Wheels!?!?
08-08-16, 06:48 PM
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Wheels!?!?
If there is a better sub forum please move. Also make maybe a sticky!
Hi, Newer cyclist here. Just started about a year ago Starting with a hybrid and then on to a used Trek 1.2 road bike. 4 months ago I bought a Specialized Roubaix SL4 Comp Disk! Well I'm excited anyways! This seems to be a good bike. Thinking long term to life. However, I'm not too sure about the wheel set. Already I've broken 2 spokes and lightly bent the same wheel in a minor collision. These are wimpy wheels! I'm looking into different disk wheel sets. My LBS (Local Bike Shop) pointed me to Mavoc. $500 to $1000. Let me be clear ... The $1k model specifically (mavoc Ksyrium Pro Disc). Slightly lighter(maybe) but stiffer rims and spokes.
What are your suggestion? I want a beefier wheel/spoke setup. Resistant to light road debrees or possible random breakage.
Thanks!
Hi, Newer cyclist here. Just started about a year ago Starting with a hybrid and then on to a used Trek 1.2 road bike. 4 months ago I bought a Specialized Roubaix SL4 Comp Disk! Well I'm excited anyways! This seems to be a good bike. Thinking long term to life. However, I'm not too sure about the wheel set. Already I've broken 2 spokes and lightly bent the same wheel in a minor collision. These are wimpy wheels! I'm looking into different disk wheel sets. My LBS (Local Bike Shop) pointed me to Mavoc. $500 to $1000. Let me be clear ... The $1k model specifically (mavoc Ksyrium Pro Disc). Slightly lighter(maybe) but stiffer rims and spokes.
What are your suggestion? I want a beefier wheel/spoke setup. Resistant to light road debrees or possible random breakage.
Thanks!
08-08-16, 10:31 PM
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I like my Zipp 30 Course Disc wheelset, I think I paid $680 for them with my club discount.
08-10-16, 10:35 AM
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Looks like nearly the same rim design, spokes, and spoke pattern.
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If you are breaking spokes on a 32 spoke wheel, odds are the spokes are all tensioned wrong.
Have a good wheel builder take them down and retension and true them from scratch.
Cheapest fix for your problem and, barring crashes or accidents, probably the most permanent.
Have a good wheel builder take them down and retension and true them from scratch.
Cheapest fix for your problem and, barring crashes or accidents, probably the most permanent.
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Um, you may be stuck with Specialized Roval wheels. You need to check first whether your frame is an SCS frame. If it is, I believe your options are limited to Specialized.
Also, you'll want to get those new wheels soon. Specialized is ditching SCS, so I don't know that they will be making them for long.
Also, you'll want to get those new wheels soon. Specialized is ditching SCS, so I don't know that they will be making them for long.
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My bike is in the shop but they have Axis printed on the wheels.
OH I do have a photo somewhere! The have scs on them also.
My LBS is suggesting Mavic like it's no big deal.
OH I do have a photo somewhere! The have scs on them also.
My LBS is suggesting Mavic like it's no big deal.
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If you are breaking spokes on a 32 spoke wheel, odds are the spokes are all tensioned wrong.
Have a good wheel builder take them down and retension and true them from scratch.
Cheapest fix for your problem and, barring crashes or accidents, probably the most permanent.
Have a good wheel builder take them down and retension and true them from scratch.
Cheapest fix for your problem and, barring crashes or accidents, probably the most permanent.
08-11-16, 11:40 AM
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I'm no longer a fan of Mavic. Their customer service is nonexistant and I've seen several premature failures. I had an Aksium spoke pull through the rim (first time having that happen) a Ksyrium hub broke badly on a friend after only 4k of easy club miles.
08-11-16, 12:34 PM
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That is probably an Axis 4.0 SCS wheel. Which is a 24 spoke wheel. Also note that SCS is not compatible with most other hubs. I think they have a replacement dropout you can use to make it work but best to research this before just buying some wheel thinking it will work.
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