LEW wheelset ???

[jesper]

Hi

I'm looking on a LEW wheelset, total price 600 us dollars ........

To expensive.........??

Good or bad.......??

I'm not sure, but I believe that it was LEW who was overtaken by Reynolds and they make very good wheels, so...!!??

Thanks
Jesper

[tobias]

hi jesper,

i´ve seen one at ebay.
cheers

tobias.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=58098[/url]

[jesper]

Hi Tobias

They seem to be fine..??

But does any one have any experience with this wheelset.

I'm 182 cm an weighs 75 kilos.......am I to heavy for these wheels.....

I have a pair of HED Alps, but I would also like a light pair of wheels.....

Jesper

[tobias]

They seem to be fine..??

sorry...i´ve never ridden them...

I'm 182 cm an weighs 75 kilos.......am I to heavy for these wheels.....

that´s pretty much the same as me

your alps are a bit weighty because of the rims (i guess you´re riding the tubular 450gr, aren´t you?).

light and cheap wheels are corima rims / tune hubs / cx ray spokes like here:
link
this wheelset is appr. 1270gr/800€ tubular.

regards to denmark -btw. where do you live there??

tobias.[/url]

[edited by Frankie - B due to long link]

[jesper]

Yes I ride the tubular version !!

Earlier I have asked for a tune up of these wheels, changing the spokes to CX-ray, but I have'nt measured the spokes yet. By chance does anyone know the exact lenght of them....??

Anyhow I think I'll stick to the changing of the spokes, buing a new set of wheels and my girlfriend will kill me

To Tobias, I live in Aarhus, the "capital of Jutland" as we say, maybee you have heard of it ?

Jesper

[tobias]

Yes I ride the tubular version !!

Earlier I have asked for a tune up of these wheels, changing the spokes to CX-ray, but I have'nt measured the spokes yet. By chance does anyone know the exact lenght of them....??

Anyhow I think I'll stick to the changing of the spokes, buing a new set of wheels and my girlfriend will kill me

Jesper

the easiest way will be to contact hed via mail.

have you ever thought of changing the hubs?
the braxxo am classic is quiet cheap (EUR 29,-) and dead light 64gr...but it depends on the amount of your spokes (only av in 32...so 16 will work.).
the other choice could be tune...like you might know:D

To Tobias, I live in Aarhus, the "capital of Jutland" as we say, maybee you have heard of it ?
Jesper

sure! i used (and will work again in march ) in copenhagen...i really like it there!


tobias.

[jesper]

Actually I think the Sonic hubs are very good. I've had a pair of Mavic wheels with HÜGI 240 hubs, and the were good, and the Sonic ride just as well, so I'll stick to them.

You know I want it to be light, but they also have to have the strenght to be used often.

What kind of bike do you ride Tobias ??

I'm riding a Specialized S-works (World champion edition) with Dura Ace, FSA crankset, FRM stem, 3TT 199 handlebar, Ambrosio aero seatpost and Fizik saddle (world champion edition) and HED Alps. I think it weighs about 7,8 kilos......but I'm not sure. A friend of mine has the same model, but it's a really light weigt bike, only 6,5 kilos......thats nice

Nice town Copenhagen, I lived there for 6 months some years ago, but I'm glad to be back in Aarhus

[tobias]

hi jesper,

really nice AND RARE one.
i´m also into specialized...but into some kind of retro.
i´ve got 3 of them. an everyday training allez comp festina/fsa/mavic 32spokes - nothing special.
the comp one is an s-works festina 2001 with hed3/bar end shifters-i´m doing duathlon...this is really fast**
the one i´m actually building is the weight weenie, 2002 s works sl frame (1200gr), time millenium x-stiff full carbon fork, fsa superlieght cranks, mavic mektronic (i know... ...but i like it), a lot of light stuff, but i´m still looking for wheels...
hopefully it´ll be finished soon..summer is coming
i´ll post some pics when it´s finished...should be around 6.2kilo...we´ll see.
hilsen

tobias.

[jesper]

If I had the money I would also like to build a real weight weenie, but sadly that is not possible

But I'm aiming for a TT-bike. I'm riding on a team (team Specialized), and it would be nice to have a bike specially made for that only, but money.......always the problem. But I'm saving up for it....

Sounds like some very fine bikes you've got there. A real Specialized fan

hilsen
Jesper

[tobias]

...yeah, but that really happened by accident. i rode a 26" quintana roo,
but when i came to copenhagen at the end of 01, there had been a original tdf festina tt-bike in a bike store (the casero one i think??) i had to pass by every day...
bit by bit i really felt in love with it-and at the end of my job i tried to buy it, but the owner (specialized) did not want to sell it despite of 25.000dkr.
(because it´s an original tdf-bike)...so i decided to build one by myself...
that´s where it all started. when i come back to cph, i´ll pass by that store and see if its still there-but i guess not...

[Rogue_M3]

I own a set of LEW composite wheels and a set of Reynolds Stratus DVs. The LEWs I have use the same rim as those in the auction. Mine are 16f/20r with White LTA hubs and double butted spokes. These wheels are and always have been rock solid wheels. I have never had any problems with them. In comparison they are 19mm rims where as the Reynolds are 21mm wide. That is about the only difference I can find both visually and performance wise.

I weigh 210 lbs and I have used both without a problem. They are very fast and light wheels. If the actual weight listed on the auction is correct, which I believe it to be, then that wheelset is exactly the same weight as a set of Reynolds Stratus wheels (1240 grams).

You will absolutely love these wheels. As I said, they are light, fast and aero and best of all, they simply don't flex at all.

I say go for it!

[userdeleted]

eh I have to disagree a little. I have a set, they weight a tad more than 1200 grams, they were custom built for a 170 pound rider, and have 16/20 spokes. They are pretty flexy imo. But they are phenomenaly light and very aero. At $600, thats a steal - go for it. The only thing against them otherwise is that they're not UCI legal for road races (although you can still use them for time trials). Thats a big thing if you live in nation that uses UCI rules for wheels, ie any nation except the US.

[jesper]

Thanks for the info. I was not aware that they are not aproved by the UCI ??? I live in Denmark and ride under these restrictions........but perhaps I just could relabel them, write Reynolds, they are aproved I believe

[userdeleted]

eh hate to break up the party, but theyre not the same as the reynolds. The reynolds are sort of similar, but a big improvement on the Lews. The most obvious difference are that the lews are 17.5 mm wide, the reynolds 21mm. But there are other differences. I quote a Reynolds representative, "its a whole new rim". The reynolds is much stiffer, better braking, a little deeper....and yes, stronger. I hate that lew isnt approved too, but its the fact, sorry man.

[andyrr]

From reading this thread I looked on ebay and found these : (Lew Palermos )
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=58099

Seller has 6 sets for only $599 : seems a good deal but he's saying he only ships to the US only
No way I can afford over $1000 for a wheelset but $600 : maybe !
Are these much inferior to the current Reynolds version ?