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Agreed… although the psychologic benefits of lighter bike parts can’t be dismissed. If knowing that you’re running lighter wheels helps your ‘engine’ run faster the end result could possibly be something like this.
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Austin is a mix of hilly (numerous short, punchy climbs with 15-20% + grades) and flat, so I'm not really looking for a climbing wheelset per se, but just an overall improvement in responsiveness and ride quality. An additional 200-300 grams weight savings would be nice, but given that I need to lose about 4500 grams myself at the moment, the loss off of the wheels would be somewhat trivial in comparison. Texbike |
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I sold these after riding my BTLOS for a while.
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Like many here, I too am tempted by carbon rim brakes.
What’s held me back is how well they stop. I appreciate the newer ones have better brake tracks than the old ones. However, it’s never clear to me how well they stop in comparison to an aluminum rim. Would love a lighter stiffer wheel, but not at the cost of braking power. I often hear people say that the carbon rim stop pretty well, but I’m never sure what they’re comparing it to. So, in a direct comparison of rim brake carbon to rim brake aluminum, which have you found better? And, if the carbon stop less well than the aluminum, are we talking a significant difference? Interested to hear what people have to say. |
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I have a set built by oldpotatoe, I am effectively 100lbs more than you and they are great for me.
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