I’ve never spent that much on a wheelset and I’d be furious if I did and then had to dremel the hub. Thanks for the honest review

I love this wheelset. I've had Boras and Shamals and now the Levante. They are silky smooth and they roll oh so fast. I just mounted the Bontrager G3 rubber and road away. No tape, no Dremel, no issues.

JOM always brings the bling. Appreciate your work.

Another great video!

Woww....love that quiet freehub. I hate croaking freehub when riding alone in the woods, just ruined the atmosphere.

nice to hear a quite free-hub, just like my shamal's. great honest review.

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Regretting I did not review the carbon Shamals, when I had the Ridley Kanzo Fast with Ekar... that was one bike I did not wish to return, nor had an option to purchase after the review :(

@lincolnlu9869

Жыл бұрын

@@GravelCyclist Kristy just got a set of the shamal carbons. They're beautiful

For a moment I thought the dog wouldn’t show up. Are they available in 650b? Would be handy for extra large tires.

JOM. Must be a drummer with that traditional grip !

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Barry, been a loooooooooong time since I played on a kit, but I still have two of my snare drums stored. My teacher way back when insisted I learn traditional grip, which I reckon, is the best way to play.

Could you, please, explain how are you using the tyre lever to ensure the tyre fitting with the Topeak Booster? What is its use here and meaning? Thanks a lot.

@GravelCyclist

10 ай бұрын

I mounted tyres as usual, no tricks, tyre lever to pop on the tyre. An additional layer of base tape was needed for this tyre / rim pairing. Following that, easy mounting with the Bontrager TLR Flashcharger pump (not the Topeak Booster). Good luck!

You also reviewed the Roval Terra C and CL - how would you compare these 3? They are 1400g, 1500g and 1600g :) I am thinking about one of these 3 models, but not sure which would be the best for me - looking for something fairly light (so Terra C has a minus point), not super-stiff (CL a minus point?), with a good hubs/freehub (DT upgradable ratchet gets a plus point)...

@GravelCyclist

11 ай бұрын

I cannot help you make a choice, my reviews are there for that, but I favor lower weight... of course, the one thing to remember here, the lower the weight, the lighter the wallet :(

I got a set when they originally came out. I've had no problems with three different through axle manufacturers, so no Dremeling has been required. What I did have trouble with was noise from garbage trapped inside the wheels. This garbage was small chunks of carbon and resin, as well as the remains of a rubber plug, presumably used either during construction or testing for 'air-tightness'. It wasn't easy to get it all out of there. Both blackwall Pirelli 'H' and 'M' tires mounted up dry and held air overnight, without sealant. They were expensive, but they've worked very well. Honestly, a LOT of other less expensive wheels work equally as well. Once you get on the trail, the dust tones down the C-LUX BS. 😆

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the inciteful comment, hopefully my axle issue was isolated. I've heard this garbage you speak of in a carbon wheelset circa late 2000's. Having spoke holes made it easy to remove once the base tape (not tubeless) was removed.

What exactly is the trick with the tape to inflate them? Never seen or heard of it before. New to me. Or, is that an extra layer of rim tape? I didn't have to use it. 🤔

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you have to install a second, or even third layer of tape, in order for the tubeless inflation to be successful. This always works, no matter how stubborn the tyre is to inflate.

Interesting that you had to use tape...I didn't. I only had to use a tire jack for the handmade challenge tires...but then again so have many others. I had zero issues.

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

A layer of tape helps with loose fitting tyres, this is pretty normal once in a while. If I had a proper compressor, I may have gotten away without using tape.

This is why I invested in an air compressor. :-)

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Exactly... I'm a holdout, and I'm convinced I burn a few extra calories + frustration doing this :)

I didn't have any problem with the thru axle with mine

@GravelCyclist

6 ай бұрын

Nice... perhaps mine was a one off or a small batch of axles were affected. Still, I think it was worthwhile showing in the interest of transparency / a very honest review.

Tire fitting - the problem is not with the wheels, but those TIRES! I am running 3sets of Pana gravel kings, on different rims, and setting tubeless is almost always tricky! Use dense soap as a sealing agent... and pressure :) BTW for that reason, and woody feeling, gave up Panaracers almost completely...

@GravelCyclist

10 ай бұрын

Soap makes no difference to mounting in my experience, whereas an extra layer of base tape infinitely helps, as demonstrated in the video. "Woody" feeling, what does that mean? Panaracer GK SK tyres in 700c x 43mm are my go to for 95% of my riding, absolute sublime riding, about 20psi front, 24psi rear, and with Orange Seal Endurance Formula, absolute perfection.

@osobnyw2231

10 ай бұрын

@GravelCyclist Used to run 3 sets of panaracers, all tubeless ready: gravelking and ss for my fast wheels, and two different sets of SKs, 38s and 43s. They were mounted on RR521, XR361, Zipp 303s and Mavic allroad SLs, in different combinations during two seasons. Out of 6 tires 4or5 gave me installation problems similar to those we did experience back in the days of non tubeless tires installed tubeless... Of course extra layer of tape helps because it increases rim diameter... but this is the solution for tire poor interface quality. I know panaracers are half price of premium tires... but had a thought in 21st century we shall have no issues with tubeless interface. Woody feeling - noticeably worse absorption and rough terrain dampening as compared to contis Terra speeds, schwalbes g-ones. Challenge strade biance and gateway are best so far in comfort department Ive found, but price... well, 3x of panaracers... Strade biance 36s are more comfy as compared to SK measured 43s in my opinion. Thick, dense soap really helps, no any water dilution, has to be really thick; however with one SK tire had to use car tire mounting paste - went to car garage :( - did not want to mess with tape on Mavic no-tape wheel

Why not file down the major diameter (or “crest”) of the threads on your thru axle instead?

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

My fix worked, and it took less than 15 seconds to correct, vs potentially messing up a thru-axle thread.

Funny how mine did not come in fancy covers but in eco-friendly bubble-wrap 😊😂

@GravelCyclist

3 күн бұрын

That's a shame.

@timoe2469

2 күн бұрын

@@GravelCyclist Oh well tbh when I order a wheelset I would not expect them to come with covers. Was surprised to see them in your presentation. And now that (at least here in Germany) the prices per set have dropped well into the 3-digits-zone, I can live with my bubble covers 😄

@GravelCyclist

Күн бұрын

@@timoe2469 I think I received special treatment to be honest. This wheelset was for review, sometimes they add wheel bags, etc, it makes for a nice presentation.

You should contact your Campy rep and see what they say about your axle not fitting inside the hub.

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

For certain, plan to speak with my inside contact.

Massive Campag fan..been riding Campag Record since 1969! However,they do occasionally get it wrong. Love their over engineering,lack of ‘plastic bits’, ease of servicing etc.

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Hoping this issue was a one-off. I use Campy for my personal mechanical groupsets, IMHO, the best there is.

I think Campy went a bit to far with the width of the rims. For the price I may want to use the wheels on the road bike on those super windy days when I would cancel my ride because aero wheels make the bike hard to control. The low 30mm profile makes them attractive but I think they are just to wide. Even for my cyclocross bike these would be to wide because the max tire width allowed is 33mm. There would be issues for those really in tune with cyclocross.

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

I thought the supported widths of 38mm to 76mm!, a little odd.

Too glossy for a gravel wheelset. Unless you are not going to ride gravel.😀

@GravelCyclist

Жыл бұрын

Survived two months of use with gloss finish intact. Classy AF.