Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Roger9 » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:07 pm
I currently ride FFwd 40/60 combo and while you do get moved a bit you simply ride to the conditions. You may want to consider the 38s, but 50 is a pretty good spot. You onky have to look and see how many Zipp 404 are out there compared to 303.
I have also had great service from Farsport and have been very impressed.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby scotto » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:16 pm
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Crawf » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:25 pm
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Arlberg » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:53 am
Eg. the Farsports 50mmm deep aero wheelset, http://www.farsports.cn/ViewProduct.aspx?id=685" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, weighs about 130gm more than the Farsports 38mm aero wheelset. http://www.farsports.cn/ViewProduct.aspx?id=730" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
Should the potential buyer wanting an all round faster wheel buy the 50mm wheels and have more aero but also more weight, or the 38mm wheels and have less aero but also less weight? Would the extra 12mm of aero compensate adequately for the 130gm of extra weight?
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby bosvit » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:43 am
Also with the Chinese carbon rims being the old wedge shape is there much aero difference between the 38 and 50 anyway.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Magnum9 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:55 am
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Magnum9 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:22 pm
Q. Is aerodynamic performance more important than weight savings?
A. Let's look at a few figures. Assume a rider uses a conventional bike over a 25 mile flat course time trial. He weighs 150 lb, his bike is another 20 lb, and he is producing 185 watts of power. The aero drag with this scenario would be approximately 6.5 lb using aero bars into a 2 mph headwind of between 0 and 5 degrees. With his standard bike, our rider's time would be around 1 hour 7 minutes and 38 seconds. If we reduced the weight of his bike by three pounds, that time would come down by just 3 seconds. However, swap the wheels to an aero design and the drag could be reduced to 6 lb. Even with the additional quarter pound weight of the new wheels, his time saving over 25 miles jumps dramatically to over 1 minute 30 seconds. No contest.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby AndrewBurns » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:27 pm
Of course they specify over a flat TT course, if you add in hills it gets a bit more complicated. From what I've heard (and I can't remember where from) aero still trumps weight even uphill, deeper wheels = more aero = better. Plus 130 grams is bugger-all really, a mouthfull of water from your bottle, and at 1380 grams for the 50mm wheels they're still seriously light compared to almost all of the 'super lightweight climber's' aluminium wheelsets.Magnum9 wrote:Just found this on HED website -
Q. Is aerodynamic performance more important than weight savings?
A. Let's look at a few figures. Assume a rider uses a conventional bike over a 25 mile flat course time trial. He weighs 150 lb, his bike is another 20 lb, and he is producing 185 watts of power. The aero drag with this scenario would be approximately 6.5 lb using aero bars into a 2 mph headwind of between 0 and 5 degrees. With his standard bike, our rider's time would be around 1 hour 7 minutes and 38 seconds. If we reduced the weight of his bike by three pounds, that time would come down by just 3 seconds. However, swap the wheels to an aero design and the drag could be reduced to 6 lb. Even with the additional quarter pound weight of the new wheels, his time saving over 25 miles jumps dramatically to over 1 minute 30 seconds. No contest.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby kirky92au » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:32 pm
Of course HED going to show deep carbon wheels in a favorable manner.Magnum9 wrote:Just found this on HED website
As for speed I've seen quoted a few times that the aero effect really starts to make a noticeable difference at around the 30km/h mark.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Magnum9 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:47 pm
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby ldrcycles » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:37 am
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby kylefoo » Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:22 pm
because M series are ultralight ones, while N series are economical ones, both are high performance.Roger9 wrote:Did you get the Farsport N model at that price?. I'm looking at the M which is a bit lighter but more $s.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Roger9 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:34 pm
Just got back from my first ride. I've come from FFWD 40/60 Carbon/aluminium and was very surprised how good these wheels feel. I only did 60km but it was a mix of cycleways, some hills, 60kmh max and even some pave.
I rode these wheels as I ride normally. I'm 79.999999kg and like to hammer hard, so I give my wheels a workout. These Farsport wheelos really impressed. they are about 400+g lighter than the FFWDs and you feel it. Braking was really good, lots of modulation, plenty of power and no pulsating.
The wheels did make a bit of noise initially, but that was probablt spokes/nipples settling in. The front valve stem was a bit rattly but another layer of insulation tape fixed that.
In summary, I prefer these to my FFWD and given they cost about a third the price its a no- brainer. Time will tell how they hold up, but if one day I need to replace a hub, spoke or even rim I'll live with it knowing how much I have saved initially.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Arlberg » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:34 pm
Hi Roger9 thanks for the review. What brake pads are you using with your new wheels? Those supplied with the wheels from Farsports or other ones?Roger9 wrote:
Braking was really good, lots of modulation, plenty of power and no pulsating.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby kylefoo » Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:48 am
heheee, Roger9,Roger9 wrote:
Just got back from my first ride. I've come from FFWD 40/60 Carbon/aluminium and was very surprised how good these wheels feel. I only did 60km but it was a mix of cycleways, some hills, 60kmh max and even some pave.
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you said would get it next week, but arrive in advance?
glad to be here (forum), and happen to find a thread about our company.
i am kyle, sales2 of Far Sports.
enjoying your wheels......
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Roger9 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:06 am
Arlberg wrote:Hi Roger9 thanks for the review. What brake pads are you using with your new wheels? Those supplied with the wheels from Farsports or other ones?Roger9 wrote:
Braking was really good, lots of modulation, plenty of power and no pulsating.
I'm using the standard blue pads supplied with the wheels. I was not expecting much but will definitely be leaving them on. I bought 4 extra pairs of pads as they are only $2.50 a pair. Glad I did.
I don't know how they will go wear wise but who cares.at that price when they work really well. I ran Sram Red with swissstop pads previously, and these blue pads feel better, but they are on new wheels and braking surface.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby steve-waters » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:41 am
I was using some pads and they were useless in the wet ended up with yellow Swissstop
MTB:TWE 29er, Fox Terralogic, XT, 3T and TWE wheels
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby AndrewBurns » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:57 am
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby bosvit » Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:38 pm
Have you tried sending them an email, there is every chance they can do themAndrewBurns wrote:I'm looking for some carbon track wheels, between 50 and 60mm deep section, anybody know which manufacturers make them? I got some wheels from farsports a while ago that I've been very happy with but they don't list any on their website.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby AndrewBurns » Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:46 pm
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby bosvit » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:57 pm
It's the way they do business.
Make an offer and see what happens. Eg offer $550 delivered inc fees and see what happens, better still tell them you have been offered $550 from another retailer.
What do you have to loose?
Bartering for Aussies is a whole lot easier online than in person, overall we are way too nice to do well in one on one verbal bartering
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby kylefoo » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:00 pm
kyle
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Magpie » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:30 pm
I've got a set of 50mm Farsport clinchers that I'm very happy with,but I don't use them if doing hills rides such as Cootha/Glorious due to a lingering concern with braking induced overheating.
For these rides I put the DA C24s back on
Am I being too cautious ,what do others do?
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Roger9 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:15 pm
We do not have real mountains here in Oz. If you've riden in Europe or some parts of the States you would know what I mean.
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Re: Chinese carbon frame and wheels thread
Postby Arlberg » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:45 pm
Some questions for Kylefoo,kylefoo wrote:guys who get query or question let me know. get improved when communicating with everybody here.
kyle
Far Sports Wheels.
1. Your website is http://www.farsports.cn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, but there is also a newer site, http://www.farsports.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Is http://www.farsports.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; a phishing site of the original site, or is it sanctioned by farsports.cn?
2. Farsports recently brought out the FSC38-CA Carbon/Alloy 38mm Wheelset, weighing 1420gm. Are there any plans to bring out a similar wheelset but 50mm deep, ie, a FSC50- CA? If there is, when will it be ready and what will it weigh?
3. On your website can people order extra brakepads or other extras when ordering and paying for wheels? Because it doesn't seem like it can be done. It goes straight to the checkout with the price of the wheels only with no option to add extras it seems.
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