WORLDS LIGHTEST CLINCHERS!!! AND THEY ARE CARBON!!!

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Superlite	Post subject: WORLDS LIGHTEST CLINCHERS!!! AND THEY ARE CARBON!!! Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:15 pm
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:01 pm Posts: 2477 Location: Colorado	Available in January 2004, FSA's RD-800 carbon clinchers have 18 spokes front and rear and reportedly weigh 1.2kg per pair. RRP will be US$1100 per pair. Not a bad price, and the lightest clinchers money can buy, at the moment anyways. Heres the link, go ahead, snoop around! http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2003/sh ... ke/maloney Attachments: TM_FSA.jpg [ 48.18 KiB | Viewed 1315 times ] _________________ MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! HUH!
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Weenie	Post subject: WORLDS LIGHTEST CLINCHERS!!! AND THEY ARE CARBON!!! Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:15 pm
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Joel	Post subject: Re: WORLDS LIGHTEST CLINCHERS!!! AND THEY ARE CARBON!!! Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:57 pm
Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2003 1:43 pm Posts: 751 Location: Belgium	Check the new hyperon ultra clincher www.campagnolo.com and the Fir rondas
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Florian	Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:04 pm
Site Admin Joined: Tue Jun 11, 2002 2:45 pm Posts: 891 Location: Germany	Wasn't there an air pressure limit on the carbon clincher rims from Campagnolo? I remember something like "not more than 8 bar". Wouldn't surprise me if the FSAs are limited, too.
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Superlite	Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:06 pm
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:01 pm Posts: 2477 Location: Colorado	Yeah, I've seen them, they make me sick. They aren't very light, 1350g, and they cost a butt load, around 2000. I could buy 2 of the new FSA sets for the price of theat and be 150g lighter. _________________ MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! HUH!
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Joel	Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:09 pm
Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2003 1:43 pm Posts: 751 Location: Belgium	Why don't you use tubulars? Much stronger for the same weight and safer.
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Superlite	Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:12 pm
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:01 pm Posts: 2477 Location: Colorado	I never said I didn't, although I don't. Not yet anyways, saving up for some though. I was just saying that theses are the worlds lightest clinchers, thats all. _________________ MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! HUH!
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Joel	Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:16 pm
Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2003 1:43 pm Posts: 751 Location: Belgium	OK, but for racing - not for training tubulars are just better and you I wouldn't train on my 2000$ wheels
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Superlite	Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:21 pm
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:01 pm Posts: 2477 Location: Colorado	I never said I was buying them to train on, they would be race and event use only. _________________ MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! HUH!
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spytech	Post subject: Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:38 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:34 pm Posts: 1653 Location: New York City	does anyone have a close up picture of the hubs?
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Superlite	Post subject: Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:27 pm
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:01 pm Posts: 2477 Location: Colorado	I WAS WRONG!! These wheels are not as lite as they claim to be. FSA claims they weigh in at about 1200g, but from a source at interbike they are closer to 1500g!!! Oh well, carbon clinchers is a bad idea anyways, they can't take the pressure, most only to 8 bar. _________________ MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! HUH!
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spytech	Post subject: Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:39 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:34 pm Posts: 1653 Location: New York City	how much is 8 bar? 1500grams doesnt sound too good - i hope thats not true
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Superlite	Post subject: Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:47 pm
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:01 pm Posts: 2477 Location: Colorado	About 120psi. By they way, I think you broke the record for most posts in one day. What do you have 25? Somebodys been drinking too much coffee _________________ MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! HUH!
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spytech	Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:01 am
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:34 pm Posts: 1653 Location: New York City	hehe, thats because im getting new parts for my bike, and i am doing alot of research. but everyone says not to ride the zipp 360 rim everyday in new york city. so i think i made a bad choice there.
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Joel	Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:08 am
Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2003 1:43 pm Posts: 751 Location: Belgium	spytech wrote: hehe, thats because im getting new parts for my bike, and i am doing alot of research. but everyone says not to ride the zipp 360 rim everyday in new york city. so i think i made a bad choice there. Do you want to train on Carbon wheels in New York city???
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Weenie	Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:08 am
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spytech	Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 2:03 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:34 pm Posts: 1653 Location: New York City	i just wanted to build a bike (this is my first road bike), then it turned out to be a project - i was searching for the lightest parts. but i dont think i wanna train in nyc with carbon wheels, if i can sell both rims i will and just build myself something else, maybe american classic - i just dont like how many people have had problems with their rear hub.
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