Don't believe the hype about enve's, they've got as many warranties as nextie or any other carbon rim.The real question is, what carbon wheels in the internal 30-32mm wide category.
15x100 and 12x142
Second hand enve?
Light Bicycle?
Nextie?
Figuring budget is 1500ish.
Don't believe the hype about enve's, they've got as many warranties as nextie or any other carbon rim.
I've been running a set of these laid up with additional carbon +15 to 20g for almost a year: http://www.carbonbicycle.cc/proshow.php?cid=77&tid=59&id=210#.WhkebROCwWo
They're currently built up with hope pro 4's, dt revolution spokes and brass nipples. They've done a hell of a lot of riding in the past year, primarily downhill stuff and they've held up great, haven't had to retension them at all. This build should come in at around $1k or just under.
Recycled brass with a bit of chrome plating left.Glad you are getting some smiles from her. :thumb:
What is the drift made from? it looks pretty sexy.
Swapping one set of problems for another. The previous generation of Shimano are much better than both.Fast, scary fast on the down. Climbs well. XT M8000 brakes have to go, no modulation at all. Guides the whole way.
Nah, I've 7 sets of guides now. All sorted, all working amazingly well, no ongoing issues with my fleet of guides.Swapping one set of problems for another. The previous generation of Shimano are much better than both.
Cyclingdeal have the SLX m675s for cheap. M785s sometimes come up on Ebay for cheap.
The sad thing is I have a set of m755s that are better than everything short of Saints. Talk about regression.
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*Clears throat* I told you so.Guide RS are now on and working nicely. Took ages but I did a full rebuild on levers and callipers.
I had such a bad time routing brake lines. Had to take the bottom bracket out and drag the cables out of the down tube as there wasn’t enough space. Broke the bottom bracket smacking it out as well which just annoyed meGuide RS are now on and working nicely. Took ages but I did a full rebuild on levers and callipers.
The internal routing on the lapierre is a bit tricky. Used thin wire hooked up to the old shimano line to pull the guide line through.
I've rebuilt many. Once rebuilt properly, they are good for many many thousands of km. I hate shimano'a lever feel, can't afford Hope brakes on all my bikes, so am happy to throw time at Guides.*Clears throat* I told you so.
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The Shimano lever feel is down to sponginess in the lines. The grabbiness is the organic pads.I've rebuilt many. Once rebuilt properly, they are good for many many thousands of km. I hate shimano'a lever feel, can't afford Hope brakes on all my bikes, so am happy to throw time at Guides.
A draw wire is the answer. Thin steel wire wrapped and taped to the existing line makes it a lot easier.I had such a bad time routing brake lines. Had to take the bottom bracket out and drag the cables out of the down tube as there wasn’t enough space. Broke the bottom bracket smacking it out as well which just annoyed me
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What wheels or rims did you end up going ? I'm going to build some carbon rims up next year but I'm not sure if I would bother with old mates Rims, Zaf on here had a few issues with warranty.The real question is, what carbon wheels in the internal 30-32mm wide category.
15x100 and 12x142
Second hand enve?
Light Bicycle?
Nextie?
Figuring budget is 1500ish.
Haven't decided yet.What wheels or rims did you end up going ? I'm going to build some carbon rims up next year but I'm not sure if I would bother with old mates Rims, Zaf on here had a few issues with warranty.
I also planned on a budget of around a $1000 and leaning towards Nextie, not sure if I want to go 30mm ID because I want to keep the rolling mass down. I'm also looking at Top Most rims direct from China as I've bought a frame from them before that the carbon was excellent on but they skimped on the pivots a bit. A few blokes have also said the wider rims can be a bit more exposed to rocks when you bottom out the tyre.Haven't decided yet.
I've been trawling through the Facebook wheel builders group. Seems Nextie, Light Bicycle, Carbon Cycle and Carbonfan are all rated highly, premium Chinese carbon rims have come of age.
Hubs and spokes will come from zee Germans.
Anything but light bicycle puts the total spend at a tad under 900 bucks. That's awesome.