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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: rsw42 on January 07, 2026, 01:35:10 AM
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Hi,
for my little daughter I'll probably need a new (carbon) Wheelset for CX. Since her bigger Sister does Great on older DT Tubulars I'm thinking about getting the little one Tubulars as well.
Is there any Chinese wheels brand you've got good experience with, who still do Tubulars?
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Timetec offers tubular rims for a very competitive price.
I've build my wheel sets for CX racing with their rims and Novatec 411/412 hubs from AliX.
Timetec offers complete wheel sets with tubular rims as well.
Go to their website and if you don't find what you want, I'm pretty sure they'll build you whatever you fancy.
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Get ones with a 28 or 30mm wide rim bed, makes glueing the tubular much easier while also minimizing the chance you're rolling a tire off of the rim.
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IMHO for a 622x33 CX tubular I'd not choose a 30mm wide rim. 26mm rims seems to be the sweet spot for me. Never got a tire rolling of the rim.
But oc others may have made different experiences.
@Exar: Do you race CX on 30mm wide rims?
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All my wheels are 26 to 28mm but the glue strip would allow for slightly wider. I agree that anything wider than 30 combined with a 33mm tubular would leave the sides of the rim very exposed, any unlucky rut or root would damage the rim.