Carbonspeedcycle wheels complete review
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Carbonspeedcycle wheels complete review
good evening my friends!
greetings from Greece!!
After some time of use (although not permanent) I am now able to make a complete review for this pair of wheels ordered for about 7 months ago.
because of the fact that my experience does not include all the products of this company, I would like to confine myself only to the specific product which i have bought not only for me but also for friends.
This is the 50mm carbon tubular wheels (1250gr / per set).
The price for these is around 320-335 depending on the exchange rate between , $ that day made the order.
Let's start from the beginning.
I contacted the seller, and spoke with a Chinese woman (helin). Since then I talk to her about everything that I want.
With most Chinese people there is a specific problem : that they do not know English.. and they can not understand what you are writing to them.
luckily Helin knowns the language well and i was able to discuss, better than expected!
I made the order, sent her an ebay message with all the features and the specifications i wanted
hub(shimano / campy, Matt or glossy color , color of hubs,nippled..) paid via PayPal and then i waited.
He sent me a confirmation email about the features and told me that in 5 working days my package will be with EMS for shipping.
So they did. In 5 days I received a notification from eBay (item marked as shipped) along with the tracking number.
The whole process didnt last longer than 15 days (5 + 10) for shipping to greece
in the package... there are other stuff included too :
some replacement spokes, quick release in the choosen hubs color and
braking pads for carbon rims.
The hubs are powerway alloy super light Hubs (285gr) with 4 sealed bearings front and 2 rear
And the spokes are : mac aero 424 from cn spoke
First impression very good, excellent paint, fine rolling by hand, the rear hub makes this sexy (for me) sound and i generally found no defects!
On the road:
rolling : excellent.
from the first moment i was very happy of how they maintain the speed after 30-35km/h
Braking.
i was not impressed but i blame the braking pads .. A bought a pair of swisstop braking pads and i solved the problem promptly.
Overheating etc. I have not noticed something ...not even after major descents with a lot of braking minutes.
After the first 1000km i went for the first truing and I did an overall check which showed that all was as before .. perfect!
now they count approximately 5.000km. I decided to keep them only for racing as the truth is that the tubular tires are a little expensive and also it is not a good idea to race with bald tires .. so i kept a pair of cheap shimano clincher wheels for training.. and i have the carbonspeedcyle with a pair of vittoria corsa evo cxII for racing..
i didnt face problem with the customs... they mark the package as a gift and they also declare reduced value
They have one year warranty. I was very happy when , I received a spare rim with free transport free everything just with a single email in which I expressed my concern to a problem that was ultimately due to poor truing (I thought that the wheel had the problem but thank god the first shop I went for truing... was to bad! and I was told that the rim is crooked and they can not do something .. (Classic reaction when they see several Chinese products)
Finally, i would like to say as a conclusion... that i am very happy with my purchase and i higly recommend this seller.. and of course the product i bought!!
this is the ebay store for those who want to take a look or even to order.
[url] https://stores.ebay.com/carbonspeedcycle [/ url]
That's all folks!!!
hope you enjoyed my review!
i wish to all.... safe rides!!
fotis
greetings from Greece!!
After some time of use (although not permanent) I am now able to make a complete review for this pair of wheels ordered for about 7 months ago.
because of the fact that my experience does not include all the products of this company, I would like to confine myself only to the specific product which i have bought not only for me but also for friends.
This is the 50mm carbon tubular wheels (1250gr / per set).
The price for these is around 320-335 depending on the exchange rate between , $ that day made the order.
Let's start from the beginning.
I contacted the seller, and spoke with a Chinese woman (helin). Since then I talk to her about everything that I want.
With most Chinese people there is a specific problem : that they do not know English.. and they can not understand what you are writing to them.
luckily Helin knowns the language well and i was able to discuss, better than expected!
I made the order, sent her an ebay message with all the features and the specifications i wanted
hub(shimano / campy, Matt or glossy color , color of hubs,nippled..) paid via PayPal and then i waited.
He sent me a confirmation email about the features and told me that in 5 working days my package will be with EMS for shipping.
So they did. In 5 days I received a notification from eBay (item marked as shipped) along with the tracking number.
The whole process didnt last longer than 15 days (5 + 10) for shipping to greece
in the package... there are other stuff included too :
some replacement spokes, quick release in the choosen hubs color and
braking pads for carbon rims.
The hubs are powerway alloy super light Hubs (285gr) with 4 sealed bearings front and 2 rear
And the spokes are : mac aero 424 from cn spoke
First impression very good, excellent paint, fine rolling by hand, the rear hub makes this sexy (for me) sound and i generally found no defects!
On the road:
rolling : excellent.
from the first moment i was very happy of how they maintain the speed after 30-35km/h
Braking.
i was not impressed but i blame the braking pads .. A bought a pair of swisstop braking pads and i solved the problem promptly.
Overheating etc. I have not noticed something ...not even after major descents with a lot of braking minutes.
After the first 1000km i went for the first truing and I did an overall check which showed that all was as before .. perfect!
now they count approximately 5.000km. I decided to keep them only for racing as the truth is that the tubular tires are a little expensive and also it is not a good idea to race with bald tires .. so i kept a pair of cheap shimano clincher wheels for training.. and i have the carbonspeedcyle with a pair of vittoria corsa evo cxII for racing..
i didnt face problem with the customs... they mark the package as a gift and they also declare reduced value
They have one year warranty. I was very happy when , I received a spare rim with free transport free everything just with a single email in which I expressed my concern to a problem that was ultimately due to poor truing (I thought that the wheel had the problem but thank god the first shop I went for truing... was to bad! and I was told that the rim is crooked and they can not do something .. (Classic reaction when they see several Chinese products)
Finally, i would like to say as a conclusion... that i am very happy with my purchase and i higly recommend this seller.. and of course the product i bought!!
this is the ebay store for those who want to take a look or even to order.
[url] https://stores.ebay.com/carbonspeedcycle [/ url]
That's all folks!!!
hope you enjoyed my review!
i wish to all.... safe rides!!
fotis
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Come on. Don't you believe there are two very objective people buying these wheels send writing very similar reviews? You probably don't believe in Santa Claus and the great pumpkin either.
08-29-14, 02:39 AM
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It is quite possible that the rim problem is more severe than you think, OP. Sure you can pull a warped rim into true, but at what cost to the balance of spoke tensions. The first shop may have been correct: the rim may have been so warped that the necessary spoke tension difference to get it straightened out would be unsuitable for long term wheel durability. The second shop did true the wheel but may have had to apply that high tension difference to do so. Just because you can straighten out a wheel by applying excessive force (hypothetical) during a "truing" operation does not mean there is nothing wrong with the rim. If I were you I would test your spoke tensions with a spoke tension meter if you have one or by plucking them and listening for the similarity of the tones if you don't. If you have not already rebuilt the wheel with the substitute rim, it may be proper for you to do so.
08-29-14, 07:41 AM
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Man, it took 9 posts for the word to show up.
If I didn't see it by the time I reached the bottom I was just gonna post that word alone.
Nevertheless, I'm not totally sold on the fear of all of them asploding, but I do still think it's a roll of the dice. I'd love to have a look & spin that bad rim along with a new one & see how poor the shop was that supposedly blew truing it the first time.
Though, that is nice that they sent you a replacement rim. If they give half a rip, that's better than not.
(shrug)
If I didn't see it by the time I reached the bottom I was just gonna post that word alone.
Nevertheless, I'm not totally sold on the fear of all of them asploding, but I do still think it's a roll of the dice. I'd love to have a look & spin that bad rim along with a new one & see how poor the shop was that supposedly blew truing it the first time.
Though, that is nice that they sent you a replacement rim. If they give half a rip, that's better than not.
(shrug)
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Man, it took 9 posts for the word to show up.
If I didn't see it by the time I reached the bottom I was just gonna post that word alone.
Nevertheless, I'm not totally sold on the fear of all of them asploding, but I do still think it's a roll of the dice. I'd love to have a look & spin that bad rim along with a new one & see how poor the shop was that supposedly blew truing it the first time.
Though, that is nice that they sent you a replacement rim. If they give half a rip, that's better than not.
(shrug)
If I didn't see it by the time I reached the bottom I was just gonna post that word alone.
Nevertheless, I'm not totally sold on the fear of all of them asploding, but I do still think it's a roll of the dice. I'd love to have a look & spin that bad rim along with a new one & see how poor the shop was that supposedly blew truing it the first time.
Though, that is nice that they sent you a replacement rim. If they give half a rip, that's better than not.
(shrug)
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