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Speeding Up
- Dec 17, 2011
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Doug, thanks for the hands on experience! appreciated!
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One other thing check to make sure that you fit within the maximum weight limits for the wheels - not all of them have it but many brands do now.
3 months ago I would have agreed completely that these are a good set of wheels. For 18 months they were straight and needed absolutely no truing.
Then I noticed a little bit of out of trueness, and found that the rim had cracked in 2 separate places, where the special nipples enter the rim. I continued to ride for a bit more and the wheel became unrideable/unserviceable. i.e. the nipple pulled out of the rim.
The other thing about these wheels is that you need a special mavic spokewrench, and the plastic one they give you with the wheelset is basically useless. At least in my case it stripped out the first time I used it. You can fork out for a metal one from Park, but I would think carefully about ordering something that requires proprietary tools to true/service.
Eventually I stuck with the wh-6700s, with a pair of evo corsa cx 2s! I cant wait to ride this stuff! Thank you people for all your recommendations, I'll be back with first impressions as soon as everything gets delivered!
Cheers!
Nice one on taking the plunge on a nice new set of premium wheels.
You are going to love them. Will totally transform you bike.
Where did you order them from in the end, and what price did you get on it all?
First day out with the new wheels, and the difference with the old ones is night and day.
The most striking thing was that it felt as if the top speed cap just... magically disappeared. Suddenly speeds around 30km/h are not only achievable but sustainable. With the old wheels, it'd be something more like 22~24km/h. This is huge.
Secondly, the acceleration. They just spin up to speed so much easier. With the old wheels I remember that whenever I lost some speed I'd have to downshift quite a bit, in an effort to bring them back up to speed. With the new ones, heavier gears where suddenly so much easier to push!
The third thing I noticed was quite surprising: they're comfortable! I run the vittorias with a 110/120psi (front/rear) which was higher than the what I used with the previous tires, but still it was slightly cushy, in a very nice way!
All in all, I'm pretty stocked. I think I got hooked on cycling for good this time, now I think I get it. And it's awesome. Cheers!
Glad to hear that you are enjoying your new wheels! Just out of curiosity how much do you weigh?
Always good to hear someone happy with their cycling.
What were your old wheels? From the dramatic difference perhaps they were not circular...?
80~81kg right now, with plans of dropping about 4-5kg until autumn.
I find it curious that the Michelin chart here cuts-off at 82 kg, thereby discriminating against riders whose weight (ahem) means they more-or-less resemble said company's mascot.Here is a good tire pressure recommendation CHART.
I find it curious that the Michelin chart here cuts-off at 82 kg, thereby discriminating against riders whose weight (ahem) means they more-or-less resemble said company's mascot.
Any time... although I'm guessing you would want a baseline power measurement first, and I haven't ridden that bike much. Yet.MIke, I want you to test ride the new 25mm rim/wheels we have - since you are a good candidate given not only your weight, but also your aggressiveness in descending. In fact, at least we could a power tap experiment with just changing the front wheel ... hmmm