Back in Sept, I pulled the trigger and ordered the Velocity Wheel Set. The Stock wheels were OK, but I had a few tricks up my sleeve, so I bit the bullet.
Well, the new set arrived Sat. I was away, but my son put them in the garage. Monday I was able to find a little time to mount them. I was disappointed to find that, while they do come with skewers, they do not come with rim tape.
Pick up some good rim tape at the LBS and went to work. Put the new 700x32 tires on. The front went on just fine, but the rear took just a little coaxing. Remember that the rear is a 140 mm hub but the drops are 135. It was not a big thing as the rear always takes a little coaxing even when the hub is the same.
I was very pleased with the wheels. I was pleantly suprised to find that both hubs are disk ready. This is not mentioned in the web site where you place the order. Since the Lambo doesn't have mounts for the calipers, it's a moot point anyway. And since I live in table flat So Fla, I really don't need disks.
Speaking of brakes, the one thing I noticed was that these rims are thinner than the stock rims, so the V brakes were non existant on the initial test ride. Since the wheels were dead true out of the box, it only took a few minutes to make the necessary adjustments.
The stock wheels now have the stock 700x35s, and are reserved for the unpaved trails and roads thru the everglades. I'll probably go to 38s when the crappy stock 35s wear out.
If there is any downside, it is the cheezy Velocity decal. The good news is that there is only one, and it's easy to remove. That's too bad. Velocity has a pretty good rep, and I think they are missing an opportunity to self promote. They need to hire a good graphic designer to come up with some great designs. What would ZIPP or Mavic wheels be without the decals?
The Velocity wheel set completes the planned upgrades to the Lambo. A very unfortunate situation lead to the distruction of the Ultegra RD on my half bike, and lead to an available upgraded idler pulley. That happened last weekend, and the idler got changed last week. It's a little quieter, but no apparent improvement otherwise. Not that I would know.
Anyway, first impressions are very good. Smooth, fast and true. Great value for the $. It's nice to know I've got QR hubs now, and can stop carrying the adjustable wrench in the wedge.