Carbon rims from China on Ebay - Are they safe?
03-25-10, 02:22 AM
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Carbon rims from China on Ebay - Are they safe?
What do you guys and gals think?
I'm interested in building a wheelset with these to save some money but I have a strong feeling that these are un-safe and/or extremely unreliable. On the other hand, they look freakin awesome.
Has anyone ever had any experience with them?
Some input would be greatly appreciated!
https://cgi.ebay.com/Road-Bike-Carbon...ht_1278wt_1167
And
https://cgi.ebay.com/3K-Carbon-Clinch...ht_1551wt_1167
I'm interested in building a wheelset with these to save some money but I have a strong feeling that these are un-safe and/or extremely unreliable. On the other hand, they look freakin awesome.
Has anyone ever had any experience with them?
Some input would be greatly appreciated!
https://cgi.ebay.com/Road-Bike-Carbon...ht_1278wt_1167
And
https://cgi.ebay.com/3K-Carbon-Clinch...ht_1551wt_1167
03-25-10, 03:05 AM
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Everything is made in China. Safety is relative.
As for e-bay, I have not had issues with international orders. Don't expect much.
As for e-bay, I have not had issues with international orders. Don't expect much.
03-25-10, 06:28 AM
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I don't think I would trust those..
I once bought a non-brand name green laser pointer from some company in China through ebay; it was a piece of crap.
I once bought a non-brand name green laser pointer from some company in China through ebay; it was a piece of crap.
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Aren't those a bit heavy? 1240g for two rims. You know, they're not full carbon but carbon wrapped aluminum.
These could be nice but I haven't heard any reviews of them. I don't think they're going to explode but at least some feedback, positive or negative would be good.
These could be nice but I haven't heard any reviews of them. I don't think they're going to explode but at least some feedback, positive or negative would be good.
03-25-10, 08:05 AM
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Aren't those a bit heavy? 1240g for two rims. You know, they're not full carbon but carbon wrapped aluminum.
These could be nice but I haven't heard any reviews of them. I don't think they're going to explode but at least some feedback, positive or negative would be good.
These could be nice but I haven't heard any reviews of them. I don't think they're going to explode but at least some feedback, positive or negative would be good.
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Aren't those a bit heavy? 1240g for two rims. You know, they're not full carbon but carbon wrapped aluminum.
These could be nice but I haven't heard any reviews of them. I don't think they're going to explode but at least some feedback, positive or negative would be good.
These could be nice but I haven't heard any reviews of them. I don't think they're going to explode but at least some feedback, positive or negative would be good.
Full carbon clincher rims in the 50mm depth should be 425g~450g each (850g to 900g for the set). These are just deep dish alloy rims with a carbon layer for appearance. I'd suggest just picking up some alloy rims locally at this price point and be done with it.
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What do you guys and gals think?
I'm interested in building a wheelset with these to save some money but I have a strong feeling that these are un-safe and/or extremely unreliable. On the other hand, they look freakin awesome.
Has anyone ever had any experience with them?
Some input would be greatly appreciated!
https://cgi.ebay.com/Road-Bike-Carbon...ht_1278wt_1167
And
https://cgi.ebay.com/3K-Carbon-Clinch...ht_1551wt_1167
I'm interested in building a wheelset with these to save some money but I have a strong feeling that these are un-safe and/or extremely unreliable. On the other hand, they look freakin awesome.
Has anyone ever had any experience with them?
Some input would be greatly appreciated!
https://cgi.ebay.com/Road-Bike-Carbon...ht_1278wt_1167
And
https://cgi.ebay.com/3K-Carbon-Clinch...ht_1551wt_1167
03-25-10, 09:27 AM
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That should steer you away right there, if you feel unsafe with your cycling components. Don't buy garbage that always has you a little worried about catastrophic failure especially when it comes to wheels. Remember wheels are the things that keep you off the ground(as well as from eating asphalt), but that's just my .02
I guess I will just pass on these then.
Appreciate it guys!
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There are lots of (relatively) inexpensive carbon wheels out there that have been received well by various members of BF. You can search for their opinions. Some of the names that come up a bit are Williams, Psimet, Neuvation and Flit. Others posters can probably remember more of them.
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Do you want to be the guy who finds out if they're safe? They might be made in the same factory as other high end carbon wheels, they might be seconds from that factory, or they might be made in a substandard factory out of leftover bits of who knows what. Do you want to be the one to find out when you're decending down a hill at high speed? When they do fail, who can you blame?
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carbon wheels?! seriously? what will they think of next? carbon spokes?
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