carbon 29 er wheels

[tunariaan]

while I am in the market for some great wheels and I cant make up my mind yet

can you guys please tell me who of you uses carbon and what brand

I know this is in another price class but I am trying to get some info

can really find them anywhere in SA Online for now, just the nornal wheels

those easton carbon wheels look great

any idea on their price and who stocks them in SA?

[Alpine Sports Coaching]

I have a set of carbon wheels and love them. Speak to Janos from www.evobikes.co.za

[Eldron]

Citec Ascender S Carbon

 

www.citec.de or chat to that Eldron oke.

[_im_from_earth]

I'm running the Reynolds AM rims on I9 hubs / spokes. After building many sets of Enve wheels I can honestly say I'm happy with my choice on the Reynolds. Great construction, amazing quality and super easy tubeless installation.

 

 

 

 

...not to mention after months of abuse they are still true, dent free and holding up.

[King_Crispy]

I'm running the Reynolds AM rims on I9 hubs / spokes. After building many sets of Enve wheels I can honestly say I'm happy with my choice on the Reynolds. Great construction, amazing quality and super easy tubeless installation.

 

 

 

 

...not to mention after months of abuse they are still true, dent free and holding up.

Dent free?

How does one dent carbon?

[Azonic]

Mate ordered some 24 spoke (yup, only 24 spokes) Chinese carbon rims and he's abused them big time. Still dead straight. And if you use light spokes and hubs, you can get them to about American Classic Race 29'er weight.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Eaton EC90, stay clear......... very light, super weak, no warranty... i learnt the hard way..........

i agree, china wheels are the bomb!!

[Broker]

Which China supplier

 

[_im_from_earth]

Dent free?

How does one dent carbon?

 

My point exactly

[Lukep]

Citec Ascender S Carbon

 

www.citec.de or chat to that Eldron oke.

 

How much?

I am in the market for a set of Carbon 29er wheels I had my eye on the Roval's how do these compare?

[D Vader]

I'm interested in the Chinese wide carbon rims on I think Light bikes? They have a 120kg weight limit , 23mm inner diameter and weigh about 380grams ( about the same as Crest), price seems to work out to about R2500 per rim including shipping.

Anybody else keen to try these?

[_David_]

I'm interested in the Chinese wide carbon rims on I think Light bikes? They have a 120kg weight limit , 23mm inner diameter and weigh about 380grams ( about the same as Crest), price seems to work out to about R2500 per rim including shipping.

Anybody else keen to try these?

 

What is the advantage of carbon rims?

Edited August 5, 2013 by d@vid

[zork]

enve carbon

[kennyg]

I can do tubbies, 300g a rim, but 28 hole. ( I can organise ENVE tubs, which are 50% more expensive @ 280g)

 

I will recommend them if riding a dual in marathon, or if you doing a lot of XC riding.

 

Wheelset sub 1400g, and tubbies are 500g each. Pretty much the lightest method of mountain biking tyres and wheels.( only 85 Kg weight limit) 1600g wheelset gives a 105 kg weight limit, also super prices.

 

 

[D Vader]

What is the advantage of carbon rims?

Mostly, stiffness.

[Showtime]

What is the advantage of carbon rims?

 

My understanding is that if you look at a sub 400g alu rim like the Crest you need a very good wheel build to keep it running true.

 

A sub 400g carbon rim should be much stronger allowing you to build a hassle free set of wheels.

 

I've never built up wheels myself but would be nice to here from someone who has build some custom carbon wheels and Crest wheels about how easy they built up.