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[g-boaf]

Thanks for the replies people, it is making me think.
So in an area that is hilly and it's fair share of rain ( Malaysia) Is braking about the same as especially in wet.

Carbon wheels with rim brakes are shocking in the rain, I’ve been caught with no effective brakes in those conditions - luckily I was on a back road and able to coast uphill to a roundabout then proceed very cautiously.

If you are in a hilly area then I don’t see the point of deep wheels. Depends on what you deem hilly. If it’s 25km uphill at 5-6% then not worth the bother and you may go better training more on the hills.

Where I go for hills, it’s all low profile wheels from everyone - even the very fast riders.

[warthog1]

Wet weather aint good for any rim braked wheel;

I took that photo after a long wet commute a few years back.

Agree carbon rims aint ideal for long steep descents.
I have less concern about braking effectiveness and more about rim heat/damage if you drag the brakes.
Disc is way better.
I have done the alpine classic on rim braked Zipp 404s without a prob though. Carved the descents like my old motorcycle hoon days.
Just braked hard and late without dragging the brakes. Took a fair bit off the zipp pads though.

[open roader]

Completed my Colnago C60 build this week.

Usually takes me months if not years to truly love (or not) a bike. In this case I adored it from the moment I popped the frame on the stand. EPS a complete and utter pain to route through this frame but all is forgiven as it's the most exciting bike to ride I've ever had the privilege to turn a pedal in anger. Wicked ride, makes me feel fast and fit and alive and wanting more which is great news for me as I was in trouble health wise 2 years ago.

[g-boaf]

Very nice C60! The C64 was the closest I ever got to an Italian made bike - was nearly going to have a frozen blue one.


I have my Canyon back with new Shimano FC-09 crankset.



So comfortable compared to the S5.

[familyguy]

Couldn't resist giving the MTB world a go based on the (relative) bargains around for lightly used bikes. I'll get onto figuring out the setup regimes over the weekend. Already managed to snag a possible seat on a Thredbo trip in a few weeks.

[foo on patrol]

Nice.

Foo

[jasonc]

I like the colour scheme familyguy

[warthog1]

Yep, good buy.

[familyguy]

Lifted the seat about 40mm, sorted the sag for 20-25% so added a little air front and back, swapped front tube to a non-holed one. Will look into tubeless, but I don't have a high volume pump or compressor here. Now to find an excuse to get onto a trail soon.

[jaseyjase]

Now to find an excuse to get onto a trail soon.

nice one Jimbo!

now drop that FD and go by 1x...all the cool kids are doing it

[familyguy]

Now to find an excuse to get onto a trail soon.

nice one Jimbo!

now drop that FD and go by 1x...all the cool kids are doing it

It would prevent the odd inadvertent dropper post activation instead of front upshift. Once it's had a few runs I might look at a 1x 32-34T.

[Duck!]

Now to find an excuse to get onto a trail soon.

nice one Jimbo!

now drop that FD and go by 1x...all the cool kids suckers are doing it

Keep the FD so you have a properly useful gear range! 1x only got foisted onto the market because a certain American components manufacturer couldn't make their front shifting work, and the sheeple got sucked in by the mucketing hype!

I love my 3x10, best MTB drivetrain ever!

[foo on patrol]

Now to find an excuse to get onto a trail soon.

nice one Jimbo!

now drop that FD and go by 1x...all the cool kids suckers are doing it

Keep the FD so you have a properly useful gear range! 1x only got foisted onto the market because a certain American components manufacturer couldn't make their front shifting work, and the sheeple got sucked in by the mucketing hype!

I love my 3x10, best MTB drivetrain ever!

Exactly and the Pro's will ride what they are told too ride.

Foo

[familyguy]

Wwaaaay down on the list of mods or projects, that's for sure. My other MTB was a GT Zaskar Elite with a 2x10 SRAM X7/X9 setup that got used on both rings plenty. I'm a 2x die hard in most forms, after all.

[jaseyjase]

horses for courses

[jaseyjase]

aaand back to our regular programming

[jasonc]

aaand back to our regular programming

that an allez?

[jaseyjase]

that an allez?

Yep, Allez Sprint

[familyguy]

Zzzzzooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomy.

[g-boaf]

A few commutes done this week:



Beautiful shifting and silent drivetrain.

[familyguy]

Now used:




Managed to do this when I low-sided on a dusty corner I ran wide on: