Long Term Reliability of Chinese Carbon Rims
A local resale company went out of business and nobody will touch their gear with a 10 foot pole. I have the opportunity to buy a brand new set of 50mm carbon clincher wheels for $200 that I learned are basically the same stuff you can buy online these days for around $300. When they were originally sold, they were $500 and the retail cost was $750. Suffice to say, I'm basically stealing them. Standard Chinese hubs, knockoff but not inherently bad rims (ENVE profile), unknown build quality. At this price, how do you say no?
At this point, I know a lot of people have had these rimsets for a LONG time, or at least many thousands of miles. For $200, if they last a season or two of 6-10 races a year, I will call it worth it. Any feedback, thoughts, warnings, etc.?