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Falkor 55R Carbon Clincher | Nox Composites

MattyMurdah

OP, out of curiosity what is the reasoning behind preferring carbon wheel + aluminum braking surface?

I've heard from teammates that alu-lined carbon rims wear out MUCH faster than full carbon or full aluminum. The reason being the aluminum braking track put on carbon wheels is much thinner because they're trying to stay competitive with weights, whereas the alu brake track on a normal shallow aluminum rim can be built thicker.

That said, these Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon look like a great deal!

https://www.merlincycles.com/mavic-c...SABEgKjRvD_BwE

https://www.merlincycles.com/mavic-c...CABEgLAIfD_BwE

Edit: These are the training wheels I picked up for the winter and they are a steal for the price, however they are probably right on the edge of where you'd want to be in terms of width:

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/u...7/rp-prod88636

UmneyDurak

I already go the wheels, but thanks for the link.

Hmm, well I thought they would offer a less harsher ride then pure aluminum. Although now I am not so sure. At lest ones I got seems like a it's a regular alumium rim, and carbon is like a fairing. They seem to offer the same quality of a ride as my pure carbon. So I think it probably due to them being wider.
Anyway I think braking surface would depend on manufacturer. I had some regular aluminum ones wear out in less then a season.

UmneyDurak

UPATE!
So it finally started to rain in California. Pretty sure hell has frozen over. Anyway, what I found is that after riding in the rain there is water that collects in rear wheel. I can hear it slashing inside. After I remove the tire quite a bit drains out. :/ The front wheel is OK. I have never encountered anything like this in other wheels. So, FYI if anyone wants to get them and ride in the rain.

aclass

I've been looking at upgrading my wheels also. The information is overwhelming. I'm now understanding that I've once again taken up another expensive habit.