Tubular carbon wheel set suggestion

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vcnz
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by vcnz

Hi,

I'm looking for a tubular wheel set 26 with a good value for money in the range 1100-1200gr

Does anybody know a good source ? I don't mind if it's Chinese/Taiwan etc.

Thanks

lbaez
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by lbaez

well just to let you know i got a brand new set if your interested
FSA vision tc24 1.250 g / pair (w/o QR) 20/24 spoke very nice wheels brand new 2013 never used or had tired glued on. can give you a good deal on them

msg me if your interested i can give you some more info on them

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by bm0p700f

These may not fall into the 1100-1200g range (they won't) but Geax do allot tubular rims in 32H drilling. They are cheap to.

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lbaez wrote:well just to let you know i got a brand new set if your interested
FSA vision tc24 1.250 g / pair (w/o QR) 20/24 spoke very nice wheels brand new 2013 never used or had tired glued on. can give you a good deal on them

msg me if your interested i can give you some more info on them


Not MTB wheels, right?

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by lbaez

the_marsbar wrote:
lbaez wrote:well just to let you know i got a brand new set if your interested
FSA vision tc24 1.250 g / pair (w/o QR) 20/24 spoke very nice wheels brand new 2013 never used or had tired glued on. can give you a good deal on them

msg me if your interested i can give you some more info on them


Not MTB wheels, right?



oh right! forgot thinking CX :sorry:
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by nrsnow

Take a look at R2 Bike's website

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by Lucas1234

Ambrosio rims

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by Zen Cyclery

If your looking to get by on a budget, go with an alloy rim. In the lower price range, they will yield much better durability and consistency. I have read too many horror stories on RBR about Chinese carbon rims failing within the first or second season, and then the warranty not being fulfilled.

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by Geoff

As much as the road guys hack on Tufo, I have been impressed by them. Very durable (which is high on the list for a road hack like me) and the DT hubs are pretty good, too. I think they are fairly inexpensive.

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by vcnz

I have a good experience with Chinese rims. I bought from a local wheel builder a road wheel set for 750eu (953 gr) with Chinese rims
I used those wheels for cyclocross, they rock and I couldn't be happier (so far after 18 races and a few trainings)

Besides the LBS deals only with race stuff, he is willing to build a mtb wheel set for me. I might be able to get a tubula mtb wheel set around 1000gr for about 800 eu. So I'm going for it since I do not want to waste money for branded stuff like AX-Lightness, ENVE etc.

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Disagree that Enve is a waste of money. The 5 year warranty program and lifetime crash replacement program speaks for itself.

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