tune schwarzbrenner any opinions?
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Thanks for the reply. I would be getting the rim brake version. Are you sure they're basalt based? Do you know if they're basalt coated? Or, is the basalt interwoven? I believe that can make a difference.
I've been emailing with Tune a bit, they have a new 45mm wheel coming out in October that uses a non-textured braking surface. For what it's worth, Tune says the textured brake surface wear is excellent and that premature brake-pad wear was their issue and reason for the change.
They don't have a woven brake track (that picture is really large, right click and have look at it):
I would wait for the new model or look elsewhere. A custom build with chinese rims, Tune hubs and CX-Ray would also be cheaper and you could have a wider rim with woven a brake track, e.g.: https://www.lightbicycle.com/Road-bicyc ... lable.html
I would wait for the new model or look elsewhere. A custom build with chinese rims, Tune hubs and CX-Ray would also be cheaper and you could have a wider rim with woven a brake track, e.g.: https://www.lightbicycle.com/Road-bicyc ... lable.html
Thanks for the info. I don't think I quite have the eye to spot basalt on a brake surface, haha, but, I know you know yours stuff. I asked Tune in my latest email, I'll update if they tell me something different. If not, I'll probably go for the ENVE 3.4 rims.Beaver wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:09 pmThey don't have a woven brake track (that picture is really large, right click and have look at it):
I would wait for the new model or look elsewhere. A custom build with chinese rims, Tune hubs and CX-Ray would also be cheaper and you could have a wider rim with woven a brake track, e.g.: https://www.lightbicycle.com/Road-bicyc ... lable.html
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Tubular would be the consensus for long montainus rides. Aside from that maybe for those rides Mavic R-sys? but that's alloy but light.