fauxto nick

So I just found out my training wheelset's (Dura Ace 7800) back wheel is cracked, they're old wheels and not really worth trying to replace the rim. I saw these wheels advertised on sale for $269. I need a new training wheel set, it says these are around 1600 grams, not too bad. Any opinions? I only have about $300 to spend max, I'll be racing some crits on these but they're for training. Just really concerned about stiffness at this point.

https://www.neuvationcycling.com/product197.html
https://www.neuvationcycling.com/product198.html

Nate552

I have a set of those. I don't ride them much, but when I do, I like em. Oh, and I find them to be plenty stiff.

fauxto nick

So the hubs parts arent cheap.

Creatre

My Neuvation's have been great in the short time that I've had them. I've wrecked once, and been over countless railroad tracks, and I haven't even knocked them out of true in 1500 miles. I do only weigh 140lbs though.

fauxto nick

I only weigh 160 so not too worried about that more just trying to make sure theyre not crap laced to crap.

Creatre

The hubs are the weak point, but still decent. Pretty much other than that they are generic wheel building stuff like any other wheels, and they have decent tech's putting them together. For the price it's hard to beat. I think if you search hard enough if you can find psimet's opinion on them which would be more specific. I can't remember what thread I read it in though.

eclongino

I have the M28X Aero Wheelset, which is slightly heavier than the R28s due to a sealed hub. I was going to go with the R28s, but John (Neugent) recommended that I stick with the M28 due to the sudden showers that we often get here in Fla.

I have around 500 miles on them and love them so much that I'm about to move them over to my new CAAD 10 later this week.

igknighted

You have DA hubs, why settle for less? Those things will last years, so they're probably barely broken in... buy a set of Stan's Alpha 340's (~$80/ea if you look around) and find a good wheelbuilder to put them together. Price should come out less (even after adding in spokes and maybe nipples), and the wheels will be way nicer (I bet the set would be around 1400g, depending on spoke count)

fauxto nick

They're far from barely broken in, the previous owner probably put 15-20+ thousand miles on them.

achoo

The M28X's aren't just sealed, they have a steel freehub instead of an aluminum one. That also makes them heavier. It also makes them last a lot longer - which could be important for a set of training wheels.

I had a set, but at 200+ lbs I wore out the rear in about 6-8,000 miles, then sold the entire set. The hubs, while a bit heavy (whaddaya want for a $200 wheelset?) did seem to roll forever.

At 160 lbs, the OP should be fine on either M28X or R28 wheels. Maybe an M28X rear and an R28 front?

happa95

Check out the R28 SL's instead of the Aero's. They're cheaper, lighter, and supposedly more durable. The Aero's look pretty freaking cool though.

rizz

I had a set of R28 Aeros on my bike for a long time through many accidents, rain, snow, race wrecks, crits, road races, etc. Didn't even bother to swap wheels. After more than 15,000 miles, the rear rim finally cracked. During the entire time I've had them, the spokes and hub never suffered a failure. The front is still fine, I just took it off so I could run another set of wheels as a matched set.

Rider stats: 1280-someodd max power, between 140 and 170 lbs depending on the time of year.

If the new ones are actually stronger, I think you'd have absolutely no problem riding them both for training and racing, all year.

ManMachine

I've had an R28 Aero2 set for a few years now. Solid and reliable.
No problems. Great support from Nuevation as well.

chinarider

I got the R28 SLs earlier this spring. Have about 1300 miles on them. No problems (145 lbs)and I like them a lot. I pd 350 for them. I think they're almost 100 less right now. Great deal.

Diegomayra

Damn, you get no luck. A wrecked bike and now this... Just quit while your ahead and save your money.