£200 wheel budget
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jack smith
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I did! Basically got one of the tyres and some hydration tablets for free!
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jack smith
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Right faff on today parcel force still were not here at 6pm so I called the local depot 4 times fourth time I waited 15 mins listening to horrid music then got told the driver was literally just back from delivery, I told te women he could literally just get back in his van and bring my bloody parcel!
Anyway surely enough after a word with the manager they came at about 7
Got new bars too that are wider and feel much nicer than my narrow carbon ones
They feel great quality, have no Hub sound at all and look great, front wheel had a tad bit of bounce but nothing worth adjusting.
From a miniature test ride in the pouring rain to the end of the street they feel so much stiffer under acceleration and make a nice noise when they roll, very pleased!
Anyway surely enough after a word with the manager they came at about 7
Got new bars too that are wider and feel much nicer than my narrow carbon ones
They feel great quality, have no Hub sound at all and look great, front wheel had a tad bit of bounce but nothing worth adjusting.
From a miniature test ride in the pouring rain to the end of the street they feel so much stiffer under acceleration and make a nice noise when they roll, very pleased!
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Look great nice bike too ,now I want to order mine
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jack smith
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No i prefer a really loud ticking noise, the loud buzz/siren noise dosent do it for me though, my girlfriend was giving me funny looks in the bike shop the otherday for listening to hub sounds lol, there was one on a mtb wheel that sounded so good she pulled me away 
this one will sound like a siren once the grease wears off though buti, just gunna leave it.
You get a really loud whoosh from the spokes though, i never got it from the ksyriums wit really thick aero spokes.
this one will sound like a siren once the grease wears off though buti, just gunna leave it.You get a really loud whoosh from the spokes though, i never got it from the ksyriums wit really thick aero spokes.
What , in the shopthere was one on a mtb wheel that sounded so good she pulled me away
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jack smith
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First test ride today, they certainly feel alot stiffer, they seem quite sluggish though but i think it may be because they are new and full of thick grease, a few more rides should sort them out, could be the tyres too though lithions, i usually use pro4's
Spoked Wheels
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Are you sure there's nothing wrong with your Ksyrium wheels that you feel they flex a lot more than your new Scirocco?
Thick grease would make no noticeable difference to a rider.... perhaps you could measure it with an instrument but nothing you or anybody else could.
The tyres could make a difference though ......
Justinslow
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Would there be a lot of grease in a sealed bearing hub anyway?
Cyclist33
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My guess is they feel sluggish because they're heavier and the rims are deeper. I'm still not really sure why you would voluntary downgrade from ksyriums, but it's not lost me any sleep!!
IMHO there isn't enough difference twixt lithion 2 and pro 4 to matter.
Spoked Wheels
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Good point.... very little grease I think.
Justinslow
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I've just been out on my new superstar elite 30's and ultremos, they definetly feel a bit lighter because they are! But to be honest there wasn't massive differences between my old R501's which is exactly what others had said. Small gains, but gains nether the less. They do "feel" nice though!
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jack smith
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The ksyriums were fine i had them checked twice, the scirrocos handle better even in the wind which is odd as the are alot deeper, there is no flex in them at all even when i really sprint from the drops, they just dont hold speed very well, im guessing the hubs just arent as good as the mavics, i might strip them down and re pack them with nicer bearings if it starts bothering me too much but i have been riding in really windy conditions all the time ive never had a non windy day to try them, definatley better than the ksyriums though.
I also like how the pawls on the freehub engage right away too where as with the mavics didnt engage instantly there was a slight delay
I also like how the pawls on the freehub engage right away too where as with the mavics didnt engage instantly there was a slight delay
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jack smith
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They certainly look better than the mavics, I was worried I wouldn't like how the spokes look on a non Italian bike but in person you really don't notice them.
