carbon wheels

wardo78

Hi
I have been cycling a while and i am considering purchasing some planet x carbon wheels. I currently have sram red groupset . will i need new cassette ? i undertsnad they operate on different brakes so will i need to replcae the whole braking system ? ideally i would like some sort of system where i can use my current mavic (low cost) wheels in the winter and my new flashy ones in the summer by simply swapping one for another. is the carbon route the best way or is there an alternative? cheers wardo

ugo.santalucia

The only thing you have to do is to change the pads... I believe Planet X provides a set of carbon specific pads with their wheels

Wirral_paul

As Ugo says, simply changing the pads is all that is needed. Some carbon wheels / pads seem to need a little bit of toe in on the pads to stop them squealing (mine do). This is easy to do however and takes me only a couple of minutes

cougie

Planet x do tubs or normal high pressure carbon wheels.
They also do carbon wheels with alloy braking surfaces.

Unless you're racing or rich - or both - don't bother with tubs.
High pressures and alloy braking are the easiest to live with.

FSR_XC

I recently bought some Planet X 50mm Carbon Tubs.

In the box you get:
The wheels
Skewers
Brake pads (cartridge)

To fit:
Swap the cassette from the old wheels
Undo the cartridge screw on caliper and slide out old pad, replace with supplied pads.
Fit tubular tyres - not forgetting that you'll probably need valve extenders (make sure they are correct for your tyres). I used Zipp valve extenders - unscrew valve core, screw on extender, screw valve core into extender.

If you want to be able to swap the wheels regularly, you might want to buy another cassette, so each set of wheels is ready to swap. Just remember to swap the pads each time.

My biggest concern was the tubular tyres. I had a mate help me to fit them. They were a lot easier than I expected. I also bought some Tufo Tyre Sealant Extreme for that just in case moment. Review here