American Classic Wheels

wasabi_m
wasabi_m Posts: 164
edited February 2010 in Road buying advice
Any one own/have any experience using American Classic Wheels. Are they any good?

Thanks...

Comments

  • little upstart
    little upstart Posts: 43
    Light rims, crap hubs,
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I've had a pair of CR420s for the last 2 years and previously had a pair of the earlier 405 hubs I built onto some Velocity rims. There has been a history of weak hubs - but in fact they are very easy to service and the new design uses bigger, stronger bearings and I've only had one minor niggle that took a few minutes to fix. They are perceptibly faster than shallow rim wheels at speeds over 50kph due to the aero rims. The only limitation is that because of the narrow hub flange distance, they aren't the stiffest laterally so less suited to heavier, more powerful riders. If you can't go to deep section wheels they are a good compromise - light and fast enough to race on, cheaper than many other factory wheels and tough enough to train on.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..

Categories