Carbon wheels--stay or go?

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10-07-12, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rooftest

I saw that you're 195. When I got back into cycling, I was riding Bontrager wheels at 180; and was getting them replaced under warranty every 2,000 miles. I'm 6 ft 1; but you'll find that our weight makes us "morbidly obese" by cycling standards. Just my experience - just do what you're comfortable with.

Paired spoke POS's right? It did not matter how much you weighed with those.

10-07-12, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by skagitteam

You guys are awesome--

calm down.

10-07-12, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by skagitteam

You guys are awesome--thanks for all of the insights. Still not sure what to do, but that's up to me. I think I will try them for a few rides. If I love them, they will stay even if they may have a short life. If they seem like no big deal, I will sell them to someone who might value them more. Either way, it will be a fun experiment.

I know 195 is quite heavy for a roadie, but I left out an important detail that might make "morbidly obese" inaccurate by any measure: I'm 195 and 6'8" tall. My new madone is 64cm. Of course, the wheels don't care how tall I am; just the weight matters. But my wife and I got some weird pleasure from the idea that my scrawny figure is actually obese.

From Burlington or Anacortes? I've been running Reynolds carbon wheels for the last few years... zero regrets about doing so.

10-07-12, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kayakdiver

I've been running Reynolds carbon wheels for the last few years... zero regrets about doing so.

Same here. We've been testing out the 2012 Reynolds carbon wheels for almost a year now. No problems at all. They've taken some serious hits without a dent or going out of true, hits that have trashed Ksyrium wheels. Braking with the new blue pads is fine. I've been testing the Reynolds 32s, and I really enjoy riding them. They feel smoother on rough roads and descents than my Ksyrium SLs.

I'm a convert. We'll soon be offering them as upgrades on our tours and rental bikes.

I'm going to make a prediction: in very short order, carbon rims will do to aluminum rims what carbon frames did to aluminum frames.