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Pulled the trigger on the Elite Wheel DRIVE wheelset After much humming and hawing, I decided to pulled the trigger on their 2022 Elite DRIVE Wheelset. 

You can find it on their AliExpress storefront, but oddly it is not yet advertised on their official B2C website.
Even on the AliExpress site, its a bit buried: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003763694064.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.0.0.267ed0edTPNtBU
The glossy marble-like design won't be for everyone, but I dig it.

I got 5 sets, which got me some discount but not a ton - since the shipment is small, I can't have them sent by freight.  They are being sent by EMS, in which case I do have a fighting chance at of at least being spared taxes and duties
And, on the plus side, I will receive them faster - probably just before the Spring riding season begins (here in Toronto, good riding doesn't really start until at least all the salt and gravel from winter is swept away...)

Once I get my hands on them, I'll let you all know how they fare!
February 16, 2022, 01:44:05 PM 		1
Re: Pulled the trigger on the Elite Wheel DRIVE wheelset
Quote from: StiffWeenies on March 25, 2022, 03:32:35 AM
At first I didn't pay much attention to this company because I never heard of them before but now they're really growing on me.

The weights are competitive with the best Chinese carbon spoke wheels on the market from Farsports & Vortex who themselves are not far behind the current market leaders in Lightweight and Mavic. Of course I'm not expecting world-beating stiffness and general performance from Elitewheels but the cost/gram value proposition is undeniable.

Elitewheels as a company are also becoming more credible to me since they're sponsoring the China Glory continental team. Clearly there's some money behind them.

Here's my rudimentary working list of carbon spoke wheelsets (40-50mm range depth, disc tubeless) if anyone's interested:
Cadex
   42 / 1327g, 42mm depth, 23mm external
Unaas
   50 Supreme / 1344g, 51mm depth, 26.2mm external
Winspace
   Lun Hyper / 1455g, 50mm depth, 26mm external
Speeder
   SLP / 1400g, 45mm depth, 28mm external
Elitewheels
   DRIVE 40D / 1260g, 40mm depth, 28mm external
   DRIVE 50D / 1300g, 50mm depth, 28mm external
Magene
   EXAR DB45 Pro / 1400g, 45mm depth, 27mm external
Vortex
   No Compromise / 1280g, 40mm depth. 26mm external
Farsports
   Ventoux S4 EVO / 1295g, 45mm depth, 26mm external
HUNT
   Aerodynamicist / 1352g, 44mm depth, 29mm external
Scribe
   Elan Wide+ 42 / 1370g, 42mm depth, 30mm external
   Elan Wide+ 50 / 1415g, 50mm depth, 30mm external
Mavic
   Cosmic Ultimate UST Disc / 1225g, 45mm depth, 27mm external
Lightweight
   Obermayer Evo Schwarz Ed / 1230g, 48mm depth, 24mm external
   Meilenstein Evo Schwarz Ed / 1380g, 48mm depth, 24mm external

Great list! Just needs MRSP.  I would say its worth starting it's own thread
March 25, 2022, 05:05:52 AM 		1
Re: Any chinese frames using high modulus carbon like the real Specialized frames? Lengths: 165mm, 167.5mm, 170mm, 172.5mm
Axle Diameter: 28mm Propreitary w/ DUB or 30mm shims, 24mm Titanium
Q-Factor: 149mm
Chainline: 44.5mm (2x)
PM spider options: XCadey (420g), Sigeyi (424g), Power2Max (430g)
sans-PM weight: 320g not incl. 4-arm or 5-arm spiders
July 26, 2022, 10:55:38 AM 		1