Cosmic Carbone SL for all rides?

sancho_panza

Am about to pick up a new steed which comes with Cosmic carbone SL wheelset. A friend suggested I avoid using them for training and pleasure rides as there's too much of a risk of damaging them.

I'm not convinced and reckon they'll be perfectly suitable for my summer tally of 200 - 300km a week. I don't weigh too much (65kg) and I live in Switzerland where the roads are amazing and I've never seen a pothole. I figure if they're on the bike (Storck Absolutist 1.0) then I may as well use 'em.

What do people here think?

Cheers

Steve B

kingrollo

I have done a lot of research into carbon wheels -(yet to get clearance from Mrs Rollo though)

Basically the Carbone SL isn't a a full carbon wheel - it has an Alu rim - with a carbon fairing. This makes the wheel heavier than pure carbon wheels - but a little more robust.

I reckon you will be fine - a lot of people buy that wheel for precisley that purpose - it looks carbon, bling, bling, - but can be used for more general riding than a full carbon.

Personally I would swap out in the depths of winter (Dec, Jan, Feb) - but other than that you will be fine.

(If you really don't fancy em - I will take em off your hands for £100)

cal_stewart

i ride my slr's year round

keef66

I like the sound of the roads in Switzerland. Why don't they dissolve in the winter like ours do?? Round here they are like the surface of the moon at the moment, and since the council's budget has been slashed I don't expect things to improve any time soon.

If I'd paid for blingy wheels I'd be riding them all the time.

kafkathedog

kingrollo wrote:

I have done a lot of research into carbon wheels -(yet to get clearance from Mrs Rollo though)

Queen Rollo surely?

kingrollo wrote:

If you really don't fancy em - I will take em off your hands for £100)

I'll see your £100 and raise you £105 and a pickled egg

pickled

keef66 wrote:

I like the sound of the roads in Switzerland. Why don't they dissolve in the winter like ours do?? Round here they are like the surface of the moon at the moment, and since the council's budget has been slashed I don't expect things to improve any time soon.

They do.
It's a myth that roads on the continent are made of some super dooper space age material that isn't affected by freeze thaw action.
On a recent trip to the Alps the French motorways were appaling. Even a brand new section was breaking up.
The size of the pot holes has to be seen to be believed.
The only plus point was that if it had been Britain they would have shut the motorways. The French just slalom past them at 90mph....
What I saw of Switzerland was just as bad. Maybe they just get repaired quicker?
The tarmac is smoother though.

pickled

Double post.

giant_man

The kind of wheel I would buy for training quite honestly, carbon wheels but not the same as something like Lightweights of course.

nicholasj

Great wheels, very well built and bombproof too - use mine all year round even commuting. Of course big plus is the Alu rim, yes they are heavier than true carbon wheels but at 90kg thats not a big deal for me and they are lighter than most stock wheels bikes comes with.

kingrollo

kafkathedog wrote:

kingrollo wrote:

I have done a lot of research into carbon wheels -(yet to get clearance from Mrs Rollo though)

Queen Rollo surely?

kingrollo wrote:

If you really don't fancy em - I will take em off your hands for £100)

I'll see your £100 and raise you £105 and a pickled egg

I will throw in a lightweight racing bike made by appollo

Cornish-J

i use my sl's anytime except on windy days as i'm very light and the front end tends to get a bit twitchy!

LangerDan

The only disadvantage with them is that after a wet spin, the fairing will fill with water and its a pain in the plums to drain out. The little weep-holes only work to a point and you'll probably end up having to remove the tyre, tube and rim tape to get rid of the last of the water. Other than that, they're very robust wheels (if a little heavy).