So from what I gather the new clincher line from Shimano will include all carbon rims that were previously only available as tubular, is that correct?
I curious to see how a C50 will compare to the Bora 50 or the new Mavic Cosmic Pro Sl (a 40mm I know). The Shimano wheels don't look to have these new type of braking surfaces so I imagine that they are not on the cutting edge yet again
New Shimano Clinchers
Moderator: robbosmans
The all-carbon wheels are only on the tubulars and disk brake clincher versions. The rim brake clinchers will continue to be carbon bonded to aluminum. And there's no C50. It's either the C40 (really only 37mm deep and not 40mm as the name suggests) or the C60. Since I'm only interested in a rim brake clincher my options are limited to the C40 or C60 bonded carbon/aluminum rims. I want an all-carbon clincher so I went with a set of Campy Boras (still en-route to me). Currently I'm riding the C50 clincher. They are functional and durable. However they also weigh 1,775g. without rim tapes. I plan to keep my C50s for future rides with heavy descents.
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Thanks to Shimano leaving something open there is more info on the new wheels.
http://productinfo.shimano.com/#/spec/1.8/ROAD/Wheel
(hattip to Steve / intheknowcycling.com)
http://productinfo.shimano.com/#/spec/1.8/ROAD/Wheel
(hattip to Steve / intheknowcycling.com)
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