5000kms on a wheelset a lot?
10-28-09, 09:42 PM
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5000kms on a wheelset a lot?
Hey guys after buying my groupset (new Rival) all I need is wheels now to build my new bike. I have someone offering to sell me some Flashpoint FP60s for a very reasonable price. However it has about 5k kms on it and the braking surface is very slightly concave. It this still worth buying and how many Ks would the wheels have left in them?
The wheelset comes with a DA 7800 cassette and Rubino Slicks as well for ~$700
The wheelset comes with a DA 7800 cassette and Rubino Slicks as well for ~$700
10-28-09, 09:52 PM
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5,000 km is not a lot for a wheelset in my opinion. However, after looking at wheels people are selling, I'm convinced that either they underestimate the item's actual mileage, or they ride in the rain with their brake pads rubbing on a weekly basis. Although I don't have experience with the FP wheels, I don't think any sidewall should be visibly concave after only 5,000 km. I have a pair of wheels in my garage with well around 20,000 km and no visible indent on the brake track.
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10-29-09, 10:03 AM
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Wheels should last a lot longer than 5000km. Most of the people in my club ride more than that per year and wheels usually last several years.
How long your wheels last depend a lot on your weather conditions. The braking surfaces will wear out much sooner in rainy conditions.
The number of pot holes that you hit matters a lot, too.
How long your wheels last depend a lot on your weather conditions. The braking surfaces will wear out much sooner in rainy conditions.
The number of pot holes that you hit matters a lot, too.
10-29-09, 10:07 AM
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Wheels will last many times longer than 5000 kms.
I would avoid wheels with noticable sidewall wear, though.
I would avoid wheels with noticable sidewall wear, though.
10-29-09, 05:03 PM
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I think it's hard to say how long wheels will last because it depends so much on the conditions in which they're ridden.
For a typical roadie who takes them on 30 to 100 mile rides on country roads in mostly good weather wheels should last a long, long time. After all, you rarely touch the brakes on rides like that.
But a bicycle courier or commuter in a hilly area that does a lot of stop and go riding on roads that are being sanded and salted could conceivably wear out wheels in 5000km.
For a typical roadie who takes them on 30 to 100 mile rides on country roads in mostly good weather wheels should last a long, long time. After all, you rarely touch the brakes on rides like that.
But a bicycle courier or commuter in a hilly area that does a lot of stop and go riding on roads that are being sanded and salted could conceivably wear out wheels in 5000km.
10-29-09, 05:19 PM
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5k km is what around 3k miles? That is about how long my tires last. So it isn't too many miles on the wheelset. That being said the concaive surface sounds really really fishy. Either it is some kind of factory defect, or those wheels have been used/abused and have way more then 5k on them.
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I am hard on wheels and I get around 16 or 18k km on a rear wheel before it cracks. 5k doesn't sound like a lot. Riding in snow and rain with lots of braking will wear them quick, though.
10-29-09, 05:40 PM
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5k km is what around 3k miles? That is about how long my tires last. So it isn't too many miles on the wheelset. That being said the concaive surface sounds really really fishy. Either it is some kind of factory defect, or those wheels have been used/abused and have way more then 5k on them.
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Hey guys after buying my groupset (new Rival) all I need is wheels now to build my new bike. I have someone offering to sell me some Flashpoint FP60s for a very reasonable price. However it has about 5k kms on it and the braking surface is very slightly concave. It this still worth buying and how many Ks would the wheels have left in them?
The wheelset comes with a DA 7800 cassette and Rubino Slicks as well for ~$700
The wheelset comes with a DA 7800 cassette and Rubino Slicks as well for ~$700
