FARSPORTS DISC CARBON WHEELSET Test & Review

[KRoser]

Question for those of you with the RD270 hubs...

I recently purchased a set of Farsport wheels using these hubs. They do not seem to spin very well. Almost like there is friction somewhere.
The wheels these are replacing are LB rims with Carbon Ti hubs and they spin for days on the work stand.
Thu axles are torqued to 15Nm (Specialized Tarmac SL8 specs) and there is no contact between the rotors and the pads. Everything is brand new.

Has anyone else experienced this "friction" or poor spin down with these hubs? Is there a break in period where they free up and spin better?

Thanks

I have got this problem with my front RD270 hub. Original steel bearings are good, but my ones where just not press all the way in so they where binding, they where spinning but not that good when calmped with thrue axle. Simple solution was to just press bearing all the way in, it was just tiny bit that they were not pressed in and problem solved, they spin absolutely amazing now. I was lucky to have bearing press at hand it was like 2min work .

[SilverSteve]

I have got this problem with my front RD270 hub. Original steel bearings are good, but my ones where just not press all the way in so they where binding, they where spinning but not that good when calmped with thrue axle. Simple solution was to just press bearing all the way in, it was just tiny bit that they were not pressed in and problem solved, they spin absolutely amazing now. I was lucky to have bearing press at hand it was like 2min work .

Great suggestion. Never thought to check that the bearings were fully seated. I'll give them a look.
Thanks

[man1ac]

Is there some kind of tutorial on how to change the bearings?

You can ask them but there is nothing special about their hubs. Just tap them out and tap the new in.

Ah okay so pretty simple. I'll put some bearings on stock, just to be sure. And I'll change the freehub to a DTSwiss one from the start.

[Pukutis]

Is there some kind of tutorial on how to change the bearings?

You can ask them but there is nothing special about their hubs. Just tap them out and tap the new in.

Ah okay so pretty simple. I'll put some bearings on stock, just to be sure. And I'll change the freehub to a DTSwiss one from the start.

Which freehub from dtswiss? Could you put the link?


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[razorree]

What the difference between 'new EVO' model and non-evo ?
new S https://www.farsports.com/products/fars ... 6014282927
new Evo S https://www.farsports.com/products/fars ... 8187165871
(40g difference and 200$)

Any problems with those wheels ? 1190g is super light, but at the expense of durability ?
I'm looking for reasonable light wheels (I like to climb) and >21mm inner width if possible, I thought about 50mm models (i'm 73kg and I want to use them with 28mm tires)
however I don't want to trade durability for weight.
Maybe steel spokes (C series) models are better for that?

[toxin]

evo rims are lighter

[man1ac]

Is there some kind of tutorial on how to change the bearings?

You can ask them but there is nothing special about their hubs. Just tap them out and tap the new in.

Ah okay so pretty simple. I'll put some bearings on stock, just to be sure. And I'll change the freehub to a DTSwiss one from the start.

Which freehub from dtswiss? Could you put the link?


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I remeber this at least 2 times that it has been posted. Just will take a moment to find

[CR987]

I recently received my 50mm Evo S wheels. Very happy with how they feel except the front rotor rub the ns when out the saddle and leaning the bike to the right.
The best part of the wheels is that they feel nice and solid when out of the saddle so it's weird that it rubs

[Agent041]

I recently received my 50mm Evo S wheels. Very happy with how they feel except the front rotor rub the ns when out the saddle and leaning the bike to the right.
The best part of the wheels is that they feel nice and solid when out of the saddle so it's weird that it rubs

The rotor rubbing has nothing to do with wheels itself. You simply must refit your brakes to center them or service the pistons if one side goes out more as the other. If however you have multiple sets of wheels, then the best method is to set the brakes to the widest rotor on the outside, and put spacers behing the rotors on other wheels to get the same rotor positions. You can buy 0,1mm and 0,2mm shims (spocers) from AliExpress.

[CR987]

I recently received my 50mm Evo S wheels. Very happy with how they feel except the front rotor rub the ns when out the saddle and leaning the bike to the right.
The best part of the wheels is that they feel nice and solid when out of the saddle so it's weird that it rubs

The rotor rubbing has nothing to do with wheels itself. You simply must refit your brakes to center them or service the pistons if one side goes out more as the other. If however you have multiple sets of wheels, then the best method is to set the brakes to the widest rotor on the outside, and put spacers behing the rotors on other wheels to get the same rotor positions. You can buy 0,1mm and 0,2mm shims (spocers) from AliExpress.

The rotor is centered, there is clear space on either side and it doesn't rub when riding seated. It only rubs when out the saddle and tilting the bike left to right when climbing

[bmrk]

I recently received my 50mm Evo S wheels. Very happy with how they feel except the front rotor rub the ns when out the saddle and leaning the bike to the right.
The best part of the wheels is that they feel nice and solid when out of the saddle so it's weird that it rubs

The rotor rubbing has nothing to do with wheels itself. You simply must refit your brakes to center them or service the pistons if one side goes out more as the other. If however you have multiple sets of wheels, then the best method is to set the brakes to the widest rotor on the outside, and put spacers behing the rotors on other wheels to get the same rotor positions. You can buy 0,1mm and 0,2mm shims (spocers) from AliExpress.

The rotor is centered, there is clear space on either side and it doesn't rub when riding seated. It only rubs when out the saddle and tilting the bike left to right when climbing

Check if your wheel has any lateral play. Generally rub under load issues related with the hub are due to insuficient clamping force, bearings are not seated properly, preloaded correctly or destroyed, but in that case the rubbing would be the least of the problem. Try torquing up the axle to the recommended frame setting.

Generally the rub is mainly due to the fork flexing and is exagerated by pad misalignment.

[Agent041]

The rotor is centered, there is clear space on either side and it doesn't rub when riding seated. It only rubs when out the saddle and tilting the bike left to right when climbing

One would think that it is centered. I had this problem once as well. And seated it was good. Only standing when it was rubbing. But you will probably still need to move the calipers, or service the pistons (multiple in-out and oiling them), and the realign the calipers. Otherwise, as someone else said, the problem could only be around the thru-axle, clamping, fork,... Disc rotor is on the hub, so spokes and rims have no influence on the rotor. This is not rim brake.

[man1ac]

This Freehub should be a direct fix for any "not engaging" issues I might have with the RD270, correct?
https://www.wheel-parts.shop/de/dt-swis ... im-rd.html

[razorree]

Is there a big difference in handling and cornering between carbon and steel spokes? (S Series vs C Series wheels) anyone has a comparison ?

[MoHels]

Is there a big difference in handling and cornering between carbon and steel spokes? (S Series vs C Series wheels) anyone has a comparison ?

It is tough to say. I have the Hypers 58mm with DT 180s and Carbon spokes. They corner great they handle great. I had only ridden steel before that. IMO handling and cornering comes down to the tire, the pressure and the rim profile. The best tire for cornering is the Pirelli P Zero Race imo. Conti 5000 is the best overall tire to me.
I love those wheels though. I love the DT 180 sound and the weight is incredible. The weight totally changed the feeling of the bike. That‘s the most significant change to me. Stiffness compared to sapim spokes… I couldn’t tell a difference when riding. I only have a max power of just above 1300W for 10 seconds so it might be different when putting out more watts.


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