Cyclingnews Build a Bike Thread: Week3 pt2 - The Wheelset

[Bustedknuckle]

while the old opens give up a few grams to the DT's after the DT exploding single eyelet rims I give them a miss. The open pros last longer to.

Recheck the link..the 'double' means double eyelet.

NO noisy eyelets, NO noisy wedge ala openpro. DTs are a far superior rims..after building a few hubdred of each. OpenPros are lighter also but DT 1.1 double is a better rim all around AND if you use the single eyelet for the front, say 28h, it works fine if built well.

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

DT rims are nice. I would've mentioned Ambrosio Excellence, or Excellight SSC. Both make for a better build than Open Pros.

 

[Bustedknuckle]

DT rims are nice. I would've mentioned Ambrosio Excellence, or Excellight SSC. Both make for a better build than Open Pros.

Agree, wish they were more available from a US distributor. Mavic are a distant 4th choice for my wheelbuilding biz, even behind Sun.

 

[El Imbatido]

Agree, wish they were more available from a US distributor. Mavic are a distant 4th choice for my wheelbuilding biz, even behind Sun.

To be honest with you i'd just had enough of this wheelset thread and was just trying to move it along before it died. Each thread in this gamewas supposed to run for about a week but this one is in it's third. Sorry if it seemed like i ignored your idea but i didnt want to do more research.

 

[Steampunk]

I really hope we have some money left over for the kind of training I'm going to need to make this bike go noticeably faster than the one I already have...

 

[Bustedknuckle]

I really hope we have some money left over for the kind of training I'm going to need to make this bike go noticeably faster than the I already have...

Reality, what a concept.

 

[elapid]

Reynolds RZR 46T... The future of race wheels??

We could always drop the whole budget on the new Reynolds RZR 46[T] - a cool US$6000 for a carbon wheelset. Seriously, who would do that?

 

[Bustedknuckle]

We could always drop the whole budget on the new Reynolds RZR 46[T] - a cool US$6000 for a carbon wheelset. Seriously, who would do that?

$6000 to save about 700 grams or a huge 1.54 pounds BUT if ya kill them you can send them back for a few months while they fix 'em.

Bike stuff run amok.

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

We could always drop the whole budget on the new Reynolds RZR 46[T] - a cool US$6000 for a carbon wheelset. Seriously, who would do that?

The same people who think dropping major loot on equipment will make them faster, and the same who's answer to exorbitant prices debate on this forum is "because I can".

 

[Bustedknuckle]

The same people who think dropping major loot on equipment will make them faster, and the same who's answer to exorbitant prices debate on this forum is "because I can".

Bustedknuckle, check your messages.

I did, no thanks.