Originally Posted by
Nate998
I am a bit weirded out by the numerous articles on the topic of lightweight wheels/ wheelsets. I am currently planning on building a rear wheel for my road bike but no matter what I do, I cannot seem to find products that would render a sub-1 kg wheel. So from what point is a wheel heavy?
My build is going to be made out of a Prime RO30 rear wheel (339 gr. without QR), DT Swiss RR 511 rim (530 gr.) and Sapim Leader spokes, double butted (approx. 150 gr.) and this would get me a wheel that is a bit over 1000 gr. heavy. Other rims I've found from DT Swiss or Mavic do not go under 450 gr. so I wouldn't save a bunch of weight by getting those.
Any opinions and/ or advice?
Thanks in advance.
my opinion is that wheel weight is very unimportant.
Whats important is durablility, quality, longevity, looks
number of clicks in the hub (more is better), speed/ease of servicing the hubs.
I mean what does having a light set give you when you are walking 10miles home??
Back in the good old days they raced on 36 spoke wheels because that was the only thing that could handle the stress.
now its like 18/20 spokes front and rear or at most a 24 in the rear. and sometimes they use alu for the spokes. lets just say these things aren't really built to last. they are pretty much disposable. its only for show and to get a low number in front of the letter g. and it doesn't mean jack sh... in real life. except when your'e walking home that is, or are laying on the asphalt collecting your teeth. then it means a lot all the sudden.