Merlin Cycles don't know the weight of the wheels they build
Darra8
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I have been looking around for some replacement wheels and Merlin seem to be a good choice to buy from. The trouble is, they don't know the weight of the stuff they build :?
I find this very odd, as surely when buying new wheels, after the spec and price, this is the next thing you want to know?
They told me to look up the weight of the rims and hubs I was thinking of buying, but what about the weight of the spokes,I asked, don't know, was the reply I got :roll:
I find this very odd, as surely when buying new wheels, after the spec and price, this is the next thing you want to know?
They told me to look up the weight of the rims and hubs I was thinking of buying, but what about the weight of the spokes,I asked, don't know, was the reply I got :roll:
40 year old pussy who "still" hates the thought of falling off!!
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Considering the options & variety available it would take quite a long time to work out the wheel weights for all their custom builds
CRC don't list their custom wheel build weights either.
If you know all of the components of your build, weights can be found on www.weightweenies.starbike.com
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even when you add up the weight of the individual components, the wheels will still be heavier than you might think.
i added up the weight of my pro2 with xm819 and db spokes and they were about 150g heavier when they arrived.0 -
Do you know the rim, spoke and hub weights? I know what you mean though.'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.0
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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
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Don't forget nipples too!0
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Weight of various Hope hoops builds (from Lex`s website) eg Hope Pro 2 with various rims,From this at least ,you can see the difference in rim weights.
Weights in Grams for Wheels:
•DT Swiss 4.2; Front 813, Rear 932
•DT Swiss 5.1/EX500; Front 912, Rear 1022
•Mavic 717; Front 813, Rear 925
•Mavic 521; Front 954, Rear 1050
•Mavic 721; Front 985, Rear 1110
•Stans 355; Front 765, Rear 888
•Stans Flow; Front 880, Rear 1006
Can also tell you that my Merlin built wheels,6 bolt XT hubs with ACI db spokes and Mavic 717 rims come in at 1940g the pair.Mavic Crossrides are a similar weight.2006 Giant XTC
2010 Giant Defy Advanced
2016 Boardman Pro 29er
2016 Pinnacle Lithium 4
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If you want to use DT spokes, the spoke length calculator on their site will give you the weight of a wheelset.0
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There's probably also an element of not wanting to tell you the weights in case when the wheels arrive they're 1 gram over and you go mad, I think. (or equally, in case they give you a completely honest weight and you end up choosing a competitor's product which has a more optimistic claimed weight)Uncompromising extremist0
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Andy_B wrote:Considering the options & variety available it would take quite a long time to work out the wheel weights for all their custom builds
As the weight is an issue with all bike parts when buying new, surely it would only take a few moments to weigh a wheel once it's built, then just write it down. Then supply a table of options/ weights.
I can see that there are fussy f*!kers around that would quibble over a few extra grams here and there over the advertised weight though.40 year old pussy who "still" hates the thought of falling off!!0 -
If you are at the point where you need to know the exact weights of specific builds, you more than likely already know anyway.0
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Darra8 wrote:Andy_B wrote:Considering the options & variety available it would take quite a long time to work out the wheel weights for all their custom builds
As the weight is an issue with all bike parts when buying new, surely it would only take a few moments to weigh a wheel once it's built, then just write it down. Then supply a table of options/ weights.
I can see that there are fussy f*!kers around that would quibble over a few extra grams here and there over the advertised weight though.
There are hundreds of combos that Merlin do though.0 -
My merlin built wheel is still perfectly true after 9 months. It`s excellent.
Mountain bikers aren`t usually weight weenies, that`s for roadies.Smarter than the average bear.0 -
"Mountain bikers aren`t usually weight weenies, that`s for roadies."
You must be joking!0 -
LOL just slightly wrong there!0
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I haven`t met any weightweenie mountain bikers but I`m mostly a roadie now. Seems a bit daft if you`re riding a 30lb bike to worry about a few ounces.Smarter than the average bear.0
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That's why Andrew's weighs about a much as an gnats c0ck, and mine about 22lbs ;-)0
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Are we talking full sus here?
I was clearly wrong, you`re a couple of weightweenies!Smarter than the average bear.0 -
Nah, HTs (My Zaskar LE).0
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That`s still pretty light.Smarter than the average bear.0
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Done quite cheaply - amazing what you can get if you look about. Carbon/titanium seatpost £38 and weighs 175g. Stem, £20, 120g. Loads of not so well known brands kicking out high quality lightweight kit.0
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What brands do you go for?Smarter than the average bear.0
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Exotic at Carbon Cycles. They have 120g stems for £14 now!0
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Thanks, i`ve never come across that one before.Smarter than the average bear.0
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They actually work just as good as normal bolts.0
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i'm quite sure they do, but how many grams did you save?"Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs0
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Can't quite remember but think about 10g or so? Well worth it for £4 in my opinion.0
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You can get new weight saving drinking devices now - basically they recycle your pee. You put a catheter in before the race, and a lightweight filter returns the water to your hydropak.0
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I'm down to the diminishing returns stuff now... Like, I only ever chew with the right side of my mouth so I figured I might as well get out the old Park Tools Molar Removal Tool and shed another 6 grams of unneccesary grinder.Uncompromising extremist0
