Spotted on bike.24 and ax website. 800g low profile wheelset. Who's going to be te first to buy and review.

http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;n ... ,30;mid=63

Magic.



It's all special ancient Chinese Magic.

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But this costs 3322 United States Dollars! Must be very ancient Chinese magic.

Nice wheels, but the pricing is off. They're advertised at 2479 euros, "reduced" from 2599.

The prices of the components are:
- Rims 719 x 2 = 1438 euros
- Hubs 399 + 149 = 548 euros
- CX rays 2.60 x 44 = 115 euros
- Total = 2101 euros.

So, with the "reduced" price they're charging 378 euros simply to build them (or 498 euros, when not "reduced").

As much as I like Bike24 that strikes me as being more than a little excessive.

Links to prices:
http://ax-lightness.de/en/cycling/bike-components/rims/srt24/
http://www.extralite.com/shop.cfm?type=euro
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WSSACXR/sapim_cx_ray_spoke

Hi,



I don't think the shop has anything to do with it. Aren't those wheels a true ax-lightness product ?
That's how it reads from the description on the Bike24 site.

Ciao,

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I think you're a total resource of information when it comes to Taiwanese and Chinese manufacturing sources, products, and so forth, but where is this comment coming from?
The wheels are AX Lightness - not their "Engage" line.
Rims? AX Lightness - made in Germany
Hubs? Extralite - made in Italy
Spokes? CX Ray

So may I ask what your comment is about?

(this is regardless of the "trust" a person may have in AX Lightness's product qualities or failures, that's for another long-pending topic.)

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The prices aren't quite right. This set is built with the SPM front hub which is a little more expensive than the SX. Extralite does not usually sell the SPM aftermarket but we have been able to get a few in the past, but have paid a little more for it.

Also the rims are not the standard Ax24 rims. The regular Ax 24 rim is claimed at 215 grams, but generally falls closer to 220-225 grams per rim. The rims in the Ultra set shown are a different rim that weigh in around 195grams each.

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Hi,



Wot? You do not know where these are made?

And, BTW, you can't just make a breakdown of material costs etc. that way. That's not how it works out.

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Nothing really.

I was having a beer, bored and being a dick.

It was supposed to be a witty retort to another post but it was just dickish.

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Really? Why not? I'm not being facetious, it's a serious question.

I stand corrected on the actual specs, but (assuming they were the same hubs and rims) I fail to see why you couldn't source each constituent component, then add the costs of a decent wheel builder to arrive at a final cost.

What am I missing?

Yes, you're absolutely right. They are: http://ax-lightness.de/en/cycling/bike-components/wheelsets/ultra/

My mistake.

Hi,

Well that would probably work for a wheelbuilder making a custom set or small series of wheels.
A manufacturer OTOH buys in much larger quantities of components so the profit margin is just not the same as you need also a budget for marketing etc.
I'm just speaking in general....not being Ax-lightness's beancounter or something.

Ciao,

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