Any experience with Mercury tubulars for track?
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Any experience with Mercury tubulars for track?
I've had a bunch of roadie friends who raced Mercury wheels on the road, but does anyone have experience racing their tubs on track? If so, what do you think of them?
Thank you, and....
Thank you, and....
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I have had some come through my garage (on other folks bikes) in the past (fwiw, a couple of years ago, so not 100% sure if all this is up to date) and basically they are just badged up Taiwan-made wheels.
They seemed perfectly serviceable, but you are paying a pretty nice premium for them to say Mercury on them.
They seemed perfectly serviceable, but you are paying a pretty nice premium for them to say Mercury on them.
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I have had some come through my garage (on other folks bikes) in the past (fwiw, a couple of years ago, so not 100% sure if all this is up to date) and basically they are just badged up Taiwan-made wheels.
They seemed perfectly serviceable, but you are paying a pretty nice premium for them to say Mercury on them.
They seemed perfectly serviceable, but you are paying a pretty nice premium for them to say Mercury on them.
Are the hoops strong/durable and stiff? If so, that's a good foundation I think, especially for track.
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In this day and age, pretty much any hoop you buy is going to be strong/durable. The days of exploding carbon rims is pretty much behind us. Building carbon wheels isn't terribly demanding for even a basic factory (sans the brake track). I'm sure the Mercury hoops will be more than sufficiently strong/durable. Stiffness... that's more a product of the hub/spoke combination/count.
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In this day and age, pretty much any hoop you buy is going to be strong/durable. The days of exploding carbon rims is pretty much behind us. Building carbon wheels isn't terribly demanding for even a basic factory (sans the brake track). I'm sure the Mercury hoops will be more than sufficiently strong/durable. Stiffness... that's more a product of the hub/spoke combination/count.
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