How about this carbon wheelset?

jevon

Hi everyone,

I`m looking for a nice wheelset approximal 800GBP,this one is made by themselves;i don`t know how does it work.but for that price is quite sweet obviously.Or could anyone help me advise somemore?:)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARBON-FIBER-FOUR ... 286.c0.m14

AidanR

Good Lord, those would be terrifying in a crosswind!

Tempestas

hmm, I am thinking they would be shocking in cross winds.

Chip \'oyler

I suspect they don't comply with UCI rules - which means you might have a problem racing with them.

Plus they look chuffin ugly

Before anyone can advise of alternative wheels - you'll need to tell us what type of riding you'd want to be doing on your new wheels. Climbing? Time trialling? Crit racing?

akkers

they look liek something out of I-Robot

TommyEss

Yep - looks like there's too much "solid" on the front to be UCI legal on the road. Bradley Wiggins was recently disqualified from a BTT event for running an illegal front.

Plus they're ugly...

jevon

It looks like an inferiord quality item in your Opinions.Assuredly,it`s unshapely.

any way,i have almost used standard racing.

Anonymous

Uglier than this.

Anonymous

jevon wrote:

It looks like an inferiord quality item in your Opinions.Assuredly,it`s unshapely.

any way,i have almost used standard racing.

For standard racing at a similar price the gigantex 50mm on Extralight hubs have got to be a winner!
http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/wheelprices.htm

jevon

Actually i prefer 3/4 spoke wheels to others.But that price is awesome.If i like standard wheelset,SRAM S80 is not bad choice option.

Chip \'oyler

jevon wrote:

Actually i prefer 3/4 spoke wheels to others.But that price is awesome.If i like standard wheelset,SRAM S80 is not bad choice option.

If that's the case have a look at 2nd hand Hed 3s

aracer

NapoleonD wrote:

jevon wrote:

It looks like an inferiord quality item in your Opinions.Assuredly,it`s unshapely.

any way,i have almost used standard racing.

For standard racing at a similar price the gigantex 50mm on Extralight hubs have got to be a winner!
http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/wheelprices.htm

Though strictly speaking those aren't UCI legal for racing either.

kafkathedog

I have a pair of HED 3's Clincher with Shimano Hub that I am considering selling

VGC only been used for TT's probably <400miles

PM me if you are interested

Anonymous

aracer wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

jevon wrote:

It looks like an inferiord quality item in your Opinions.Assuredly,it`s unshapely.

any way,i have almost used standard racing.

For standard racing at a similar price the gigantex 50mm on Extralight hubs have got to be a winner!
http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/wheelprices.htm

Though strictly speaking those aren't UCI legal for racing either.

How come?

bobtbuilder

Jevon - what sort of riding will you be doing on the new wheels?

You haven't said that you will be time-trialling, but I am assuming so from the type of wheel in your link. Personally, they look like a nightmare to control in high winds, and as others have mentioned, may not be legal for your TTs.

And they are very ugly! :shock:

aracer

NapoleonD wrote:

aracer wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

jevon wrote:

It looks like an inferiord quality item in your Opinions.Assuredly,it`s unshapely.

any way,i have almost used standard racing.

For standard racing at a similar price the gigantex 50mm on Extralight hubs have got to be a winner!
http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/wheelprices.htm

Though strictly speaking those aren't UCI legal for racing either.

How come?

Because to be UCI legal they either have to have a low profile metal rim with a certain number of spokes (none of which applies to those) or the wheels need to be on an approved tested list, which they also aren't.

Anonymous

aracer wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

aracer wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

jevon wrote:

It looks like an inferiord quality item in your Opinions.Assuredly,it`s unshapely.

any way,i have almost used standard racing.

For standard racing at a similar price the gigantex 50mm on Extralight hubs have got to be a winner!
http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/wheelprices.htm

Though strictly speaking those aren't UCI legal for racing either.

How come?

Because to be UCI legal they either have to have a low profile metal rim with a certain number of spokes (none of which applies to those) or the wheels need to be on an approved tested list, which they also aren't.

Tempestas

aracer wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

aracer wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

jevon wrote:

It looks like an inferiord quality item in your Opinions.Assuredly,it`s unshapely.

any way,i have almost used standard racing.

For standard racing at a similar price the gigantex 50mm on Extralight hubs have got to be a winner!
http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/wheelprices.htm

Though strictly speaking those aren't UCI legal for racing either.

How come?

Because to be UCI legal they either have to have a low profile metal rim with a certain number of spokes (none of which applies to those) or the wheels need to be on an approved tested list, which they also aren't.

Zipp 808's meet UCI rules, they are hardly low profile at 80mm deep...plus I ride 90mm deep in BC events without any problems

Pokerface

aracer wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

aracer wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

jevon wrote:

It looks like an inferiord quality item in your Opinions.Assuredly,it`s unshapely.

any way,i have almost used standard racing.

For standard racing at a similar price the gigantex 50mm on Extralight hubs have got to be a winner!
http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/wheelprices.htm

Though strictly speaking those aren't UCI legal for racing either.

How come?

Because to be UCI legal they either have to have a low profile metal rim with a certain number of spokes (none of which applies to those) or the wheels need to be on an approved tested list, which they also aren't.

Considering Gigantex make carbon rims for most of the major manufacturers, you could easily get a set of those wheels through inspection - and unless you're racing at a pretty serious level - no one would notice anyway!

Slap a set of Bontrager or Zipp stickers on them and you;re good to go!

aracer

Tempestas wrote:

aracer wrote:

Because to be UCI legal they either have to have a low profile metal rim with a certain number of spokes (none of which applies to those) or the wheels need to be on an approved tested list, which they also aren't.

Zipp 808's meet UCI rules, they are hardly low profile at 80mm deep...plus I ride 90mm deep in BC events without any problems

Because they're on the approved list as having been tested. Besides I did start off with "strictly" - I appreciate you probably won't get stopped, though could be held liable if your wheel injured somebody in a crash. I ride handbuilts which don't meet the rules myself, though they do have stickers on of wheels which do (come to that, it does make me wonder exactly what counts as an "approved" wheel - I mean my front isn't approved yet it has the hub and rim of one which is and I could in theory get to what I have from the factory wheel by replacing each spoke individually - at what point would it lose its approval during that process?)

inseine

Ugly, heavy, expensive and totally unproven aerodynamic performance. Tubs only too.

Pokerface

Tempestas wrote:

Zipp 808's meet UCI rules, they are hardly low profile at 80mm deep...plus I ride 90mm deep in BC events without any problems

FYI: here's a link to the UCI list of approved non-standard wheels:
http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getOb ... c&LangId=1

SBezza

They would be illegal for CTT time trials for sure, but they probably would be legal for UCI time trials, I highly doubt they would be legal for UCI road racing however.

incog24

What about running one on the rear and an 85mm on the front? Get in touch with the guy behind viva (Mark). He's a quality bloke and probably could sort you out a price on that set up. No idea what the 4 spokes are like though!