You stated the bontrager wheels were 1720kgs, mr boon weighed the wheels and proved you wrong.....now go play with your meccano like a good little boy and let the adults talk properly
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Boon 51
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As I have proved I did do some research but that told me porkies.. I never mentioned 8.5kg but 9kg would be a more easier target.. 700 g lighter wheels should be an able target.
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If by adults you mean ignorant people then I'm quite happy numptying around with my meccano.You stated the bontrager wheels were 1720kgs, mr boon weighed the wheels and proved you wrong.....now go play with your meccano like a good little boy and let the adults talk properly
Yes I have been proved wrong about the bont stock weight, as I did ask someone to do that it hardly constitutes disappointment. Doesn't alter the fact that to get close to the Emondas ace climbing weight required wheels of incredible lightness. I did have a look for some but we're looking for around 0.2 kg for the pair, and I couldn't find any.
However, if the mavic ones are 700 g lighter that will bring bike weight down to 9 or 9.3 kg. So a nice light carbon bike for your £2,400 or equivalent-ish.
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If looking to spend kysirium pro money - then look at the rx830 from shimano as they will be centre lock disc, so no need to spend extra on new discs
Or go the full shamonka and get zipp, fwd, enve, reynolds as the all make nice carbon disc wheels
Just looked at them rx830 and they state 140mm rotors and mine are 160mm so would they still fit and what are the weights of the wheels as they are not stated do you know?
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Resisting the temptation to add to this debate, must resist, must resist..........
Oh bugger it, new wheels are awesome, especially if they are much lighter and very red!
Oh bugger it, new wheels are awesome, especially if they are much lighter and very red!
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Quantify "very" 
I believe they are around 1800grammes if bike radar are right with their wheel wheights
It means you can go as low as 140mm rotors, so 160's are fine - chainreaction have them at 600 nicker at the moment instead of 749
Rose bikes have them at 550
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Boon 51
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If you talk about a subject you have to explore all angles.. I did start on what type of disc fits what wheel and that turned into some debate on wheels, but why not.. discs are connected to wheels.. lol
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1860 according to bike radar who weighed them. So I make that a 400 g saving on the stock bonts. So all up bike weight would be 9.3 kg.
My steel bike weighs less, lol.
Whooooopy.............
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OK, let's say he loses 750g by doing whatever with the wheels. How much faster will he get out of the quarry? Would anyone like to guess?
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According to my calculations, he will exit the quarry 3.17 seconds faster under normal load. 17.65 seconds faster if chased by a bear.
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Indeed. With words that complicated I am not sure you're grown up enough to play with us big kids,
