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There was a thread on here a while back about some light road wheels built up cheaply. Can't seem to find it on the search. Any chance someone could locate it?
Is it this one?
[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/dark-side-wheel-advice ]http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/dark-side-wheel-advice[/url]
No i'm afraid thats not the right one.
It was about a guy building up a set of road wheels that came in at not much over 1kg for a very low price.
Stans alphas, A2Z hubs, spokes of your choice. 1.3kg prob achievable for £300?
[url= http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/ ]Wheelsmith wheels?[/url]
Lightweight deep section carbon bling, about 700 quid?
a2z are disc hubs. Would be worth a look if they had no disc fitting on the side. 2 year warranty as well :O/
Ah...ok...the non disc equivalent then.
Novetech on eBay are the way to go (eBay 'six pawl hubs'), Planet-X 20mm tub rims and Revs. Shouldn't be much over 1kg
As njee20, that's the cheap route to mega light wheels. No tubes alpha rims if you want clincher.
I used American classics, Alpha rims & revolution spokes (28h for stiffer build) & got them to 1270 genuine weight without skewers. If you built 20 fr & 24 rr you could go lighter still without any problems, novatech hubs to save a bit more cash.
Presumably that was with alu nips?
Yep, alloy nipples, built by me & weighed by me on digital scales, no point in using brass nipples with a wheelset like that, built them as my 'best wheels' for summer use & climbing days.
Sorry, double checked the weight & they're 1274g, excluding skewers
Still slow up hills though 😉
These Superstar wheels looks good if don't want the faf: http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=77&products_id=520
You'll be as slow me me one day!
Try being about 2' shorter 😛
excuses excuses etc etc...
superstar hubs on stans alhpa sims about 1350g 251 delivered pleased with mine
Shorter means less weight 😉
Those Superstar ones are good value!
Shorter means less weight
And better looking bikes, instead of having to ride a gate 😉
SS hubs do seem very good value, although given the choice I think I'd go novatech-a friend of mine has ridden 3 full seasons of 'cross on a pair without so much as a service & still going strong.
Yep if I change my PowerTap I'm tempted to build 3 sets - Open Pros for the commuter, Alphas for 'every day' and some 50mm carbon tubs for riding around town looking cool.
I think looking at the price of those novotec hubs I think I'm going to have to learn how to build wheels!
I'm running those Novatech hubs on my 50mm carbons from Ebay. Had them about a year and a half and they are still running well. Although the freehub body does get chewed up a little.
I think looking at the price of those novotec hubs I think I'm going to have to learn how to build wheels!
If you're East Midland direction Tom, give me a shout.
Goldenwonder I live in Leeds and Leicester (week in Leicester, weekend in Leeds).
I'm going for these hubs
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I also have some novatech on 50mm carbon tubs.
ignore me! found them
I looked at those superstar wheels, but read reviews that alphas can be a bit flexy and my experience of superstars build for my crest wheelset was not good so didn't want to risk it.
As these were to be my winter wheels I didn't want to go super light so I went for a set of braccianos - yes weigh a bit but very respectable at 1400g - on offer at CRC at the moment for £230 less another 10%.
I'm near Mansfield, happy to build a set if you get the bits in & can drop them off. I'm not a fan of posting wheels unless I really have to.
Let me know if you want to have a chat about them, email's in my profile & a few people on here will (hopefully) vouch for my building!