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labratmatt
12-28-2007, 01:07 PM
I've owned a few sets of training wheels in the past couple of years and have weighed each set I've owned. Below are my results. Thought some of you might be interested.

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Campy Record 32 hole hubs. 1999 9 speed.
Velocity Aerohead 32 hole rims
14 gauge Wheelsmith spokes, brass nips

Front wheel: Radial lacing
Rear wheel: Non-drive side: radial, Drive side: 3x

rear: 1039.01 gr
front: 859.09 gr
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1898.1 gr
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Campy Record 36 hole hubs. 10 speed. 2003ish.
Mavic Open Sport 36 hole rims
14 gauge spokes, front are DT, rear are wheelsmith. brass nipples

3x front and back

front: 851.58 gr
rear: 1039.01 gr
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1890.59 gr
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Shimano Ultegra 6600 32 hole hubs
DT Swiss R1.1 32 hole rims
14/15/14 DT Swiss spokes
Brass nipples
Front wheel: 2x
Rear wheel: Non-drive side: 2x, Drive side: 3x

Rear: 962.47 gr
Front: 718.66 gr
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1681.13 gr
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Campy Record 32 hole hubs. 10 speed. 2005ish.
Mavic Open Pro 32 hole rims.
Wheelsmith 14/15/14 spokes
Brass nipples

Front wheel: 3x
Rear wheel: 3x

I've misplaced individual front and rear wheel weights.
Total weight: 1563 gr.
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2008 Mavic Aksium Race:
Rear: 1017.75 gr
Front: 846.24 gr
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1863.99 gr
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All wheels 700c.
No rim tape, no skewers, no lock ring, etc. included in weights.

CNY rider
12-28-2007, 06:12 PM
Cool data.

Did the rear wheel in the first two sets really weigh the same, down to 1/100 of a gram?

Seems fishy.

I thought the 32 hole hub set would weigh less.