Road Disc brake wheel upgrade

A little update I have
A little update I have completed the front wheel assy. With disc, tyres and skewer

New Hunt front wheel 1295g

The original wheel mavic tn 319 rim 25mm Durano clincher with disc

Weight 1585g

So a nearly 300g saving on one wheel so expect similar weight loss when I fit up the rear.

The new wheel dropped straight in with no adjustment needed to the caliper, wheel spun free. Good news for when pro cyclists go disc 🙂

25mm tyres (reported weights
25mm tyres (reported weights 700g pair) were fitted on order. I was going to fit myself but couldn’t find a supplier with stock at the time.

That makes them correct with bare wheels weight.

Once my rotors turn up I can compare weights with my original wheels. I doubt there will be a huge difference in weights, but I will have a spare set of hand built

DazzW wrote:i ‘upgraded’ the

DazzW wrote:

i ‘upgraded’ the Maddux 3.0 on my Cannondale Synapse to the Kinesis Crosslight V3 wheels, managed to get them for £240, BUT i had to have them re-laced as my TRP Spyres kept catching the on spokes.
I weighed them at the shop before they were re-laced and they weighed 1700g for the pair with skewers.
For the money i paid, i thought they were pretty decent value, but the re-lacing added extra cost. Apart from that, i haven’t had any other problems with them.
Next time i decide to upgrade wheels, i’ll be getting some hand-builts though.

I’ve also got a set of Crosslight V3’s, and was going to fit a set of TRP spyres as a future upgrade. It looks like Kinesis use those together on their own Pro6, so I thought they’d be fine.

Did you get the problem front and back and is rotor size a factor?

CXR94Di2 wrote:My Hunt disc

CXR94Di2 wrote:

My Hunt disc wheels turned up early today 🙂 fitted with Schwalbe ones- tubeless
They look very nice, subtle black with discrete Hunt logos, I will fit them next week once I have new disc rotors.

For those interested, I weighed the wheels with only the tyres fitted, no cassette or rotors (weights for those parts easily researched)

Front wheel 1104 grams

Rear wheel 1214 grams

Hmm strange you didn’t time your disc rotors with the arrival of your wheels especially you have to wait a while for the wheels.

I am seriously thinking of getting them so please give feed back.

i ‘upgraded’ the Maddux 3.0
i ‘upgraded’ the Maddux 3.0 on my Cannondale Synapse to the Kinesis Crosslight V3 wheels, managed to get them for £240, BUT i had to have them re-laced as my TRP Spyres kept catching the on spokes.
I weighed them at the shop before they were re-laced and they weighed 1700g for the pair with skewers.
For the money i paid, i thought they were pretty decent value, but the re-lacing added extra cost. Apart from that, i haven’t had any other problems with them.
Next time i decide to upgrade wheels, i’ll be getting some hand-builts though.

Moonglu
Moonglu

glewis wrote:I went for the

glewis wrote:

I went for the Kinesis wheels in the end. They were OK but had about 5 broken spokes on the rear (cheap nipples started to rust) and the hub went after only 3000km.

Ended up getting a Halo hub built up with an Archetype rim which was vastly superior reliability wise.

Carbon/lightness/stiffness stuff is all well and good but most of it is marketing w@nk. If I were to do it again, I would just get a custom set built up. Might be slightly more expensive in the short run, but at least you know they are going to be tough and you know the guys. You don’t have to buy bling wheels to go fast but if that’s your thing then go for it.

p.s. if anyone in London wants a free rear Kinesis disc wheel then let me know (freehub will need replacing)

I am glad I didn’t go for the Kinesis for my wheel replacement.

CXR94Di2 wrote:hsiaolc

CXR94Di2 wrote:

hsiaolc wrote:

What about the Hunt Wheels Four Season DIsc? They seem great for £350 light and looks like ace.

I have a set coming in their June batch. Will comment once installed. Now just need to choose which disc and cass.

I envy you. 🙁 I cancelled my order so I can save for my next bike 🙁 I feel like I am missing out.