Firefly FF028 Ti Road
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Very nice bike!! and Luxewheelworks does great wheels
Any suggestions on a sub-$1k (USD) wheelset? I'm staying with clinchers. Should I just hold off until I can afford something high-end?


Alchemy hubs
Velocity A23 (or similar) rims
Spokes of your builder's choice, depending on your weight
Then put some tubeless tires on there and enjoy the ride.
Velocity A23 (or similar) rims
Spokes of your builder's choice, depending on your weight
Then put some tubeless tires on there and enjoy the ride.
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I think the H Plus Son Archteype rim in the hard anodized flavour would match that bike nicely
Last edited by istigatrice on Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:07 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Disclosure: I'm sponsored by Velocite, but I do give my honest opinion about them (I'm endorsed to race their bikes, not say nice things about them)
+1 for H Plus Son Archetype black anodized
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Fantastic.
Classic frame, would suggest a classic wheelset - as others have said, something like Ambrosio rims and your favorite brand of higher end hubs.
Love it.
Fantastic.
Classic frame, would suggest a classic wheelset - as others have said, something like Ambrosio rims and your favorite brand of higher end hubs.
Love it.
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And you can call me Macktastik Honey Pete Kicks, thank you.
Supercommuter: Jamis Renegade...pastatrails.blogspot.com
And you can call me Macktastik Honey Pete Kicks, thank you.
I agree Alchemy hubs are nice, but some cheaper hubs would be fine as well, e.g. bikehubstore or Novatec.
Here is a nice example of how Archetype rims look (from member SkyeC):

Here is a nice example of how Archetype rims look (from member SkyeC):

My Renovo R1 wooden bike project and the reason for my passion for all that is wood.
Check it out: the most amazing vintage Colnago, Merckx and Pinarello collection
Check it out: the most amazing vintage Colnago, Merckx and Pinarello collection
A few upgrades as we approach racing season once more.
With SRAM Red moving to the new generation, and the old Red Black chainring trickling down to Force, I figured it was a nice, inexpensive upgrade (though I'm hanging onto the Force chainring in case I'm not a fan early on).


And finally things fell into place and I was able to get a proper set of wheels. I initially was going to go with H Plus Son archetype, but was able to get a good deal on some HED Belgiums. Hubs are White Industries T11. I'm thrilled with the results.



With SRAM Red moving to the new generation, and the old Red Black chainring trickling down to Force, I figured it was a nice, inexpensive upgrade (though I'm hanging onto the Force chainring in case I'm not a fan early on).


And finally things fell into place and I was able to get a proper set of wheels. I initially was going to go with H Plus Son archetype, but was able to get a good deal on some HED Belgiums. Hubs are White Industries T11. I'm thrilled with the results.



Last edited by jbaillie on Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:30 pm, edited 2 times in total.
That looks stellar! The black, white and grey all works really nice together. Great job on the new wheels too, what do you think of the T11 hubs?
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2012 Ridley Damocles RS
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=111632
2012 Dekerf Team SST
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=112060&p=957055#p957055
nicely done,
this wheelset add something to the bike that the cosmic doesn't have.
this wheelset add something to the bike that the cosmic doesn't have.
Thanks Quinn. So far so good with the hubs but I really haven't put enough mileage on them to give a comprehensive report.
Roger, you're a fellow Summit Ave climber? I'll keep my eyes peeled. What do you ride?
Roger, you're a fellow Summit Ave climber? I'll keep my eyes peeled. What do you ride?
Apologies for crank & wheel position. I just hopped off quickly to grab this shot on a ride.


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