Carbon wheelset for low clearance TT bike

robertlukescott
robertlukescott Posts: 14
edited February 2019 in Road buying advice
So I bought a 2013 Giant Trinity and didn’t even think about rim/tire clearance. I can run 25mm tires, my favorite width, with no issues, the issue is the integrated TRP brakes are too narrow to run my current carbon wheelset which I believe have an outer width of 27mm. I’m thinking I just buy some Chinese rims with an outer width of 23mm and use those only for TT’s. What do you all think? Thanks!

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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    What happened to the wheels it came with ? I only use my Tri bike for racing on apart from a few rides before the event to get used to it. They're not the best for most purposes.
  • robertlukescott
    robertlukescott Posts: 14
    cougie wrote:
    What happened to the wheels it came with ? I only use my Tri bike for racing on apart from a few rides before the event to get used to it. They're not the best for most purposes.

    It has some aluminum stock rims I use for training. I’d like some deep carbon rims for actual TT’s.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Carbonzone. Bargains.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.

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