I could get them off?!

Nice 👍👍

It depends how they put the logos on in the first place. You can try using acetone (nail polish remover) with a cloth. If that doesn’t work the print is under a layer of clear coat. So you need to use fine grit sand paper to take the layer off. And then re apply the clear coat afterward. It probably sounds a little daunting but it’s actually very easy.

On a side note your saddle looks like it could go down a bit at the front.

 

[bobinski]

Nice 👍👍


On a side note your saddle looks like it could go down a bit at the front.

Nick, you run your saddle like that post snip?😬

 

[BurningLegs]

Nice 👍👍

It depends how they put the logos on in the first place. You can try using acetone (nail polish remover) with a cloth. If that doesn’t work the print is under a layer of clear coat. So you need to use fine grit sand paper to take the layer off. And then re apply the clear coat afterward. It probably sounds a little daunting but it’s actually very easy.

On a side note your saddle looks like it could go down a bit at the front.

They seem to be stickers straight onto the carbon, i.e there doesn't seem to be a clear coat over the top (if I run a nail up to the edge it catches and the texture is different on the sticker vs on the rim surface). Another technique I've read about is using a hairdryer to gently warm up the glue holding the stickers on then prising them off, following up with WD40 to remove residue if needed.

Good point on the saddle - I'd not noticed it before, but it definitely does point up doesn't it!

Nick, you run your saddle like that post snip?😬

Yeah - not caused me a problem yet

A quick read suggests a saddle pointing up can cause lower back pain, which I do struggle with on long rides (3+ hours)...

 

[bobinski]

They seem to be stickers straight onto the carbon, i.e there doesn't seem to be a clear coat over the top (if I run a nail up to the edge it catches and the texture is different on the sticker vs on the rim surface). Another technique I've read about is using a hairdryer to gently warm up the glue holding the stickers on then prising them off, following up with WD40 to remove residue if needed.

Good point on the saddle - I'd not noticed it before, but it definitely does point up doesn't it!


Yeah - not caused me a problem yet

A quick read suggests a saddle pointing up can cause lower back pain, which I do struggle with on long rides (3+ hours)...

Recently lots of peeps riding short saddles especially a touch nose down so hips rotate and can push when climbing say, into back of the saddle.

 

[alex_cycles]

They seem to be stickers straight onto the carbon, i.e there doesn't seem to be a clear coat over the top (if I run a nail up to the edge it catches and the texture is different on the sticker vs on the rim surface). Another technique I've read about is using a hairdryer to gently warm up the glue holding the stickers on then prising them off, following up with WD40 to remove residue if needed.

Controlled heat and patience will work if they're decals/stickers. I've removed wheel decals that way before (but not on carbon wheels - you'll be fine with a hairdryer, but mega heat e.g. "paint stripper gun on high" might be enough to compromise the polymer in the carbon composite).

 

[alex_cycles]

Recently lots of peeps riding short saddles especially a touch nose down so hips rotate and can pick when climbing say, into back of the saddle.

I do that. Snub-nosed Specialized Sitero pointing down a bit. Works for me (although I've been criticized for it by club know-it-alls).

 

[berty bassett]

I had ignored thread somehow
Nice to know I hadn’t been kicked out by you all - yet 😍