Define Light Wheels
09-27-08, 12:00 PM
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As others have said, 1500g is the threshold of light. That doesn't mean it will make a difference if your wheels are 1700 or even 2000g. Those last few hundred grams may matter to a tdf rider, but the average rider or even racers won't notice. That hasn't stopped me from drooling over super light wheels.
09-27-08, 12:06 PM
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09-27-08, 01:00 PM
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I BS you not. It took me about 2 minutes to contact the guy after he posted the add and say I'd take them. The campy hub on them saved my bacon as tri-people don't like to be bothered with swapping that sort of thing and I didn't need to.
09-27-08, 01:03 PM
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That's the best bike schwag deal EVER.
09-27-08, 01:06 PM
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I was quite happy with it.
My also saintly wife didn't even yell at me about that purchase.
So far I'm even happier that my fat ass hasn't popped them out of true yet making them wheels for her.(probably why I wasn't yelled at)
My also saintly wife didn't even yell at me about that purchase.
So far I'm even happier that my fat ass hasn't popped them out of true yet making them wheels for her.(probably why I wasn't yelled at)
09-27-08, 01:14 PM
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Trigeeks are the best source for used expensive stuff that you can buy for less than half of the retail price they paid for it.
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09-27-08, 01:18 PM
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09-27-08, 01:21 PM
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2008 Zipp 404 Tubular (700cc) wheelset. (Dimpled. Purchased in April 2008. Never trained on and raced a total of 65km. Will include skewers, Continental Sprinter Tires (already glued on) and Ultegra cassette. Asking: $1200.00 Contact: Kevin Wong - wongk2@mcmaster.ca (located in Mississauga)
09-27-08, 01:23 PM
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09-27-08, 01:23 PM
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Yep. I payed about $1100 for my 404s, a year old, they looked just about new when I got them. Now that I've had them for 18 months they don't look new anymore : ). And when I sell them, I'll get $1000 all day long.
And that's why I like to buy some of this crap on eBay.
And that's why I like to buy some of this crap on eBay.
09-27-08, 01:24 PM
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Yep. I payed about $1100 for my 404s, a year old, they looked just about new when I got them. Now that I've had them for 18 months they don't look new anymore : ). And when I sell them, I'll get $1000 all day long.
And that's why I like to buy some of this crap on eBay.
And that's why I like to buy some of this crap on eBay.
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09-27-08, 01:24 PM
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09-27-08, 01:25 PM
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09-27-08, 01:52 PM
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I'm slower than at least half the USCF. But of course, that means 30-40% of them are slower than me, which makes me DFL + at least 10,000.
There's always somebody slower than you kid.
But you are correct, there is no hope. There is never hope. I know, I'm a Met's fan.
There's always somebody slower than you kid.
But you are correct, there is no hope. There is never hope. I know, I'm a Met's fan.
09-27-08, 02:05 PM
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Would love to blow 4g's on Lightweights or 5g's on Lew's, but at my weight I would only be able to hang them on the wall for show..
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DT hub Lightweight wheels don't have weight limits. The carbon axle Tune hub Lightweights do.
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09-27-08, 02:17 PM
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That's strange, because most people are above average.
I am a life-long Royal's fan (last WS title was the year before the Met's, in 1985). There is NO HOPE.
I am a life-long Royal's fan (last WS title was the year before the Met's, in 1985). There is NO HOPE.
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