Lighter wheels
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Lighter wheels
Postby danieloh » Tue May 21, 2013 9:31 pm
I'm after getting a Wilier XP Veloce 2011 which comes with Fulcrum 7s. I want to build a lighter set of wheels but on a budget ($500ish). I worked out the following set up to be around the 1500g mark give or take depending on spoke configuration.
Mavic Open Pro Rims DT Swiss Revolution Spokes Campagnolo Record Hubs Front & Rear
Does anyone have any recommendations or alternative options? My other options were possibly Hope 3 Hubs or Sapim .CX-Rays. Also what would be the best lacking patterns to use?
Cheers in advance.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby jaseyjase » Wed May 22, 2013 12:25 pm
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby danieloh » Wed May 22, 2013 12:36 pm
That is an option but building them is more fun and theres a lot of pride to be got in riding wheels you built yourself!jaseyjase wrote:why not just buy a set of fulcrum 3s? 1552grams and under $500.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby Ozkaban » Wed May 22, 2013 2:28 pm
I agree on the pride thing, and accept your motivation. But in this case I'd rather spend the time riding and pay $400 locally on a set of 1500g prolite braccianos. Very, very good value for money. Mine are up over 6,000km so far and still brilliant.danieloh wrote:That is an option but building them is more fun and theres a lot of pride to be got in riding wheels you built yourself!jaseyjase wrote:why not just buy a set of fulcrum 3s? 1552grams and under $500.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby biker jk » Wed May 22, 2013 2:46 pm
What do you weigh? What type of riding will you be doing (rough surfaces, hills, etc.)?danieloh wrote:Hi all,
I'm after getting a Wilier XP Veloce 2011 which comes with Fulcrum 7s. I want to build a lighter set of wheels but on a budget ($500ish). I worked out the following set up to be around the 1500g mark give or take depending on spoke configuration.
Mavic Open Pro Rims DT Swiss Revolution Spokes Campagnolo Record Hubs Front & Rear
Does anyone have any recommendations or alternative options? My other options were possibly Hope 3 Hubs or Sapim .CX-Rays. Also what would be the best lacking patterns to use?
Cheers in advance.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby thecaptn » Wed May 22, 2013 5:26 pm
These look really good for the money and I was thinking of getting some myself but they have a reputation for having difficult to source spokes should you break one.jaseyjase wrote:why not just buy a set of fulcrum 3s? 1552grams and under $500.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby CXCommuter » Wed May 22, 2013 6:28 pm
Just got some wheels built up, Kinlin XR380's on Soul Prodigy Hubs for very cheap (Literally received today), 1,600grams, looking forward to using these for commuting wheels.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby antipodean » Wed May 22, 2013 7:58 pm
Wow 400k's I need a set of these!CXCommuter wrote:Another nod to the Braccianos- clocked up 400km of commuting and general riding on mine including the rough and tumble of PSP's over here in Perth, not a problem at all, still straight and true.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby danieloh » Wed May 22, 2013 9:39 pm
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby biker jk » Thu May 23, 2013 11:27 am
Ok, you're pretty light so don't really need high spoke count or extra sturdy rims. I built a sub 1500g wheelset for $420 using the following components from http://www.bikehubstore.com/.danieloh wrote:I weigh 60kgs and will only be doing 60-100 kms per week just for fitness and to have spin in my legs for MTB. Will mainly be on smooth roads with the odd hill here and there. Nothing too strenous.
Kinlin XC-279 (BHS C472w) rim. It's 23mm wide which provides a better ride and handling. Alternatives are Pacenti SL23 (lighter), H Plus Sons Archetype.
BHS hubs (SL218, SLF71W)
Sapix CX-Ray spokes (20f, 24r), Brass nipples.
I have thousands of kms on this wheelset and it's performing excellently.
Good luck.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby CXCommuter » Fri May 24, 2013 12:48 pm
Oops supposed to be 40kms, sorry 4,000 kmsantipodean wrote:Wow 400k's I need a set of these!CXCommuter wrote:Another nod to the Braccianos- clocked up 400km of commuting and general riding on mine including the rough and tumble of PSP's over here in Perth, not a problem at all, still straight and true.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby cryptos » Fri May 24, 2013 9:10 pm
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby Rex » Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:14 pm
Rear trued once after a spoke snapping, front untouched.
Ride brilliantly still.
Time to service the hub I think
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby jacks1071 » Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:37 am
Good to hear Rex! Here are the directions on how to service the freehub.Rex wrote:Done about 12,000kms on my Braccianos.
Rear trued once after a spoke snapping, front untouched.
Ride brilliantly still.
Time to service the hub I think
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FZeV3glmOI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
When you are due for bearings I have the genuine japanese ezo ones in stock if you want to stick with genuine parts.
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby Rex » Sun Jun 09, 2013 1:28 am
Can you PM me the price of the bearing please Dion?
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Re: Lighter wheels
Postby R12RT » Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:28 am
13000km on my Braccianos. Still true.jacks1071 wrote:Good to hear Rex! Here are the directions on how to service the freehub.Rex wrote:Done about 12,000kms on my Braccianos.
Rear trued once after a spoke snapping, front untouched.
Ride brilliantly still.
Time to service the hub I think
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FZeV3glmOI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
When you are due for bearings I have the genuine japanese ezo ones in stock if you want to stick with genuine parts.
Service the rear hub every 1500km or so.
Just replaced the rear bearings with genuine Ezo bearings after I noticed some play in the rear wheel.
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