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PNuT
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by PNuT

my best guess is its a rebadged hed..... but dont hold me to that :wink:

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by drjones96

PNuT wrote:my best guess is its a rebadged hed..... but dont hold me to that :wink:


That's what I thought it looked like also.

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Leroni
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by Leroni

shimano bought them
by a dutch carbon "manufacturer".

really

Bed4d SL
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by Bed4d SL

Leroni wrote:shimano bought them
by a dutch carbon "manufacturer".

really


Being as you're hinting at the manufacturer and I'm not sure which it is:? ...can you please specify...sry if this ruins the suspense you were trying to set up btw :wink:

jozuph
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by jozuph

interresting, mind to tell some about this, dutch carbon 8)

PNuT
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by PNuT

this geezer is correct.... had a look @ a tubular one in a bikeshop today... they use dura ace hubs.... felt light too so its deffo not a hed :lol:

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by Vintage

Weschner? Do you mean Teschner?
I ain't signin' nuthin' 'til I read the small print.

fdegrove
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by fdegrove

Hi,

shimano bought them
by a dutch carbon "manufacturer".


A Dutch carbon manufacturer? Like who? Heineken?

Sorry but Pro is just another distributor of rebadged Taiwanese goodies just like most of the others.
To the best of my knowledge they don't make doodley squat themselves.
Their products are distributed through the same channel that gets you Selcof, Shimano, Giro and a raft of others. (Bikegear.nl)

They offer rims and wheels under the "Pro" name too but I haven't seen any disks from them yet but then maybe my catalogue just ain't "Pro" enough.... :?
It does make for a good billboard though.....

Ciao, :wink:
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Ulf
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by Ulf

they sponsor the following teams with time trial wheels:

Gerolsteiner Rabobank FdJ.com Credit Agricole Euskatel T-Mobile Euskatel Domina Vacanze Kelme

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PNuT
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by PNuT

fdegrove wrote:Hi,

shimano bought them
by a dutch carbon "manufacturer".


A Dutch carbon manufacturer? Like who? Heineken?

Sorry but Pro is just another distributor of rebadged Taiwanese goodies just like most of the others.
To the best of my knowledge they don't make doodley squat themselves.
Their products are distributed through the same channel that gets you Selcof, Shimano, Giro and a raft of others. (Bikegear.nl)

They offer rims and wheels under the "Pro" name too but I haven't seen any disks from them yet but then maybe my catalogue just ain't "Pro" enough.... :?
It does make for a good billboard though.....

Ciao, :wink:


pro discs are owned by shimano

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by AMclassic-fan

Pro is just a brand name of Shimano Europe/Benelux. That is the reason that all the teams with this wheel also ride with Shimano groupsets and wheels.

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Samu Ilonen
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by Samu Ilonen

Scandinavian Shimano importer has offers them for me few weeks ago. I don't really need them but I would like to try them...

Mile Ditch
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by Mile Ditch

PNuT wrote:pro discs are owned by shimano


Did you get a price? (in £!)

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by Mile Ditch

Mile Ditch wrote:
PNuT wrote:pro discs are owned by shimano


Did you get a price? (in £!)


It's OK, I found one. £550. Do they look well made, and are they only available with that horrible logo?

PNuT
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by PNuT

jt cycles in ely are selling them for £450 :wink:

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