Ness carbon wheel set off Torpedo7. I paid $750 plus $30 for the 15mm spacers. They have since been on sale for $699 so keep an eye on their sales if you're interested.
I really knew nothing about these wheels when I got them, but figured someone had to go first. So I thought I would give them a try.
Pretty good so far. I had a small issue doing the cassette up as the qr spacer on the rear wheel has quite a large diameter, so some machining of my cassette tool was required.
They are quite a flash looking wheel set with all the red anodizing and bladed straight pull spokes. And of course the carbon rims.
My tyres went on and inflated without any drama using a compressor. May be fine with a floor pump?? I just used the pre installed tape and some Stan's valves.
I put these wheels on my Giant XTC Composite 29er. They replaced the stock giant wheels which are stiff and heavy.
The ness wheels weighed in at 1490g pair with the front 15mm adapters fitted. With pre installed rim tape but no valves. That's pretty closed to their claimed 1470.
This has taken about 700grams off my giant. 1100g if you include the tubes that were fitted. The difference is quite noticeable especially on climbs and acceleration. I never ride fast and am generally towards the back of the pack. But at a recent 3 hour club race I seemed to be passing a lot of people on the fast road sections and climbs. Unusual for me.
I haven't noticed any loss off stiffness and the xtc still has that super stiff responsive feel to it. But now it feels a little quicker.
