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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: crazyravr on May 04, 2026, 01:28:25 PM
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Why?
Wheel 1 = 50mm, 21 internal, 1300g
Wheel 2 = 60mm, 21 internal, 1700g
The more I read the less I see a reason to seek the lightest rims...... what do you guys think?
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Like I said on Reddit, neither.... 21 IW is kind of out of date..... you can get a 60mm deep wheel with 24-29mm internal for the standard 28-32c tires at ~1300-1400g for pretty cheap if companies can ship to you. Plus even between these, if we were talking 100-200g it would be one thing..... you will feel 400g, 1700g wheels are also kind of out of date.
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Like I said on Reddit, neither.... 21 IW is kind of out of date..... you can get a 60mm deep wheel with 24-29mm internal for the standard 28-32c tires at ~1300-1400g for pretty cheap if companies can ship to you. Plus even between these, if we were talking 100-200g it would be one thing..... you will feel 400g, 1700g wheels are also kind of out of date.
Being a weight weeney, Im pretty sure you are biased a "bit" :)
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Being a weight weeney, Im pretty sure you are biased a "bit" :)
He is right about both though. I have a 24 internal 30 external (32 at widest point) 50 mm deep wheelset at 1360, and I wouldn't call that light either. That's my training wheelset that I am not worried to bomb over potholes and such
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Being a weight weeney, Im pretty sure you are biased a "bit" :)
Im in recovery, those days are behind me. Im more of a watt weenie now. Outside of dirt cheap Elitewheels theres not much reason to buy 1700g or 21mm internal wheels in 2026.
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Why?
Wheel 1 = 50mm, 21 internal, 1300g
Wheel 2 = 60mm, 21 internal, 1700g
The more I read the less I see a reason to seek the lightest rims...... what do you guys think?
if you really prefer 21mm IW, now can make it under 1300g of 50m, 1380g of 60mm
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"Wheel 2 = 60mm, 21 internal, 1700g"
In 2026, that's a dog of a wheeslet.
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Ignoring the 21mm last gen IW, I won't got either rim depths either.
I'm running 45mm front/rear, and during a winter run super strong cross wind almost knocked me off bike.
Unfortunately 45mm is already the shallowest one from Farsports for the current 24mm IW in-house branded wheels.
If there is the option, I'll go 24mm IW 35mm depth wheels instead, and its weight should be arounf 1200~1250g.