Sub 1200g or 1300g fixie wheelset or custom wheelset
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Sub 1200g or 1300g fixie wheelset or custom wheelset
I am searching for very light wheels to use on my hill climb bike! But I can't seem to find any prebuilt wheelset that weight under 1500g or any rims and spokes combo (laced to mack hubs), so if you could help, I'm all for it!
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Find a good builder and start talking with them and they can build you whatever you want and if you have the budget you can get really lightweight.
If you need a few suggestions:
Bill Mould Wheels
Peter White
Sugar WheelWorks
These folks also make some great rims and also are related to Rolf Prima and are now owned by White Industries but I have a set of wheels coming from them:
Astral Rims
If you need a few suggestions:
Bill Mould Wheels
Peter White
Sugar WheelWorks
These folks also make some great rims and also are related to Rolf Prima and are now owned by White Industries but I have a set of wheels coming from them:
Astral Rims
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Custom will be the way to go. Light Bicycle can take your hubs and build them into a 40ish mm deep rim that should weigh about 350-375g each using a range of spokes. At roughly 425g for the hubset, 700-750 for the rims, you should be able to use something like a pillar wing 21 and alloy nipples and stay under 100-150g under your desired weight.