Carbon Souls? Any first hand experience?
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Carbon Souls? Any first hand experience?
Hey guys.
Has anyone had any first hand experience with the Soul's carbon line up?
I recently got a set of 2.0s and I must say that i'm very pleased.
I starting to inquire into deeper carbon rims for triathlon use and wanted to get your input.
I was considering purchasing a set of C.5 clinchers. At 49m deep and only 1365 grams, they are incredibly tempting.
However, at $1340 per pair, i'm almost tempted to get Reynolds DV46c ULs (around 1200-1300 on ebay). Or even the Williams 58 , which are significantly heavier, but at least they are local and cheaper.
Those of you running the different "C" Soul line up, how pleased are you with their performance. How's the breaking when compared to other carbon clinchers out there? Have you had any issues?
Thank you.
Has anyone had any first hand experience with the Soul's carbon line up?
I recently got a set of 2.0s and I must say that i'm very pleased.
I starting to inquire into deeper carbon rims for triathlon use and wanted to get your input.
I was considering purchasing a set of C.5 clinchers. At 49m deep and only 1365 grams, they are incredibly tempting.
However, at $1340 per pair, i'm almost tempted to get Reynolds DV46c ULs (around 1200-1300 on ebay). Or even the Williams 58 , which are significantly heavier, but at least they are local and cheaper.
Those of you running the different "C" Soul line up, how pleased are you with their performance. How's the breaking when compared to other carbon clinchers out there? Have you had any issues?
Thank you.
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Hey guys.
Has anyone had any first hand experience with the Soul's carbon line up?
I recently got a set of 2.0s and I must say that i'm very pleased.
I starting to inquire into deeper carbon rims for triathlon use and wanted to get your input.
I was considering purchasing a set of C.5 clinchers. At 49m deep and only 1365 grams, they are incredibly tempting.
However, at $1340 per pair, i'm almost tempted to get Reynolds DV46c ULs (around 1200-1300 on ebay). Or even the Williams 58 , which are significantly heavier, but at least they are local and cheaper.
Those of you running the different "C" Soul line up, how pleased are you with their performance. How's the breaking when compared to other carbon clinchers out there? Have you had any issues?
Thank you.
Has anyone had any first hand experience with the Soul's carbon line up?
I recently got a set of 2.0s and I must say that i'm very pleased.
I starting to inquire into deeper carbon rims for triathlon use and wanted to get your input.
I was considering purchasing a set of C.5 clinchers. At 49m deep and only 1365 grams, they are incredibly tempting.
However, at $1340 per pair, i'm almost tempted to get Reynolds DV46c ULs (around 1200-1300 on ebay). Or even the Williams 58 , which are significantly heavier, but at least they are local and cheaper.
Those of you running the different "C" Soul line up, how pleased are you with their performance. How's the breaking when compared to other carbon clinchers out there? Have you had any issues?
Thank you.
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almost got the c 5.0's, but super long lead times to get 'em. my boyd wheels are in customs as i type.
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I've been contemplating the same thing. I'm leaning towards a set of Williams 38's simply cause theirs no wait time and its local. I heard Keith deals with any issues amazingly fast and since he's located in California as well any issue i have with the wheels it can be dealt with quickly. Souls do look like an amazing set of wheels though, i won't go wrong either way.
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They are great wheels i'm sure. It's just that carbon wheels have the reputation of not withstanding overheating that well. My local LBS says they have warrantied a lot of their assault and attacks because some people simply descend while on the breaks the whole time. Certainly, I would not do that often, but there are a couple of hills where i could see me having to slow down for long enough to heat rims and perhaps cause overheating.
Any other C5 users that can vouch for their breaking performance?
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Any other C5 users that can vouch for their breaking performance?
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I have C 4.0s. They've been fine since I rebuilt them with new nipples and longer spokes. The braking performance suffers a bit in the wet, but still usable.
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