Originally Posted by
xbartx
I did reach out to the seller and found out that the tires were bought and put on over the summer by his LBS, so the glue and tires are less than a year old. I will start looking for a suitable set of clinchers.
Shimano Dura-Ace 9170 C40 are what came on the bike and said to be a year old. They seem to be nice rims, but are they a good choice for XC? Would I be better off selling them to fund a better XC suited rim?
Any suggestions on a set of training wheels in the $400 range?
that is a pretty nice set of carbon disc tubulars that would fetch a fair penny from the right racer. Probably enough to buy a set or two of tubeless aluminum wheels and tires. I would personally keep them for CX if I knew I was going to stick to it, but it might be overkill for a beginner and there is always a nonzero chance you will damage/break a rim in a race or training