sub $400 wheelsets,
11-03-09, 12:40 PM
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sub $400 wheelsets,
so i found this on ebay..
https://cgi.ebay.com/Powerway-Solohom...DLVI%26ps%3D54
they sure could use a better name, hubs are sorta questionable, but has some great specs:
Brand: Powerway
Model: Solohomer Pro (R500)
Year: 2010
Color: See pictures
Material: See description
Specification: 100/130mm spacer,Red/Black/Golden/Silver
Weight: F-690 (+-5g) / R-895 (+-5g) Total : 1585g
Warranty period: 2 year
Description:
PWH-R500
• Fast, versatile, artisan built entirely by hand for 700C road bicycles
• Propeller tight bearing, straight gauge hubs
• KLM41/T10 30mm deep aluminum aero double wall rims and CNC brake surface
• Spoke Gauge - 2.0-3.2-2.2mm with T73 light aluminum nipples
• O.L.D. (F/R) - 100mm / 130mm
• Shimano or Campagnolo exchangable casstte body
• Spoke (F/R) - 18x0 / 24x0/x2 aero spokes with Sandvik T302 material
• Includes rim tapes, quick-release and repair parts (2pcs spokes)
• Weight : 1585 g/pair
the ebay listing has 840 views.. anyone tempted?
i sorta want a set, but just wondering if anyone has tried them yet
a very pretty gold set here:
https://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/atafuji/a...1674&l=a&fid=9
https://cgi.ebay.com/Powerway-Solohom...DLVI%26ps%3D54
they sure could use a better name, hubs are sorta questionable, but has some great specs:
Brand: Powerway
Model: Solohomer Pro (R500)
Year: 2010
Color: See pictures
Material: See description
Specification: 100/130mm spacer,Red/Black/Golden/Silver
Weight: F-690 (+-5g) / R-895 (+-5g) Total : 1585g
Warranty period: 2 year
Description:
PWH-R500
• Fast, versatile, artisan built entirely by hand for 700C road bicycles
• Propeller tight bearing, straight gauge hubs
• KLM41/T10 30mm deep aluminum aero double wall rims and CNC brake surface
• Spoke Gauge - 2.0-3.2-2.2mm with T73 light aluminum nipples
• O.L.D. (F/R) - 100mm / 130mm
• Shimano or Campagnolo exchangable casstte body
• Spoke (F/R) - 18x0 / 24x0/x2 aero spokes with Sandvik T302 material
• Includes rim tapes, quick-release and repair parts (2pcs spokes)
• Weight : 1585 g/pair
the ebay listing has 840 views.. anyone tempted?
i sorta want a set, but just wondering if anyone has tried them yet
a very pretty gold set here:
https://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/atafuji/a...1674&l=a&fid=9
11-03-09, 12:43 PM
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Been trying to find a decent sets for a gift. So far my short list includes Neuvations, which have gotten good reviews. If you buy it, let us know, maybe I'll put it on my list 
11-03-09, 01:20 PM
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They look like knockoff Spinergy Xaero wheels. Might as well go for the real ones for only $200 more. If you want an even cheaper wheelset, there are plenty of alternatives Shimano makes, or even the Most Chall Pinarello house brand wheelset.
11-03-09, 05:22 PM
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Actually, they look like cheap hubs laced to the same rims that come on Vuelta XRP's with proprietary spokes and aluminum nipples.
For the less $$$ you could buy the Vuelta's from Bike Island and get hand built wheels with brass nipples. The hubs and bearings are decent and the rim is welded (not pinned) at the joint.
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ils&ProdID=737
I have a couple thousand miles on my Vuelta's and have had no problems with them staying true even under my clyde weight. No excessive rim wear and the weld has not cracked. They also don't creak or ping on climbs like some wheels (ahem, Velocity Aeroheads
)
For the less $$$ you could buy the Vuelta's from Bike Island and get hand built wheels with brass nipples. The hubs and bearings are decent and the rim is welded (not pinned) at the joint.
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ils&ProdID=737
I have a couple thousand miles on my Vuelta's and have had no problems with them staying true even under my clyde weight. No excessive rim wear and the weld has not cracked. They also don't creak or ping on climbs like some wheels (ahem, Velocity Aeroheads
)
Last edited by Rob P.; 11-03-09 at 05:29 PM.
