), which has made the bike even heavier! I built up a front wheel to match the rear one, Mavic Open Pro on Shimano 105 5600 with Sapim Race. It's probably a cardinal sin of weight weenie-ism to ride these wheels, but so far they have been absolutely bombproof.
I have put some quite nice tyres on, however: Michelin Pro4 Service Course. They apparently have the same puncture protection belt as my favourite Pro4 Enduraces but only on the tread rather than all the way round the tyre. We'll have to see how they hold up, but they ride nicely in 23mm and are pretty light.
So here is the heavy setup, rolls like a tank and hopefully is about as durable.
As you can see, the heavy wheels add a load of weight vs the tubulars (which are back up and running again
), but 7.3kg is where I was at with shimano c24's so there's been progress in other areas.
( ^ last column is actual weights)
, however I've pushed the saddle back a bit, now it's slammed right back on the seatpost.
) has caused me finally get around to some long-planned upgrades, some big, some rather large.
. I decided to get 52/36 just because they're a size I've never tried but I'm sticking with my 50/35[sic] Stronglights for the moment. Good to have the option to size up, or I might just sell them on since they're brand new.
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, so instead I did some calculations and have decided to reuse the spokes and hubs with some Kinlin XR22t's or TB20's, will be almost 1500g for the set, but at this point I just want some fairly light, stiff, reliable wheels that aren't 1850g like my open pros.
