Third Time's a Charm: Litespeed T3

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Nefarious86
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I actually find the CTG braking to be the best out of most wheels I've tried, no pulsing or squealing and nice linear feel with plenty of bite if you ask for it, id say give them a try if they're on offer (9100 calliper).
The Power pads are nice and dont seem to wear too bad but truth be told I've actually started using the $6 Wiggle blue pads with them for crits etc as an experemtnt as I had them here after I needed to bulk up an order for free shipping last year and im pretty sure they are in fact the original CTG pads.. Not quite as powerful as they have less surface area and they chew out a bit faster but for most riding it's not an issue. If im riding unknown hills I throw the Power pads back in and presto. I'm also 90kg at present and dont go easy on things.

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RyanH wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:54 am
If it's true that the Enve pads only last 500 miles or so which seems to be the case for my first pair, then 10K miles per year would be 20 sets of pads at $40 a piece, or $800 actually...ridiculous, no? I think I got 7K or more out of my Reynolds Power Pads.

@nefarious No, Isaac has offered to lend me his pair since he believes in them so much. I've had the previous gen wheels, which I like for what they were. My only gripe with the old ones was that the brake feel wasn't very smooth when coming to a final stop.
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I get about 3k out of my Enve pads. When they are nice and low they go to my TT bike where I have clearance issues.
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spdntrxi wrote:I get about 3k out of my Enve pads. When they are nice and low they go to my TT bike where I have clearance issues.
The Gen2 brake tracks?

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turlutu wrote:You need a T1SL disc .... :)
Seems cheaper than getting new brake pads.. 🤯

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RyanH wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:54 am
I think I got 7K or more out of my Reynolds Power Pads.

Theres the ez answer then no ?
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Nefarious86 wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:59 pm
spdntrxi wrote:I get about 3k out of my Enve pads. When they are nice and low they go to my TT bike where I have clearance issues.
The Gen2 brake tracks?

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spdntrxi wrote:
Nefarious86 wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:59 pm
spdntrxi wrote:I get about 3k out of my Enve pads. When they are nice and low they go to my TT bike where I have clearance issues.
The Gen2 brake tracks?

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yes gen 2
What sort of VM in that time?


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Nefarious86 wrote:
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spdntrxi wrote:
Nefarious86 wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:59 pm
spdntrxi wrote:I get about 3k out of my Enve pads. When they are nice and low they go to my TT bike where I have clearance issues.
The Gen2 brake tracks?

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What sort of VM in that time?


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if you mean climbing.. Its probably in the neighborhood of 100k ft(not a lot). I'm not a lightweight at 85kg
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I broke my front wheel today, this is super depressing. I washed my front wheel on a tiny patch of super slick water on a road I've gone up over a hundred times. I've done that turn dozens of times when it has been wet and took today pretty gingerly I thought but when I went to finish my turn and crossed over a little extended patch, quickly lost my front wheel.

So, for the 2nd time in about a month, off to the Urgent Care. This time some stitches and glued up cuts. ImageImage

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Ouch... heal up.

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Ouch! That's a hellva lump. Heal up quick!

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WTF? Terrible luck. Somethings not right. There must have been some contaminant on the road or grease, etc. A tire issue? How are those Veloflex in the wet? Did the wheel fail first? and if not how did it get wrecked. Just laying the bike down shouldn't hurt the wheel. Feel for you.
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Hope you heal soon, and not in to much pain.
You didn't break my Gipfelsturms did you. !!!

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I broke the Gips

I'm still at a loss how I went down. I've done that turn dozens of times when it was wet but never with Veloflex Extreme. I'd be surprised if Veloflex was using a different compound for Extreme than their other tires though. Maybe I'm wrong but they seems like something only larger manufacturers can afford to do. I even went through it deliberately slowly since I had recently crashed and didn't want to risk crashing again.

The front wheel broke during the crash. The bike flipped somehow and I managed to jam my foot through the front wheel. I remember seeing my foot in the wheel and that pit in the stomach feeling. Drive side shifters sustained substantial damage despite going down on my left side.

All in all, a few stitches, some glue and a bunch of road rash. Nothing broken fortunately. Just an upset wife.

Edit: does anyone have comments on Extreme in the wet vs the rest of the lineup? I've ridden Roubaix and carbons extensively in the wet last year. I also rode those at much lower psi than these (100/110).

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