Originally Posted by
KC8QVO
Carbon rim = expensive taco.
only if the wheel is not properly built and under spoked. carbon rim has actually much higher fatigue tolerance compared to alloy and can withstand higher spoke tension.
Just finished building my new 1298g carbon wheelset, 28h/28h, DT 350, CX-ray, 280g XC carbon rim 25mm deep 23mm wide. Could saved another 30g going alloy nipple, but those CX-ray spokes are too expensive to risk it. total parts come out to be under $600. 2 hours of fun wheel building time is free of charge. Huge difference in acceleration compared to my current 1770g Hplus son Hydra