Best chiner carbon wheelset for road?

[samroy92]

Hey guys i've been doing a lot of research out there and seen/heard a lot of horror stories. I like to climb a lot and as such do a lot of downhill too. I have heard decent things about Yoeleo, and good things about Farsports. Do you guys have any opinions/experience on this topic?

Thanks

[lRaphl]

I'm using a set of FarSport carbon wheels since 2013 and not a single problem with them. I use SwissStop Yellow King brake pads with them. They are also as true as when I got them new. Never had to touch the spoke tension. I went with the Ed Hubs and ceramic bearings. I just wish I went with the 38mm profile instead of the 24mm.

[samroy92]

I'm using a set of FarSport carbon wheels since 2013 and not a single problem with them. I use SwissStop Yellow King brake pads with them. They are also as true as when I got them new. Never had to touch the spoke tension. I went with the Ed Hubs and ceramic bearings. I just wish I went with the 38mm profile instead of the 24mm.

Thanks for the feedback, that's good to know.

[samroy92]

I ordered the Farsports 38mm clincher (tubeless) 25mm wide wheelset. W/ Bitex hubs. I will post a pic when they arrive in a month.

[Calvino]

I had Ican 86mm wheeels for a month to test. Braking with the provided pads was...sufficient but not confidence inspiring. Quite stable in crosswinds, awsome sound/look and very stiff. Though on the heavy side with about 1850g they accelerate nicely. One thing was strange that the sideflex was in the corners so bad i actually rubbed the brake pads a few times. Mind you that im not a fast descender.
But weight, braking and sideflex aside i absolutely loved them. Especially with a aero frame

[Jerryno]

But weight, braking and sideflex aside i absolutely loved them.

This I don't understand much. What is left to love on wheelset that is heavy, brakes poorly and sideflexes? How can you love something so flawed?

[Calvino]

Seems really strange, huh? Well i said braking is poor, but i'm used to excellent alloy rims or pretty powerfull Shimano deore disc brakes on my mtb so a lot is "pretty bad" in my opinion.
i don't think that the weight has such a impact since, as i said, the stiffness really makes up for it.
I mainly love them since im more of a aero-geek, so weight and cornering ability isn't all that importnat. Braking needs to be sufficient and not more. For mountians i use disc brakes or alloy rims
and it all sounds quite a bit exaggerated

[samroy92]

Wheels came in yesterday.

Got the 25mm wide, 38mm deep tubeless clinchers. I couldn't get the tire to inflate! I tried all the tricks in the book and even took it to a bike shop with a compressor - they couldn't either! I bought the Maxxis 25C padrone TR tires. Anyway the shop tried another tire and it worked fine. So now I have another pair of tires on the way (this time 28C). Other than that I am super happy with the wheelset, the weight was about 1550-1600g so around what I was expecting. And the packaging was great, customer service also great.


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[carbonazza]

Because is ginormous on this forum...

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[lRaphl]

So you went tubeless if I understand well? Can you give us a little report about how you like it and also about the black prince brake pads please?

Thank you!

[samroy92]

So you went tubeless if I understand well? Can you give us a little report about how you like it and also about the black prince brake pads please?

Thank you!

Yeah tubeless, so far it's painful because I can't get the tire inflated on the rim, I suspect the Maxxis Padrone TR's are just a bit too loose on this wheel. I ordered a compressor booster and a pair of Schwalbe tires so I will let you know once I get them all mounted up.

[Calvino]

For the money of a compressor booster you can almost get a cheap compressor. i got one for 80€ since i like to spraypaint much stuff and i knew that i had to switch to tubeless at least on the MTB.
I was really surprised that you chose the Maxxis tires for a road TL setup. I generally don't like Maxxis tires for some reason and have always liked Continental and Schwalbe.
I guess you will order the Schwalbe Pro One? If you want to have a ridicilously fast tire consider the Vittoria Corsa Speed TLR. Worlds fastest procudction tire. There is also the Hutchinson Galatik(or sth like that) but i hear ride quality is stiff and it's too expensive for it's performance

[samroy92]

I finally got the tires to mount. The trick I used.... Vaseline aka petroleum jelly aka might disintegrate the tire over time. I ran Vaseline along the inside of the wheels thoroughly, then the tire had enough seal or "stick" to hold air and pop onto the bead. Now I am going to let them sit, take them off, clean all the Vaseline, and then see if they can be mounted easier on their own. If not - Schwalbe it is..

[samroy92]

I went with the Schwalbe 28mm tires. My speed feels about the same, I think the 28mm tires are heavier but its countered by the lighter wheels. Over the ride was really comfy and feels much more planted. The wheel+tire combo feels smooth as butter. Very happy so far with the chiner wheel purchase!

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[samroy92]