Originally Posted by
Kimmo
The industry standard of merely quoting whole wheel weights is bogus; it's of interest only to weight weenies. Nothing wrong with that per se, but I want to know how much the damn rims weigh too.
See, this is my thing too. The bike is already 15.9 lb and saving one half pound at the rim would be significant.
Keep in mind that this is a "fixed gear road bike." It has a fixed gear drivetrain but is ridden on the road like any road bike. The rear hub will not have a freewheel but even so, track hubs and track components in general are typically not light. Anyway, I'm going to save about 1/2 pound and cost will be a little over $800.
Light Bicycle
35 mm deep carbon rims have already been ordered.
Hubs will be Mack Superlight
front and
rear. The 8mm bolt-on is slick. They come with an aluminum track lockring but this will be replaced with Dura Ace steel for street use
The plan is to have ProWheelBuilder.com build them with Sapim Lasers and aluminum nipples.
Weight should be sub 1400 grams with much of the weight savings at the rim for faster acceleration and easier climbing with a 48x16 gear. A slightly taller cross section wheel should give a little aero boost as well.
-Tim-