Light-ish wheelset for gravelbiking

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06-13-19, 10:49 AM

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I have a set of these...

https://www.psimet.com/shop/gravel-a...er-disc-brake/

They are pretty solid for the money. They are about 1700 grams with 20mm inner width. I'm thinking of selling them due to riding more road than gravel these days. PM if you are interested...

06-13-19, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by biketampa

I can drive there. I didn’t realize they had a shop you can go into.

Well, the door will be locked and you will have to ring the bell. Not much to see except rows and rows of rims and millions of spokes with a build shop upstairs.

Best to call first. Ask for Richard.

06-14-19, 05:42 AM

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Well, the door will be locked and you will have to ring the bell. Not much to see except rows and rows of rims and millions of spokes with a build shop upstairs.

Best to call first. Ask for Richard.

Thanks. I have to decide what I really want to do. I need to weigh my current wheels and my bike I decide what approach to weight shedding I’ll take. There’s always an option of a new bike as well.

06-14-19, 11:24 AM

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Is 24 spoke count high enough for rough gravel?

I would do 28 at least. Probably the biggest issue is, if you break a spoke can you still ride home?

06-14-19, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by biketampa

I don’t think I’d want to spend the money on carbon wheels for gravel biking but maybe some light-ish alloy wheels. I really don’t have much of an idea what would be considered light. Any recommendations? I have friends who like boyd wheels And they have some they label as “lite”

Hey bubba how much do you weigh?
if a tad chubby just lose weight