1000 Gram Chinese wheels
08-21-14, 01:34 PM
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edit: I just remembered the JcChristian guy that garnered a huge page count over upgrading his wallmart road racer, the denalli bike if I remember.
Similar tides.
Although this guy seems to be trolling for the sake of trolling. His loss I suppose.
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I've been curious about these Chinese carbon wheels and frames and their "too good to be true" prices. After reading lots of threads on the subject of the quality of Chinese made products, the old saying of "you get what you paid for" still rings true. While I can afford to take a chance on getting a good deal, the frustration of dealing with a bad product is simply not worth it to me. Then there's the safety factor.
Carbon Clinchers?Are They Ready for Prime Time? | RKP No need for me to take the risk.
I was next to a rider that overheated his aluminum clincher and blew the tire. Sounded like a 9mm ****** shot. He was a clyde and had ridden his brakes all the way down a steep descent. Luckily, he was almost stopped when the tire blew.
As for history, I've noticed countries maturing economically at a faster rate as time goes by. In the case of China, there will have to be a radical change to get rid of the corruption and the polluting. They are not following the lead of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. We don't hear much of the political unrest that is seething below the surface in China but it is very real. The government is trying to buy off the middle class with material goods and keeping lots of troops mobilized, particularly in western China, just to maintain control.
Carbon Clinchers?Are They Ready for Prime Time? | RKP No need for me to take the risk.
I was next to a rider that overheated his aluminum clincher and blew the tire. Sounded like a 9mm ****** shot. He was a clyde and had ridden his brakes all the way down a steep descent. Luckily, he was almost stopped when the tire blew.
As for history, I've noticed countries maturing economically at a faster rate as time goes by. In the case of China, there will have to be a radical change to get rid of the corruption and the polluting. They are not following the lead of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. We don't hear much of the political unrest that is seething below the surface in China but it is very real. The government is trying to buy off the middle class with material goods and keeping lots of troops mobilized, particularly in western China, just to maintain control.
08-22-14, 08:19 AM
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I've been curious about these Chinese carbon wheels and frames and their "too good to be true" prices. After reading lots of threads on the subject of the quality of Chinese made products, the old saying of "you get what you paid for" still rings true. While I can afford to take a chance on getting a good deal, the frustration of dealing with a bad product is simply not worth it to me. Then there's the safety factor.
Carbon Clinchers?Are They Ready for Prime Time? | RKP No need for me to take the risk.
I was next to a rider that overheated his aluminum clincher and blew the tire. Sounded like a 9mm ****** shot. He was a clyde and had ridden his brakes all the way down a steep descent. Luckily, he was almost stopped when the tire blew.
As for history, I've noticed countries maturing economically at a faster rate as time goes by. In the case of China, there will have to be a radical change to get rid of the corruption and the polluting. They are not following the lead of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. We don't hear much of the political unrest that is seething below the surface in China but it is very real. The government is trying to buy off the middle class with material goods and keeping lots of troops mobilized, particularly in western China, just to maintain control.
Carbon Clinchers?Are They Ready for Prime Time? | RKP No need for me to take the risk.
I was next to a rider that overheated his aluminum clincher and blew the tire. Sounded like a 9mm ****** shot. He was a clyde and had ridden his brakes all the way down a steep descent. Luckily, he was almost stopped when the tire blew.
As for history, I've noticed countries maturing economically at a faster rate as time goes by. In the case of China, there will have to be a radical change to get rid of the corruption and the polluting. They are not following the lead of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. We don't hear much of the political unrest that is seething below the surface in China but it is very real. The government is trying to buy off the middle class with material goods and keeping lots of troops mobilized, particularly in western China, just to maintain control.
It doesn't necessarily mean they aren't bad, it's just that a specific event banning all carbon clinchers due to long descents and a person over heating and AL rim have nothing to do with the overall quality of chinese products.
08-22-14, 09:03 AM
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I've been curious about these Chinese carbon wheels and frames and their "too good to be true" prices. After reading lots of threads on the subject of the quality of Chinese made products, the old saying of "you get what you paid for" still rings true. While I can afford to take a chance on getting a good deal, the frustration of dealing with a bad product is simply not worth it to me. Then there's the safety factor.
Carbon Clinchers?Are They Ready for Prime Time? | RKP No need for me to take the risk.
I was next to a rider that overheated his aluminum clincher and blew the tire. Sounded like a 9mm ****** shot. He was a clyde and had ridden his brakes all the way down a steep descent. Luckily, he was almost stopped when the tire blew.
As for history, I've noticed countries maturing economically at a faster rate as time goes by. In the case of China, there will have to be a radical change to get rid of the corruption and the polluting. They are not following the lead of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. We don't hear much of the political unrest that is seething below the surface in China but it is very real. The government is trying to buy off the middle class with material goods and keeping lots of troops mobilized, particularly in western China, just to maintain control.
Carbon Clinchers?Are They Ready for Prime Time? | RKP No need for me to take the risk.
I was next to a rider that overheated his aluminum clincher and blew the tire. Sounded like a 9mm ****** shot. He was a clyde and had ridden his brakes all the way down a steep descent. Luckily, he was almost stopped when the tire blew.
As for history, I've noticed countries maturing economically at a faster rate as time goes by. In the case of China, there will have to be a radical change to get rid of the corruption and the polluting. They are not following the lead of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. We don't hear much of the political unrest that is seething below the surface in China but it is very real. The government is trying to buy off the middle class with material goods and keeping lots of troops mobilized, particularly in western China, just to maintain control.
08-23-14, 04:39 AM
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Yesterday I rode the wheels for the first time.I did a couple of spints on them and I did not noticed any flex at all.They are much more stiffer than my Mavic Aksiums.The braking seems the same with my aluminium wheels. I also noticed a aerodynamic difference because of the 32mm.I will report again soon.
08-23-14, 02:11 PM
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Yesterday I rode the wheels for the first time.I did a couple of spints on them and I did not noticed any flex at all.They are much more stiffer than my Mavic Aksiums.The braking seems the same with my aluminium wheels. I also noticed a aerodynamic difference because of the 32mm.I will report again soon.
Lol...I would just stop posting in this thread. It already got shat on pretty hard...you're not going to get anything out of it.
08-23-14, 02:25 PM
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Yesterday I rode the wheels for the first time.I did a couple of spints on them and I did not noticed any flex at all.They are much more stiffer than my Mavic Aksiums.The braking seems the same with my aluminium wheels. I also noticed a aerodynamic difference because of the 32mm.I will report again soon.
I've only read a few posts in this thread (it's really rough) but these are the cheap feather-light Chinese carbon fiber wheels, right?
In light of what Bdop wrote, I'd loosen one spoke up to no tension at all, just to make sure that the wheel doesn't taco itself when a spoke breaks. Have you tried that yet?
