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Carbon wheels..Import or go local

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  • 26-10-2012 3:15pm
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    Trig1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭


    Hi All..
    Just looking for a few opinions on buying new Carbon wheels for my tt bike...I've been looking at Ebay and there are alot Of Chinese sets for around 400 euro... the bro bought a set of these last year for his bike and has raced them for a full year and swears by them, I am still a bit iffy as they are chinese imports :confused:... Oh yeah I'd really like to get Clinchers, probably 60mm front and 88mm rear... the only comparison in Ireland are Planet X tubulars at 630 euro per pair, I dont have a big budget or should I say Santa doesn't have a big budget :).. so I suppose my questions are tubular vs clincher- which would you go with? and Planet X at 630euro or chinese Imports at 450 euro - which would you go with?? Cheers people.


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    mloc123
    Registered Users Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    I raced two seasons on Chinese full carbon clinchers from flyxii.com


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    Trig1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭Trig1


    thanks I'll check out that site... any1 have any input on the planet x tubulars??


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    mloc123
    Registered Users Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    I have no first hand experience with Planet-X wheels but..

    When Cliff in Eurocycles was building my carbon clinchers he had a set of P-X wheels in, I asked him what they were like and his feedback was:

    -Internal nipples, have to remove the tubs to true them.
    -Spokes are weak and he had quite a few wheels in with snapped spokes.

    I bought the carbon rims from china, cx-ray spokes from starbike and had them built on powertap hubs... never had an issue.


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    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    I'm looking at a one year old set of Cosmic Carbone SLR, they are expensive but i've been told they are great wheels. Any thoughts ?


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    couerdelion
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    elvis jones wrote: »
    I'm looking at a one year old set of Cosmic Carbone SLR, they are expensive but i've been told they are great wheels. Any thoughts ?

    Nice wheels. Most of the reviews seem to suggest they're pretty tough.

    What kind of deal you getting on them?


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    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    couerdelion wrote: »
    Nice wheels. Most of the reviews seem to suggest they're pretty tough.

    What kind of deal you getting on them?

    1350 but i'd hope to get him down to 1200. They have been looked after very well. <<snip>>:D


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    ray o
    Registered Users Posts: 701 ✭✭✭ray o


    elvis jones wrote: »
    1350 but i'd hope to get him down to 1200. They have been looked after very well. ;):D

    Great if you can get help pay for them but If I you can't then I think I would go with a set of carbone SL. I've seen them sell for 500-600 and I believe there even more robust than the SLR.

    See here - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77376519


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    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    ray o wrote: »
    Great if you can get help pay for them but If I you can't then I think I would go with a set of carbone SL. I've seen them sell for 500-600 and I believe there even more robust than the SLR.

    See here - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77376519

    Ah but the other ones are all matt black and will match my bike:cool::o


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    shotgunmcos
    Registered Users Posts: 8,208 ✭✭✭shotgunmcos


    All, please refrain from the use of the BTW Scheme in association with these discussions for now. An update in this regard will be posted on the Forum Charter in the next few days.


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    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    shotgunmcos wrote: »
    All, please refrain from the use of the BTW Scheme in association with these discussions for now. An update in this regard will be posted on the Forum Charter in the next few days.

    Sorry........


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    shotgunmcos
    Registered Users Posts: 8,208 ✭✭✭shotgunmcos


    elvis jones wrote: »
    Sorry........

    No worries. Not anyone's bad here. Just something the Mods need to do :)

    To add to the discussion - all well and good getting import wheelsets but like getting your teeth done in eastern Europe... no guarantee!! ;)


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    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    shotgunmcos wrote: »

    No worries. Not anyone's bad here. Just something the Mods need to do :)

    To add to the discussion - all well and good getting import wheelsets but like getting your teeth done in eastern Europe... no guarantee!! ;)


    That's why I'd rather buy a known product in a shop ( even if they are second hand )


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    mloc123
    Registered Users Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    shotgunmcos wrote: »
    No worries. Not anyone's bad here. Just something the Mods need to do :)

    To add to the discussion - all well and good getting import wheelsets but like getting your teeth done in eastern Europe... no guarantee!! ;)

    On the plus side, the money you save will go towards getting new teeth put in when you land face first from wheel failure :)


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    BennyMul
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    just seen an advert on Planet X, some carbon wheels reduced to 500.


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