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Postby usernameforme » Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:37 pm
antipodean wrote:15 year old kids are so demanding these days.
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Postby wombatK » Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:30 pm
JustJames wrote:Baldy wrote:...
The way I see it if farsport think their wheels are good value/superior product then they should foot the bill for the testing. This includes buying the wheelsets you want in the comparison. And then publishing the results without moderation, if it is shown that farsports make an inferior product.
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I would not trust such a test's results, no matter which manufacturer ran it.
Vested interests?
Postby fixedlegs2012 » Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:02 am
Postby wombatK » Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:20 am
fixedlegs2012 wrote:To be fair only real world testing is done by UCI standard
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:32 pm
wombatK wrote:fixedlegs2012 wrote:To be fair only real world testing is done by UCI standard
In view of the scandalous EPO/LA era, the UCI brand has zero credibility. As Lance demonstrated,
they are easily and cheaply bought.
Postby high_tea » Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:46 pm
Mulger bill wrote:wombatK wrote:fixedlegs2012 wrote:To be fair only real world testing is done by UCI standard
In view of the scandalous EPO/LA era, the UCI brand has zero credibility. As Lance demonstrated,
they are easily and cheaply bought.
My thoughts too but if we ignore that, what sort of testing would be recommended? What sort of testing would a rider as opposed to a scientist think important? Truth and hub drag are two things I look at without conscious thought whenever I look at a wheel but there's got to be more that could be done without a dedicated lab. How could impacts tests be reliably repeated?
Sorry, just thinking aloud. I like to tinker...
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:55 pm
Postby greyhoundtom » Sat Dec 08, 2012 3:22 pm
Real world impact testing
Postby usernameforme » Sat Dec 08, 2012 3:30 pm
Mulger bill wrote:turning or stationary?
Postby jacks1071 » Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:50 pm
wombatK wrote:fixedlegs2012 wrote:To be fair only real world testing is done by UCI standard
In view of the scandalous EPO/LA era, the UCI brand has zero credibility. As Lance demonstrated,
they are easily and cheaply bought.
Cheers
Postby jacks1071 » Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:52 pm
greyhoundtom wrote:Real world impact testing
I still think the idea of sending a set of wheels to toolonglegs is the best way to achieve that.![]()
Postby BenevolantDictatorD » Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:49 pm
Postby jasonc » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:53 pm
BenevolantDictatorD wrote:What about anyone who has a set of these giving us some feedback - I'm inclined to risk the money on an unknown but wouldn't want it to be falling apart under me - so if anyone has views on the quality of the wheel they have ridden I would be interested.
For those who profess to know - how does the hub compare - etc
Postby winstonw » Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:56 pm
BenevolantDictatorD wrote:What about anyone who has a set of these giving us some feedback - I'm inclined to risk the money on an unknown but wouldn't want it to be falling apart under me - so if anyone has views on the quality of the wheel they have ridden I would be interested.
For those who profess to know - how does the hub compare - etc
Postby winstonw » Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:00 pm
jacks1071 wrote:The testing is not done by the UCI - I already told everyone where the testing is done.
Postby jacks1071 » Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:05 pm
winstonw wrote:jacks1071 wrote:The testing is not done by the UCI - I already told everyone where the testing is done.
And something tells me Farsports will now pursue UCI testing and approval.
A much bigger step towards credibility.
And they'll sit back and let bicycle forums do what they do best.
Postby dale79 » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:07 am
Postby jacks1071 » Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:29 pm
dale79 wrote:plenty of china carbon wheels have passed so shouldnt be a problem..
Postby Ben82 » Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:55 pm
Postby bardygrub » Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:48 am
Ben82 wrote:Ok i'll chime in here! Recieved my Farsports 50mm carbon clinchers last week and they are absolutly flawless. I am using these as race wheels and have wrapped them with gp4000's. I'm not very qualified to comment performance as i've not ridden to many differnt wheels in my time, but they roll nice and helped me to my maiden 'D' grade win on the weekend.Lets see how they go in 'C' grade
Postby Xplora » Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:36 am
Ben82 wrote: helped me to my maiden 'D' grade win on the weekend.
Postby MarkG » Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:17 am
Ben82 wrote:Ok i'll chime in here! Recieved my Farsports 50mm carbon clinchers last week and they are absolutly flawless. I am using these as race wheels and have wrapped them with gp4000's. I'm not very qualified to comment performance as i've not ridden to many differnt wheels in my time, but they roll nice and helped me to my maiden 'D' grade win on the weekend.Lets see how they go in 'C' grade
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