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Like Shino, I'm running aluminum rim-brake clinchers (Shamals, Eurus, Zondas, Ksyrium SSC/Elites) that are all falling in the 1400-1500 gram range across my primary, newer-esque bikes. Is there really that much of a difference between the BTLOS (or other carbon clinchers) and a nice set of aluminum wheels like the Zondas, Shamals, or Eurus? Cheers, Texbike |
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https://btlos.com/road-bike/r-carbon...ad-bike-wheels
All you have to do is spend a couple of minutes on the BTLOS website and select the build you want. The weights listed by some posters here are much lighter than the values listed at the BTLOS website. My extra light 29mm profile disc brake wheels weigh around 1350 which is what I get with a WRC-35 extra light build with bitex hubs for $717 with a free freight code. I suppose that rim brake hubs are lighter. |
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I have BTLOS 30mm rim brake and they have been great.
They are on my steel bike which is non aero and I was looking to save weight. |
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I'm going to have some contrarian opinions here.. but maybe they matter some since I've spent a lot of time climbing all the climbs in Portland for plenty of years.
Here's what matters most to me for wheels when climbing in Portland: Stiffness - most of the climbs are "power" climbs, not sit and spin for an hour on a 3% grade, and stiffness feels great when you are in and out of the saddle, muscling up 20% kickers, etc. - the wheels I've most hated were light and flexy .. frankly felt like crap and worse than 1600g alloy hand-builts despite being 1250g and $2500 MSRP. Robustness - there are very few climbs here that are smooth pavement and if you're thinking about whether your wheels can handle the broken pavement and are subtly moving your weight around to avoid sharp ledges, you're both not having fun because of the anxiety and not going fast because that energy isn't moving you forward. Braking - because every good climb here is followed by a technical, crusty, artisinal-pavement, off-camber descent.. you simply can't ignore how the wheels feel going back down after you get up. So what does that all add up to? Well - disc brakes .. but if not that, alloy pre-builts - like Shamals or Fulcrum Racing Zeros. Platonic ideal:
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As for the tax revenue - you got me - though I rather like the bespoke bitumen ..keeps the cars from going too fast.
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Note that modern rims are wider, BTLOS rims come in right around 26mm measured at the outside at the brake track. I had to remove washers from my brake pads to get a good fit. On my RockLobster, with Conti 26mm tires, it barely fit between the chainstays. I just checked the BTLOS website, 30mm wheels are coming showing up at 1228 grams for $686. There's other offerings, Farsports, 9Velo, and Yoeleo to name a few, but I'm pretty sure their price starts a bit higher. Lets be clear, modern carbon wheels are stronger than aluminum wheels. I've ridden over 10,000 miles on carbon wheels and I've trashed many aluminum wheels. And modern carbon brake pads work just fine in the dry. So if you're in Portland, keep that in mind. |
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