rim brakes for the win in 2024 ❤

I have a pair of Winspace Hypers on my rim brake Tarmac SL6, fantastic wheelset, and still available to buy!

Fulcrum Racing Zero's, they look really good for an aluminium wheel too.

I did well recently on a second hand set of Fast Forward carbon rim brake wheels for about £250 rather than £1000. But I have also bought a 2nd hand wheel only to discover that one of the spokes had pulled out of the (aluminium) rim, so bargains to be had, but beware and check everything that you can. Also, if you are buying carbon rims for the first time then get good carbon specific brake pads. Swiss Stop yellow are an excellent start point.

Roads around Switzerland Austria and germany are nearly perfect. There are also tons of nice days. So rim is fine The Disk is just over complicating and adding weight.

Yes, I would like to see a custom build wheelset video. Liked this video and appreciate the support for us rim brake/mechanical supporters . Thanks

I bought a set of DT Swiss Oxic 1400 wheels. The rims are coated with a ceramic material and I’ll tell these wheels have grip in the wet weather. These things stop you like dixx so c brakes.

Awesome vid love rim brakes.. I ride Campagnolo, zonda, shamals and bora ultra 😊❤ Pete

Now this is great content!

Custom wheels I built myself only.

Very happy with the Hunt wheels I put on a custom build.

Get a set of Fulcrum Racing 3 c17 or something from Shimano. Or the Fulcrum ones with DT Swiss hubs.

Thank you, Sam Gupta!

Trying to decide between Bora WTO 45 and DT Swiss ARC1100 48. I ride in flat-ish terrains with some short climbs. Any recommendation? I am leaning towards the DT Swiss because of perceived aero advantage (but no clue whether this is true) and because of the look, but I understand that Bora have better braking performance and are slightly lighter. Any advice?

Some of my favorite wheels are Campagnolo Khamsin, which I had for about 20000km on my Planet X Pro Carbon. Didn't have to touch them a single time and they still span as freely and as straight as in the day of purchase. Then, unfortunately, a car pulled right in front of me from a stop sign and at about 45kph I crashed with them effectively into a wall - the fork was literally in three pieces, the frame was cracked in probably four spots, and the front wheel was unfortunately also bent heavily, but about three turns with a spoke wretch were enough to straighten the rear wheel enough to be still used on my no-cost commuter.

You can buy a tubeless ready wheelset, put rim tape and a tube, like I did with my KonaX Pro.

you forgot and worth mentioning ZIPP wheels. ZIPP still makes rim brakes wheelsets like 303 and 404.

I will never change to disk brakes, my rim brakes shimano 105,, work great, easy to maintain and cheap, dontt need some bike maker telling me what i neees

i'm about to buy remerx rtx tubular rims (i was waiting for them since 2022 november) for my commuter and one of my road bikes from the early 00s. the front wheel of the commuter will have a shimano deore m510 hub and either sapim or dt butted spokes. it won't be lightweight but very reliable. i don't want to ruin my gp4 rim and early production mavic hub anymore.

Still looking like a Pokémon with that plant.

HED Ardennes have the best brake track

Not sure that's right. I had a pair of nearly new Wolber TX profil rims on Campag Record hubs. They had Swiss DT eliptical spokes. The year; 1989. PS.. bought my first copy of Cycling Weekly in 1987. Back on the bike after near 25 year lay off.

Shamal ultra c17 ❤❤❤

Love it

Any thoughts on hed ardennes blk ?

@scottf3456

3 ай бұрын

I have the Hed wheels , I'm happy with them. Sturdy, no problems at all. Stay true and roll nice enough for me. 25' s blow up to 28's easily using both Vittoria rubino and conti 500's.

I found a slightly used set of Rolf Satellite wheels for $60

Rim brake are best imo. Check my techincal downhill on a mountain pass. Mavic ksyrium s able to hold 95kg rider like me topping at 70kph.

Don’t bother with Mavic. They’re proprietary spokes and nipples make servicing their wheels near impossible. At least here in Australia. I have two Mavic wheel sets, both with corroding nipples and spokes yet bikes shops cannot get spare parts for them. It’s a real shame as they ride beautifully

@peterwillson1355

2 ай бұрын

Not all mavics are the same. I have many mavic rims with normal spokes and nipples.

What model is that sworks bicycle?

@abhattal

Ай бұрын

Allez.

Deja-vu upload.

wasn't this uploaded a few days ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:09 Spell Xyrium, not K-syrium

Tubulars are still the best option

Rim rim rim rim rimmmmmmmm. Spinergy Xaero

Spinergy Zaero ..&..Yeolio

I just got hit by a car and smashed my zipp 404 firecrest so i may have to get some

I brought the hunt alloy rim wheels, Two way fit which they just come in. I just wanted to use them in clincher mode not tubeless. Anyway I could not for the life of me get a clincher tyre onto the Hunt wheels. I tried and tried. I gave up and throw the wheels in the biffa bin. Nightmare wheels.

@ejima74

Ай бұрын

R you serious? I am seriously considering buying the Hunt Race Aero wheelset. Is this the same one that you bought?

@sgtted7580

Ай бұрын

@@ejima74 Yes it was a nightmare trying to put the tyres on. That was at home with all my tools. Imagine if you are out on the road and get a flat. Not good.

@ejima74

Ай бұрын

​@@sgtted7580So which wheelset did you replace them with? I like the reviews about the DT Swiss Oxic, I might get them.

@sgtted7580

Ай бұрын

@@ejima74 DT Swiss are nice wheels, But I went for Fulcrum racing zero. Hard to find because the wheels are just Clincher NOT tubeless ready. Which I am very happy with.

Ask for a ruler on the brake track picture of each used wheel, so you can see if they are worn out and you shouldn't buy them.

@peterwillson1355

2 ай бұрын

That doesn't always work

"Can still buy." You can still buy tubular wheels, 27 x 1 3/4 wheels. Even Penny Farthing wheels. Stop it.

I would rather to be more interested in a video about building your own wheels than to have it done by someone else.

Deja-vu upload.