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Old 01-20-11 | 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by edu.mats
Does anybody knows the weight of ordinary 32 spoke wheels with...shimano 105 hubs, for example? Is it lighter than a entry level low spoke wheel with 1800g? I suspect that the weight difference is marginal.
I built a pair of traditional wheels with Shimano 105 hubs(5600), Open Pro rims, 32 DT Swiss competition spokes (3-cross, with alloy nipples). Front wheel was 825g and rear was 1015g (without skewers) - very respectable IMO. I now have a pair of fancy wheels that are 400 grams lighter (Dura Ace 7850, 24mm rim), and keep the 105/OP wheels as my backup/bad weather wheels. The fancy wheels have needed zero truing in one year / 5000 km / 3000 miles.
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