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Looking at a pair of the 32mm alloy ones as they seem cheap and light. Anyone got a set? Someone on STW described them as disposable due to the parts and build quality but some other forum comments seem to suggest they're good.
I think you could look at them as disposable due to the price, but they are actually well designed, using good quality parts. My other half has them on her road bike and they are lighter than a pretty decent set of Fulcrums she had on her De Rosa. We have had no issues with them in a year and maybe 2000 miles.
I have a pair of them and no complaints at all. They replaced the disappointing stock Fulcrum wheels on my CAAD 10. Bit noisier than what I'm used to but i quite like the freewheel buzz now. Would recommend.
Thanks. For the price and weight they seem a little too good to be true (although Wiggle being Wiggle put the price up for non-UK people for some reason)
I've got a pair, as has my GF.
Probably done around 3,000 miles on mine. Really good wheels, stiff, light, good braking power. Was previously running Ultegras, but these are about 250g lighter!
Couldn't find anything close in terms of price and weight.
I've put over 6000 miles on a set on my caad12, used in all conditions and without any issues. I'm probably due to change the rear bearings but it's not urgent. I'm 63kg, but they have taken some decent hits on rough roads. I'd get them again without worries.
+1 here too. Light, taut and well built. Running mine tubeless with Schwalbe Pro Ones.
The only complaint I have is the nasty alloy nipples. They look nice in matching black but I've now had two break, and they're only just over a year old. These are on road wheels, and I'm not exactly a heavy rider. I'll probably rebuild them with brass nipples at some point.
Bought some. Worst case they're my winter wheels. Best case, all year round.
So far as alloy nipples, they're no different to a lot of factory built wheels. Currently they're doing better than the cheese [I can only presume] nipples they seemed to use on the Kinesis wheels I had which just disintegrated of their own accord....
So far as alloy nipples, they're no different to a lot of factory built wheels.
Well, I'm only going by my experience. The only other wheels I've had nipples fail on are the much older and more abused wheels on my mountain bike.
I think road salt has more of a corrosive impact on road bike wheels.
I've never had a problem with many sets of alloy nipples on mtb wheels, Kinesis CX wheels on the road through last winter and the metal just crumbled when I came to true them. Around the nipples on my Wheelsmith wheels were starting to look a bit flaky too before I sold them as part of a bike sale. I can only presume it was road salt and water.