spoke pattern question
02-03-05 | 04:30 AM
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spoke pattern question
I am in the process of buying my first halfway decent set of road wheels, the Xero wheel received some rave reviews in C+ based on it being virtually as light and reliable as a Mavic Kysrium SL at about half the money. The two models that I was choosing between is the Centauri XCR-1 and the Xero lite XR1, Both are the same price and the same weight give or take a few grams.
The rim is the same I believe and the hub is the same, the only difference is the spoke pattern. As I dont yet understand the science of spoke patterns then I would be very grateful of any advice on which is the better wheel for me.
I am a relative lightwight at 10.5 Stone, (149 lbs) and I intend to use the wheel for summer training and occassional local competitions (not too serious)
The wheel specs can be seen here
www.xerowheel.com
The rim is the same I believe and the hub is the same, the only difference is the spoke pattern. As I dont yet understand the science of spoke patterns then I would be very grateful of any advice on which is the better wheel for me.
I am a relative lightwight at 10.5 Stone, (149 lbs) and I intend to use the wheel for summer training and occassional local competitions (not too serious)
The wheel specs can be seen here
www.xerowheel.com
02-03-05 | 10:31 AM
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Damn flash site takes a friggin hour to load, sheesh!! Screw it, I'm tired of waiting. I wouldn't buy anything from these idiots. I'm on a cable connection and it's still loading. Besides there little Xero emblem looks like a swastika. Good luck on your wheelset purchase and at 149lbs you should be able to ride just about anything.
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02-03-05 | 10:39 AM
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Sorry about that, you are right the site takes an age, its much quicker to see the comparison on a UK sales website as follows : -
https://www.parker-international.co.u...8-bc3a1547ae05
and
https://www.parker-international.co.u...8-bc3a1547ae05
https://www.parker-international.co.u...8-bc3a1547ae05
and
https://www.parker-international.co.u...8-bc3a1547ae05
11-22-05 | 01:42 AM
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Does it say what gauge spokes they use? I ran a 16-spoke front and 24-spoke rear wheel combo with 14-gauge spokes for about 6-months when I weighed 160lbs without any problems. That was with a weak single-section Araya 27" rim too. Did lots of kerb-hopping and jumping. Rear-ended a parked car and destroyed the front wheel.. 
I'd say with a deep section aero-rim (stronger vertically), you shouldn't have any problems. But again we really need to know how thick the spokes are and what tension they use.
I'd say with a deep section aero-rim (stronger vertically), you shouldn't have any problems. But again we really need to know how thick the spokes are and what tension they use.
