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patentcad 09-14-11 03:18 AM

U Mad
 
New Mad Fiber carbon clinchers. 60mm front/66mm rear, 1200 grams. That works. The $3000 MSRP, not so much. Oh well. If you wanna play you gotta pay. Too bad they're so painfully fugly.

Inertianinja 09-14-11 04:13 AM

i can't understand why they went with an aluminum tire bed and a carbon brake track.

The soul C5.0 are all carbon, $1400, and just 200g heavier.

MrTuner1970 09-14-11 04:27 AM


Originally Posted by Inertianinja (Post 13223530)
i can't understand why they went with an aluminum tire bed and a carbon brake track.

Doesn't look like that to me. Braking surface looks to be aluminum.

Nice that they are tubeless ready. Cool. Too expensive for my wallet, though...sadly. I want a set.

rangerdavid 09-14-11 05:29 AM

mad fiber wheels are the bomb!! a lbs down near Raleigh has some, and I checked 'em out. They literally float away!! I'd love to ride some, but can't do that without buying...........

BillyD 09-14-11 05:58 AM

Madness.

LowCel 09-14-11 06:03 AM

Want!!!

patentcad 09-14-11 07:18 AM


Originally Posted by Inertianinja (Post 13223530)
just 200g heavier.

In Weight Weenie Parlance, 'only' before '200 grams' is always incorrect.

RT 09-14-11 07:27 AM

The perfect compliment to Di2. You have to make up for the weight somewhere :innocent:

Ultraslide 09-14-11 07:35 AM


Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 13223489)
Too bad they're so painfully fugly.

Indeed. Why are wealth and taste so often inversely proportional?

bianchi10 09-14-11 08:00 AM

those are hidious!

RacerOne 09-14-11 08:04 AM

If they could somehow clean up that spoke rim junction they'd look a lot better.

Reynolds 09-14-11 08:12 AM

1200 grams isn't that bad. The Nexus hub I'm building right now for my commuter weighs 1700.

Inertianinja 09-14-11 08:35 AM


Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 13223967)
In Weight Weenie Parlance, 'only' before '200 grams' is always incorrect.

Well if you're going on weight alone, the price increase really isn't a great value.
But, still I take it back. 1200g for wheels that deep is very good.

danvuquoc 09-14-11 08:37 AM


Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 13223489)
New Mad Fiber carbon clinchers. 60mm front/66mm rear, 1200 grams. That works. The $3000 MSRP, not so much. Oh well. If you wanna play you gotta pay. Too bad they're so painfully fugly.

Remove madfiber sticker, I doubt anyone will know what they are with the wheels moving.

patentcad 09-14-11 08:43 AM


Originally Posted by Reynolds (Post 13224260)
1200 grams isn't that bad.

Incorrect.

For 60mm carbon clinchers, 1200 grams is completely unprecedented, and that's 50 grams lighter than 58mm Zipp 404 tubulars.

patentcad 09-14-11 08:43 AM


Originally Posted by bianchi10 (Post 13224186)
those are hidious!

So is your spelling. What's your point?

tagaproject6 09-14-11 09:04 AM


Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 13223489)
New Mad Fiber carbon clinchers. 60mm front/66mm rear, 1200 grams. That works. The $3000 MSRP, not so much. Oh well. If you wanna play you gotta pay. Too bad they're so painfully fugly.

And when are yours going to be delivered?

tuxbailey 09-14-11 09:23 AM

I clicked on this thread thinking that I would see them with the Cervelo in front of a nice bench.

patentcad 09-14-11 09:32 AM


Originally Posted by tagaproject6 (Post 13224583)
And when are yours going to be delivered?

Right after I hit the Lotto.

Farby 09-14-11 09:34 AM

but do they whoosh whoosh?

tagaproject6 09-14-11 09:46 AM


Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 13224754)
Right after I hit the Lotto.

Didn't you say that about "electronic shifting" and its supposed madness?

tagaproject6 09-14-11 09:48 AM


Originally Posted by tagaproject6 (Post 13224837)
Didn't you say that about "electronic shifting" and its supposed madness?

Incorrect...the Pope can dole out dispensation even unto himself!

DropDeadFred 09-14-11 10:16 AM

question...are you just now reading about these and missed the previous threads about them or is the clincher newer and maybe there was just a tubular avail. before?

I person they look great...I wish they werent that greenish color though

tagaproject6 09-14-11 10:37 AM

Mad Fiber...sounds like an angry laxative.

gundom66 09-14-11 10:45 AM

Ah! Them clinchers are finally out! Yep, my buddy has been eyeing these. He originally was going to get the tubulars, but after he was told that they are about to bust out with the clinchers, he was willing to wait. And it's been about 4 months now I think. I told him to invest the $3k on me instead so I can go ride with him. :p


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