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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: Guilherme_ on January 15, 2026, 10:27:24 AM
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As the title says, I am looking for people with experience with these type of wheels, that can tell me what are the best in their opinion and if they had previous ones that can also facultate information, thank you ;D
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Personnal experience :
1) Tagoola
2) XMCS
3) Zen
4) Yuanan
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Interested to hear People’s experience with DFS vs ZEN vs XMCS
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I had quite a lot of them already, including some polish brands. Except the CSC wheels which I had around 3 years ago, all above 4th place are im general great and very reliable, very similar. I really enjoy riding on a wide rim so this is why XMCS is on the first place.
1. XMCS
2. Tagoola/Avian
3. Proway/Falcon
4. CSC
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9velo and Wheelsfar / Farsports
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I had quite a lot of them already, including some polish brands. Except the CSC wheels which I had around 3 years ago, all above 4th place are im general great and very reliable, very similar. I really enjoy riding on a wide rim so this is why XMCS is on the first place.
1. XMCS
2. Tagoola/Avian
3. Proway/Falcon
4. CSC
Can you tell me how the CSC are compared to the other ones? I mean the other ones are very good according to many people here.
What differs from that in the CSC?
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9velo
Yoeleo
Tagoola
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Never tried anything else than tagoola, but I have an aeroraptor for a few month and it's been a great wheelset !
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I’ve had 10 wheelsets built by light bicycle, and they’ve all been fantastic.
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Wheelsfar (Farsport)
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I'm wondering why EliteWheels hasn't been mentioned, I feel like they are really well known and they have some class wheelsets.
Is it because they are a bit "western" that they don't really fit this subject or are the other mentioned brands just better?
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I'm wondering why EliteWheels hasn't been mentioned, I feel like they are really well known and they have some class wheelsets.
Is it because they are a bit "western" that they don't really fit this subject or are the other mentioned brands just better?
Maybe because Elite wheels comes from Yuanan and They used to offer wheelset to "us" then stopped and only sell to pro then changed their mind another time. Elite is a distributor, not a real factory.
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Maybe because Elite wheels comes from Yuanan and They used to offer wheelset to "us" then stopped and only sell to pro then changed their mind another time. Elite is a distributor, not a real factory.
Curious if a proportion of Elite wheelsets price goes to sponsorship and branding / advertising, rather the wheelset itself?
These seem to be 10% dearer than equivalent (on Ali anyway).
Also, to the above mentioned brands, what about SuperTeam's offering?
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I see this question constantly 🤣
Everyone always claims their wheelset brand is the best, but that’s subjective. Most carbon wheelset OEM manufacturers and brands are essentially selling very similar products—there isn’t much to truly differentiate them, aside from brand strength and marketing.
Some companies don’t manufacture anything themselves and simply build wheels using rims, hubs, and spokes sourced elsewhere (for example, Serenade). On the other hand, you have larger players like XM CarbonSpeed, who manufacture and develop their rims, hubs, and spokes in-house, invest heavily in design and R&D, and also act as OEM manufacturers for other brands. Tagoola falls into this category as well—not a brand I’ve personally bought from, but one with a very strong reputation.
I’ve owned wheels from XM CarbonSpeed, Zen, DFS, and Serenade, and so far they’ve all been excellent.
Ultimately, it comes down to what you want from a set of wheels. Are you driven by price? Concerned about weight? Interested in more exotic hubs? Those factors matter far more than the name on the decal.
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Only tried Ican but they have been flawless if you want reliable and fairly good value. V happy.
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On the other hand, you have larger players like XM CarbonSpeed, who manufacture and develop their rims, hubs, and spokes in-house, invest heavily in design and R&D, and also act as OEM manufacturers for other brands. Tagoola falls into this category as well—not a brand I’ve personally bought from, but one with a very strong reputation.
Can I ask you where you found information about the fact that Tagoola develops and produces its own rims?
Now it seems that there is also their Tagoola website, but at the moment there is not much information on the company and products.
I'm asking you because some time ago I seem to have read that their DAO wheels were very similar to the Yishun RS PRO (rims/hubs/spokes).
Thank you
PS: I bought a set of Tagoola DAO 50mm last year, but I have yet to use them.
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Does anyone know if any of the above companies sell anodised/coloured hubs? Lightbicycle offer options for Chris king or hope, but come in at close to £1100 for a wheelset at that spec
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H-works make some coloured hubs but I'm not sure what's available. I've got some titanium coloured ones built up by Zen Carbon.
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I'm wondering why EliteWheels hasn't been mentioned, I feel like they are really well known and they have some class wheelsets.
Is it because they are a bit "western" that they don't really fit this subject or are the other mentioned brands just better?
The cheapest Elitewheels are a great budget option, but once you get into the $800+ price range there are much better choices.
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Does anyone know if any of the above companies sell anodised/coloured hubs? Lightbicycle offer options for Chris king or hope, but come in at close to £1100 for a wheelset at that spec
DFS do some sick colour options on the R2 hub. I can't remember the exact price but it seemed perfectly reasonable to me - i've ordered some with a two-color anodized gradient, not arrived yet.