Carbon Clinchers

emx3

Im looking at a set of carbon clinchers for my Eddy Merckx EMX3, I current have Fulcrum 5s on and fancy a set of carbon clinchers to bling it up a little and maybe drop a few grams.

Riding style is mostly sportive, and help would be welcome.

Thanks!

MikeWW

These http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPPX52CCL/planet_x_52mm_carbon_clincher_wheelset are pretty good value

majormantra

Shameless plug, but buy mine?:

viewtopic.php?f=40091&t=12892628

Not too deep section which means good cross-wind handling, nice weight, and great looks.

cougie

I've got the PX ones. I like them.

emx3

Thanks Guys, I looked at the PX ones as I pass the shop a lot (very cool showroom btw) and they are nice! they weight the same roughtly as my Fulcrum 5 would I notice much difference?

ilm_zero7

buy the guy's Reynolds - better hubs than on the PX for a start - or keep saving and get some Easton SL's

ugo.santalucia

ILM Zero7 wrote:

buy the guy's Reynolds - better hubs than on the PX for a start - or keep saving and get some Easton SL's

Hub-wise pretty much the same bog in all the brands you mentioned..l not sure why Reynolds should be better. Have you taken one in parts?

emx3

Hi Guys, just been looking at a set of campag 50 bullets, any thoughts on these? my bike has full athena 11 sp.

thegreatdivide

Forget deep section bling and save a big amount of weight going for good clinchers.

You're only saving 100g between the R5's and the Bullets. You could save approx 500g for a pair of stiff climbing wheels and they'd knock you back about £450 http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/news/63-new ... 23-tweaked

But if you must have the deep section then yes the PX would probably do.

emx3

Thanks great devide, I just love the look off carbon wheels!

Your right the PX ones are about the same weight and half the price of the Bullets!

MikeWW

Well I bought the Planet X ones purely for the bling and do love the look of them
However they actually do ride pretty fast-not found them slower up the hills

pippi_langsamer-2

I would seriously consider looking at these:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40091&t=12891983

majormantra

ugo.santalucia wrote:

ILM Zero7 wrote:

buy the guy's Reynolds - better hubs than on the PX for a start - or keep saving and get some Easton SL's

Hub-wise pretty much the same bog in all the brands you mentioned..l not sure why Reynolds should be better. Have you taken one in parts?

Not wishing to hijack, but the DT240S is a very, very well regarded hub that is constructed somewhat differently to the typical Novatech/generic ones. They're also very expensive, not that that proves anything.

ugo.santalucia

MajorMantra wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

ILM Zero7 wrote:

buy the guy's Reynolds - better hubs than on the PX for a start - or keep saving and get some Easton SL's

Hub-wise pretty much the same bog in all the brands you mentioned..l not sure why Reynolds should be better. Have you taken one in parts?

Not wishing to hijack, but the DT240S is a very, very well regarded hub that is constructed somewhat differently to the typical Novatech/generic ones. They're also very expensive, not that that proves anything.

They are... does Reynolds use DT Swiss hubs?

majormantra

The MV32's I linked to above have them, yes. (They're rebranded as Reynolds.) Some Reynolds wheels use lower end hubs - my Assaults, for example, have "Reynolds KT" hubs which are doubtless from one of the large Asian manufacturers.

ugo.santalucia

MajorMantra wrote:

The MV32's I linked to above have them, yes. (They're rebranded as Reynolds.) Some Reynolds wheels use lower end hubs - my Assaults, for example, have "Reynolds KT" hubs which are doubtless from one of the large Asian manufacturers.

I didn't know... the 240 are extremely good hubs. I have them on a set for 4 years, never changed the bearings and they were still as new when I sold them.
I would spec them on my wheels, but they are fairly pricey for the kind of riders I deal with... plus the flange is not ideal for low profile alloy rims

ugo.santalucia

Have you guys seen these?

http://www.tokyofixedgear.com/products/ ... te-Finish/

I had a chat with Max Broby, the designer and he sent me exploded diagrams of the rims.. they look nice and they have 28 holes, which means really solid sets can be built for the strongest and most demanding riders.
If anyone is interested, I'd be up for building them and pass over the information I had from Max. They are now half price.
They can build fairly light for clinchers, probably well under 1700 grams

Velonutter

emx3 wrote:

Hi Guys, just been looking at a set of campag 50 bullets, any thoughts on these? my bike has full athena 11 sp.

Forget the standard Bullets and go for the Ultra 50mm Bullets, smoothest wheels I have ever ridden and with the USB ceramic hubs they just roll for ever.

Frank the tank

Reynaulds assaults. Purchased some this summer made an improvement on my Spinnergy PBOs which were no slouches in the first place.