Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby rodneycc » Thu Apr 16, 2015 3:18 pm
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby flashpixx » Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:53 pm
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby flashpixx » Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:08 pm
Tyres are Michelin Pro 4 Service Course
will share my thoughts on these wheels after the initial euphoria has settled
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby rodneycc » Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:51 pm
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby ecg » Sat Apr 18, 2015 7:34 pm
Wow!flashpixx wrote:
Tyres are Michelin Pro 4 Service Course
will share my thoughts on these wheels after the initial euphoria has settled
They look great!
Where did you get them from? I haven't been able to find them in stock anywhere.
Did you happen to weight them?
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Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby Dr_Mutley » Sat Apr 18, 2015 7:52 pm
Looks great! I'm surprised you even opened this thread!!! If your going campy then u have to run their wheels too for max wnak cred!! Enjoy the ride [emoji106][emoji108]
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby flashpixx » Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:41 pm
Got them through the lbs who ordered them from the oz distributor De Grassi Cycle in Geelong. The Ultra are not available in oz but bora one isecg wrote:Wow!flashpixx wrote:
Tyres are Michelin Pro 4 Service Course
will share my thoughts on these wheels after the initial euphoria has settled
They look great!
Where did you get them from? I haven't been able to find them in stock anywhere.
Did you happen to weight them?
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby flashpixx » Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:19 pm
Lol even the lbs said they have the most cafe credDr_Mutley wrote:So happy to hear u didn't go zipp!
Looks great! I'm surprised you even opened this thread!!! If your going campy then u have to run their wheels too for max wnak cred!! Enjoy the ride [emoji106][emoji108]
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby Rex » Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:24 pm
Very interested in hearing your thoughts on the ride.
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby flashpixx » Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:26 pm
* spin up very quickly
* fast and smooth
* climb freakishly easily and smoothly
* quiet (no hollow sound like other carbon wheels)
* very quiet freehub
* cork brake pads sound like a turbine slowing when applied but no squealing (not particularly loud but gets the pedestrians attention lol)
* absolutely no impact from sidewinds (gusting to 35 kmh this morning) MUCH better than the Shamals
* very stable at speed, very confidence inspiring ride
an anecdote FWIW: 2 rides over my normal routes - first ride equaled my PB average speed over 25 km. Second ride beat it by 1 kmh (4% increase) over same distance. Can accelerate quicker and can maintain a faster cruising speed
Happy Flash
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby rusty842 » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:06 pm
Just goes to show wheels do make a difference.
Good luck
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby flashpixx » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:40 pm
... and a squillion kids and Mums and Dads. Not worth getting all grumpy so slowed down to 15 kmh and enjoyed the riderusty842 wrote:I was down your area for this morning. Very windy.
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby rusty842 » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:41 pm
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Re: Best 35mm Carbon Wheelset
Postby Dirty32 » Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:03 pm
Glad to hear you are enjoying them!
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