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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: DutchCheapskate on June 05, 2023, 05:11:06 AM

Title: Carbon Road Bike Wheelset 700C Princeton Disc Brake Clincher Wheels UD Glos
Post by: DutchCheapskate on June 05, 2023, 05:11:06 AM

Anybody experience with these wheels or any judgement whether the quality will be ok?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003566750746.html?spm=a2g0o.order_detail.0.0.1fdcf19cHseATP&gps-id=pcOrderDetail&scm=1007.38956.333894.0&scm_id=1007.38956.333894.0&scm-url=1007.38956.333894.0&pvid=17369bb2-81b0-4cc5-87e3-1da034029d5b&_t=gps-id:pcOrderDetail,scm-url:1007.38956.333894.0,pvid:17369bb2-81b0-4cc5-87e3-1da034029d5b,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238109%231935&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21EUR%21558.12%21446.49%21%21%21%21%21%40211b5e1d16859595459794095ee6d2%2112000031358897414%21rec%21NL%211858728406#nav-review

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Title: Re: Carbon Road Bike Wheelset 700C Princeton Disc Brake Clincher Wheels UD Glos
Post by: ENEP on June 05, 2023, 02:42:53 PM

PRO-X/LightCarbon has a set of undulating rims or complete wheel set. Also UCI-approved. USD409/pair

https://www.proxcarbon.com/prox-carbon-road-undulating-depth-disc-wheels-c52db-ratchet-freehub-system_p97.html

Title: Re: Carbon Road Bike Wheelset 700C Princeton Disc Brake Clincher Wheels UD Glos
Post by: kbernstein on June 05, 2023, 02:58:16 PM

These look way too good to be true. As a rule of thumb, avoid fakes. They're probably either using pics of the original of have very poor QC

Title: Re: Carbon Road Bike Wheelset 700C Princeton Disc Brake Clincher Wheels UD Glos
Post by: Froglover825 on June 05, 2023, 10:23:08 PM

I would not advise purchasing copies, the manufacturers are less concerned about creating a solid product that is enjoyable to ride and more about creating something that looks like what it is trying to copy.