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2% Weight Reduction (Wheels)

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  • March 10, 2019 at 11:15 pm #29434
    NorthEastJimmy

    Never been a huge weight weeny but I guess by posting this…

    I’m finally looking into making my first decent wheel upgrade on my best bike but keep having second thoughts, even with the majority of people saying a wheel upgrade is the no.1 in upgrades.

    I’d be going from a stock wheelset of DT Swiss R460 with 350 hubs and looking at getting Hunt 30 Carbon Aero Disc (£900).  The overall bike weight reduction looks to be roughly 160g (2%). Otherwise I could just get the Hunt Areo Light (alloy) and save £500. 

    I’ve never had carbon wheels and don’t fancy massively areo rims due to wind annoyance.  Would I really notice the weight reduction of 160g and is that worth £500 more?  I’m guesssing the hubs and rim stiffness will be a big improvement.  

    Also does anyone know if Hunt’s hub noise is louder than the Hope’s freehub iconic buzz?  

     

     

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  • March 12, 2019 at 12:11 pm #937399
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    Stef Marazzi

    Thing is, you’ve already got

    Thing is, you’ve already got a decent set of wheels on your bike.

    Just make sure they are serviced every year, I dont think you need to bother replacing them.

    March 11, 2019 at 4:14 pm #937397
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    barongreenback

    Just upgraded to some 52mm

    Just upgraded to some 52mm rims.  Saved about 50g over my old wheelset.  Am I any faster?  No idea yet as I’ve not been out for a decent ride yet.  Do they make a cool noise?  Yes.  Do they look really cool on my bike?  Hell yes.  Do I look ‘all the gear and no idea’?  Absolutely!

     

    March 11, 2019 at 1:58 pm #937395
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    check12

    Your wheels are reasonably

    Your wheels are reasonably good at the moment so an upgrade won’t give you a massive improvement.

    if your tyres are bad then an upgrade there might be better, conti 5000 tubeless or none depending on your chosen poison. 

    Latex inner tubes? 

    Rock n roll dry lube? 

     

     

    March 11, 2019 at 1:42 pm #937393
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    Nick T

    Go to Light Bicycle and get

    Go to Light Bicycle and get some 55mm carbon clinchers on DT hubs for about 600USD. That’s all these companies are doing, but they add their own sticker and charge you a premium in the process. You won’t notice the weight, but you will notice the aero

    March 11, 2019 at 1:08 pm #937391
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    EddyBerckx

    If you’re gonna go carbon, go

    If you’re gonna go carbon, go carbon. I wouldn’t personally bother with less than 50mm…in fact my next set will be 60mm cos more is better 😛

     

    You’d notice half a kg in weight difference, though wheels are more than just aero vs weight – stiffness and hub stuff is also important. Whether you are a heavyweight or not may affect your choice too…if heavyweight then definitely go more aero…else it’s possible you’ll get blown around more on deeper rims if you’re pretty light. Go 40mm in that case

    March 11, 2019 at 10:55 am #937389
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    kil0ran

    Hunt freewheels are loud, but
    Hunt freewheels are loud, but not as loud as Hope

    March 11, 2019 at 10:06 am #937387
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    PRSboy

    I definitely do notice the

    I definitely do notice the different feel of my Campag Shamals vs my Fulcrum R5s.  Feels a bit like an unseen hand giving a gentle push up short inclines.  They are lighter and stiffer, I guess this means more of my huffing and puffing is converted into forward motion.

    Hunt have a 60 day ‘ride and return’ policy… try ’em, what’s to lose…?

     

     

    March 11, 2019 at 9:18 am #937385
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    Simon E

    “Would I really notice the

    “Would I really notice the weight reduction of 160g”

    No.

    Ride with 160ml of water in your bottle. Pour it out. Ride some more.

    Can you tell the difference?

    March 11, 2019 at 8:44 am #937383
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    Mungecrundle

    Unless you intend to be a

    Unless you intend to be a specialist 55Kg hill climb trialist, there are far more performance benefits to be unlocked by going aero before weight saving. A good set of 40mm ish rims will not cause problems in cross winds (my experience using Reynolds Assaults at 41mm), they look good (personal opinion of course), and one of the benefits of disc brakes is that the rim can be profiled for aerodynamics alone without the necessity of a brake track.

    Decent wheels, properly maintained will give thousands of miles of service all the time increasing your happiness factor by at least 2%. I’d take 2% happiness over 2% weight reduction any day!

    March 11, 2019 at 7:16 am #937381
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    CXR94Di2

      Would I really notice the

      Would I really notice the weight reduction of 160g and is that worth £500 more?

    Nope, you will not notice the difference.  But you will convince yourself because you spent far more than you should have

     

     I’m guesssing the hubs and rim stiffness will be a big improvement.  

    No not really, unless you’re powering up hills stood up

     

    If you want to go faster buy some Ebay Chinese 60mm deep carbon wheels.  These will give you a little more speed-maybe 1mph ave and sound great.  Do like carbon wheel hum 😀

     

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