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02-03-19, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by OUGrad05

I'm struggling to find the difference in these wheels:
https://reynoldscycling.com/collecti...cts/ar-41-x-db

https://reynoldscycling.com/collecti...ducts/ar-41-db

I've found a couple articles that say it's the hubs and spokes and that it's worth the extra $ to pony up for the ARx. Certainly not opposed but am struggling with what exactly that difference is. Does anyone have experience with these or can point me to an article that perhaps I missed in my research?

Probably ordering from LBS Monday or Tues.

Found the difference in five seconds.

Features Sapim Cx-sprint Bladed Spokes With Lightweight Alloy Nipples
Features Sapim Sprint Spokes With Brass Nipples

Alloy nipples are lighter so the ARx is lighter overall but IME they are not worth it. Once they start breaking it's a downhill slide. You'll wind up having the whole wheelset rebuilt with brass nipples anyway.

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Originally Posted by Sojodave

The first wheelset is super duper incredibly hard to mount tires, and the second one is impossible.

+1. My buddy got these on a used bike he bought and will be selling them because there is no way to do road side maintenance on this wheelset. The tires are just flipping impossible to get on/off.

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