Just a follow up on some weights.
Gen 1 Aplinist CLXs with Ride Now TPU Tubes, Duraace 11-28 cassette, DA rotors, GP 5000s in 25 (26.7 on Rim).
Rear Wheel: 1278 Grams
Front Wheel: 956 Grams
Total: 2234 grams!
2234 Grams for a complete wheelset, on the bike. With rotors these are lighter than a 30mm rim brake Far Sports Carbon Ti wheelset I had a few years ago.
Impressive!
Entire Bike, 2020 Scott Foil RC in 54, 6.4 KG.
I suspect the Roval Rapide CLX I have would be +200 Grams, so 6.6 kg for a semi aero bike with 50/60 mm wheels. Happy with that.
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Are here person’s who have both wheel sets (Rapide and Alpinist)?
Still in doubt between the alpinist 2 and rapide 2 wheel-set. I could buy the 2 wheel-sets (no discount butt full price) but i find it a little bit overkill there i’m not racing (could you the 3000 euros extra on a new indoor setup from wahoo).
I love the looks of the Rapide 2 but on the other hand i love the way they say that de alpinist are more comfortable (on hard Flanders road and in windy conditions).
So if someone have them both do you feel a difference in comfort and speed between the wheel sets?
Still in doubt between the alpinist 2 and rapide 2 wheel-set. I could buy the 2 wheel-sets (no discount butt full price) but i find it a little bit overkill there i’m not racing (could you the 3000 euros extra on a new indoor setup from wahoo).
I love the looks of the Rapide 2 but on the other hand i love the way they say that de alpinist are more comfortable (on hard Flanders road and in windy conditions).
So if someone have them both do you feel a difference in comfort and speed between the wheel sets?
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Toasterthief
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Can anyone comment on what tubeless tires they've been able to mount on Gen 1 CL/CLX wheels? It seems like Continental tires may not fit very well. Looking to try tubeless for the first time. Thank you!
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aeroisnteverything
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GP5000S TR fits them like a glove.Toasterthief wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:38 amCan anyone comment on what tubeless tires they've been able to mount on Gen 1 CL/CLX wheels? It seems like Continental tires may not fit very well. Looking to try tubeless for the first time. Thank you!
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Toasterthief
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Well that's great news! I thought I read somewhere that they were too tight, but maybe that's changed?
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I've had both and have been riding the Rapides exclusively for almost two years. No issues with comfort on the Rapides. Personally I hate riding in the wind being a ~65kg rider but if you are okay in the wind I would lean towards the Rapides.ODC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 4:39 pmAre here person’s who have both wheel sets (Rapide and Alpinist)?
Still in doubt between the alpinist 2 and rapide 2 wheel-set. I could buy the 2 wheel-sets (no discount butt full price) but i find it a little bit overkill there i’m not racing (could you the 3000 euros extra on a new indoor setup from wahoo).
I love the looks of the Rapide 2 but on the other hand i love the way they say that de alpinist are more comfortable (on hard Flanders road and in windy conditions).
So if someone have them both do you feel a difference in comfort and speed between the wheel sets?
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I'm currently using GP5000 28mm clincher tyres on my Roval Rapide Gen 1's they measure 29mm so not much of an aero penalty. I have previously ran Specialized Turbo Cottons & Michelin Power Cup's all felt similarly fast with Latex or TPU tubes
however GP5000's certainly measure truer to stated tyre width opposed to the other two.How about the (wet) grip on the GP5000 clinchers? are they comparable to the Turbo cottons?macwatt wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 6:19 pm
I'm currently using GP5000 28mm clincher tyres on my Roval Rapide Gen 1's they measure 29mm so not much of an aero penalty. I have previously ran Specialized Turbo Cottons & Michelin Power Cup's all felt similarly fast with Latex or TPU tubeshowever GP5000's certainly measure truer to stated tyre width opposed to the other two.
I don't ride that often in the wet on the occasions I have the three tyres above were fairly similar for wet weather grip. I recently took part in Lochness Etape Sportive with the GP5000's the weather was wet from start to finish on a fast rolling section I tapped the rear brake on the crest of an incline on a fast rolling section which resulted in a rear wheel skid and bike going sideways but managed to regain control without an incident. I use SRAM tyre pressure calculator for myself this is 59 F & 63 R psi whether the same thing would of happened with Turbo Cotton's it's very difficult to say although I think it was just a case of breaking slightly too hard at the wrong time.LOWIEV wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 9:20 amHow about the (wet) grip on the GP5000 clinchers? are they comparable to the Turbo cottons?macwatt wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 6:19 pm
I'm currently using GP5000 28mm clincher tyres on my Roval Rapide Gen 1's they measure 29mm so not much of an aero penalty. I have previously ran Specialized Turbo Cottons & Michelin Power Cup's all felt similarly fast with Latex or TPU tubes
This maybe of help from Roadcc website
We did, however, spot a 'Roval Rapide CL' wheelset on the UCI's approved list of wheelsets. Approval was granted on 10.02.2020, at the same time as the already released Rapide CLX, Alpinist CLX and Alpinist CL. This could suggest that a Rapide CL is coming. But there is no indication that it will be tubeless.
Not ones to give up hope so easily, we did a little bit of digging. The weights mentioned on the supposed Rapide CL tubeless product page are 690g/844g. These are specific weights and the spec list says that these figures do not include tubeless tape or valves. We dived into the Roval wheelset range and as far as we can see, no other wheelset has these weight values.
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Ah you legend. Obviously you have much better internet skills than me! Thanks mate
macwatt wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 1:11 pmThis maybe of help from Roadcc website
We did, however, spot a 'Roval Rapide CL' wheelset on the UCI's approved list of wheelsets. Approval was granted on 10.02.2020, at the same time as the already released Rapide CLX, Alpinist CLX and Alpinist CL. This could suggest that a Rapide CL is coming. But there is no indication that it will be tubeless.
Not ones to give up hope so easily, we did a little bit of digging. The weights mentioned on the supposed Rapide CL tubeless product page are 690g/844g. These are specific weights and the spec list says that these figures do not include tubeless tape or valves. We dived into the Roval wheelset range and as far as we can see, no other wheelset has these weight values.
