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Old 04-04-12 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by bfloyd6969
Are the Wabi wheels still considered heavy at 1750g? I do alot of climbing and ride in single speed / freewheel mode 100% of the time.

The price of the CXP22's are very attractive...
1750g is sort of halfway between heavy and light.
Your standard overbuilt ss/fg wheelset (unbutted spokes, high spoke count, front bolt-on track hub) that are widely available are around 2000g. Fashionable deep heavy rims will make the wheelset considerably heavier still.
A light (but still reasonably strong) SS/FG clincher wheelset is between maybe between 1450-1550g. Its easy to achieve that weight range with strongly butted spokes, sub 100g road front hub, and Kinlin rims. Deeper Kinlin rims will give you a stronger, but slightly heavier wheel, but will allow you to reduce the spoke count and get you around 1500g. Shallower rims are slightly ligher, but you need more spokes to maintain durability, and will get you closer to 1400g. You can buy build kits for a couple hundred dollars that will give you a light low-cost wheel. Any lighter than ~1400g is going to cost you a lot and possibly compromise strength and durability.

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