by prendrefeu on Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:57 pm
@jmilliron
Correct. Not sure about how much more weight was added, but 40g seems rather high. I think it was less than that, but a weigh gain nonetheless.
My first gen wheels were fine - stiff, raceworthy, strong.
It took quite a while, but eventually the rear rim failed at a spoke. That was a long, long time after riding it in adverse weather conditions, off road, rough pavement, smooth pavement, brake-heavy descents, and on. The failure happened while moving rather slowly over a construction zone, flat land. Before that they never needed truing.
Replaced that rim (rear) with new generation (2nd generation if we're counting) and it's just as before: stiff, raceworthy, strong, durable. They've been taken off road for miles, no problem. Unfortunately the new rim was built up before I got a chance to weigh it personally - a mechanic that was a little too eager to ride it himself. Front wheel is still first generation, 20h, going strong, never needing truing.
I think they're great wheels. The cost per rim is much higher than the H Plus Son, A23, and BHS c472w... perhaps near pricing for the HED C2s which are hard to come by, but they are lighter, tubeless convert-able, and have a nice profile.
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