New wheels.... Finally arrived!...

hopper1

After what seems like an age, my new wheelset arrived today.
Roll on the dryer weather




Bugger me!... The Sun has just come out, too

APIII

I know the feeling. I ordered some handbuilts in August and they eventually turned up on Thursday last week :evil:
Enjoy your wheels

hopper1

This is the second set in a week....

Pokerface

Very nice. They look an awful lot like mine do! 8)

You finally get the tyre problem sorted?

hopper1

I hope so.
These are running valve core extensions, instead of valve extensions.
Alex has been superb throughout, though, so no complaints.
Just got to stick a cassette on the rear now...

markos1963

Looks like you're taking the Lotus Series a bit serious

hopper1

markos1963 wrote:

Looks like you're taking the Lotus Series a bit serious

I doubt it. Not had the best opportunities for training, and last year I never made it to one race because of my work schedule.
They're probably a bad idea, as they may just make me a target :shock:

Need to learn how to change a tub, yet!

CarbonCopy

hopper1 wrote:

I hope so.
These are running valve core extensions, instead of valve extensions.
Alex has been superb throughout, though, so no complaints.
Just got to stick a cassette on the rear now... [/quote

Alex.?

hopper1

Shop owner

markos1963

hopper1 wrote:

markos1963 wrote:

Looks like you're taking the Lotus Series a bit serious

I doubt it. Not had the best opportunities for training, and last year I never made it to one race because of my work schedule.
They're probably a bad idea, as they may just make me a target :shock:

Need to learn how to change a tub, yet!

Ha, same for me, by the time my rota came around to give me a wednesday evening off the series was over

As for changing a tub I looked at the vid on Wheelsmith and as always the pros make it look far far easier than I imagine it will be!

hopper1

markos1963 wrote:

As for changing a tub I looked at the vid on Wheelsmith and as always the pros make it look far far easier than I imagine it will be!

I certainly wouldn't be trying to change one at the roadside!

CarbonCopy

Oh i see and i thought you were a wheelsmiths man :roll: .The wheels look very nice though.Those tune hubs will serve you well i should think.

Squillinossett

Im very jealous.... :twisted:

inseine

I certainly wouldn't be trying to change one at the roadside!

If you can change a tyre, you can change a tub. Just take a preused spare to be safe, one that you got off with the tub tape (wouldn't bother with glue for the road).

giant_man

Decent wheelset hopper1 let us know how you get on with them.

We do expect a full review in due course please sir!!

STEFANOS4784

...haha ~@ CarbonCopy, funny how people recommend something then do something completely different :?

P.s bl00dy work filter wont let me see 'em Prbably lush though 8)

CarbonCopy

Stefano. They are lush shame you can`t see them ha!.

Hopper once you have a few miles under those Tune hubs they will bed in and you will Experience an engineering marvel,Well not quite but they are silky smooth!! You`ll see and feel it.Superbative hubs.8)
I just couldnt afford them on my latest set of wheels due to my new frameset adorned with Sram Red Chainset,Which will be here in the morning OH YES!!!!.

Ands

Very nice Hopper1. Have you got that EPS yet to put them on??

hopper1

Ands wrote:

Very nice Hopper1. Have you got that EPS yet to put them on??

No, not yet Ands... I've just bought a new project to play with, so the frame will wait a bit... :oops: :roll:

Anonymous

Kewl!

I was toying with the idea of a Colnago with SR but I've just dropped a load of cash on some new hi fi kit instead...

I shouldn't have listened to it. God damn the hi fi snake oil shop owner!!

hopper1

CarbonCopy wrote:

Oh i see and i thought you were a wheelsmiths man :roll: .The wheels look very nice though.Those tune hubs will serve you well i should think.

Derek doesn't do Zipps, so I got these elsewhere.

P1ssed off, 'cos I just rushed to put them in the bike (needless haste at this time off year), so forgot to weigh them. :oops:

As soon as it's dry enough, I'll be out on them, maybe tomorrow... I just need dry, not necessarily warm

CarbonCopy

Snowing here Hopper. :roll: Seriously when those Tune hubs bed in and WOWZAR time.

Just out of interest how many sets of wheels do you have now? Quite a few i think.

hopper1

CarbonCopy wrote:

Snowing here Hopper. :roll: Seriously when those Tune hubs bed in and WOWZAR time.

Just out of interest how many sets of wheels do you have now? Quite a few i think.

Nah, just sold two sets!
Zipps, Eastons, Powertap wheelset, that's it...ish!

Pokerface

I got my Zipps from the same place as Hopper (in fact I recommended them to him!).

Hopper - I'm riding/racing mine for the first time on March 20 - just over a month away. Saving 'em until then!

Going to use my new Mavic Open Pro Powertaps for my first race in 2 weeks to collect some racing data first.


Carbon - I bought a set of Zipps with Tune hubs from the same vendor before and they are indeed very nice. But these ones are even better!

hopper1

Good to see your back in action again, your back must be good now.
Good luck with the race in March, I know it's important to you.