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Newest 5 spokes carbon wheel for gravel bike LightCarbon 700C Super Light 5-Spoke Carbon Wheel For Road-Gravel-TT

700C 5-Spoke Carbon Wheel Feature:
-Three-spoke, five-spoke, and full-wheel rear wheels are widely used in triathlons, time trials, and track cycling. Five-spoke wheels usually excel in terms of aerodynamics and stiffness. The relatively heavy wheels on the market weigh around 2000 grams per pair. But our latest ultralight 5-spoke wheels weigh only 1300 grams (front 600g , rear 700g ).
-LightCarbon 5-spoke carbon wheels are made of high-quality Toray T700+T800+T1000, not only superimposed, but also properly proportioned and elaborate lad up. All the hard work are for making this lightweight, high-strength multi-purpose wheel, which will give you better performance on the road riding, race and gravel riding.
-Disc brake hub adopts 3-pawl free hub system design and ceramic bearings, which are smoother, stiffer and more durable compared to steel bearings.
-The five carbon beams are designed in aerodynamic shape and are integrated with the rest of the wheels to add aerodynamics advantage by providing less air resistance.
-Optional carbon weave : UD matte / UD glossy / 3K matte / 3K glossy.
-2 years quality warranty.
EXW price is about USD$999/pair.
November 10, 2023, 02:59:55 AM 		1
Re: Newest 5 spokes carbon wheel for gravel bike If they really come in at 1300g that's good, and profile of the spokes looks decent.  But I think sales are going to be pretty limited.  You went for a now archaic external width.  You should be looking for something like 33mm external width front, and 31.5mm rear.  Or in that ballpark.  Either for road or mixed use (road and gravel).  I think for a dedicated gravel rim you'd want significantly wider still.


November 11, 2023, 05:45:59 AM 		1
Re: Integrated Cockpit from Aliexpress
Quote from: zilcho on May 29, 2024, 07:47:45 PM
I'm really liking this one so far: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802471941574.html
I've seen this one and took it into consideration, but the flare is too big for me. It's about 20° right?
I now took a chance with the Syncros, will post my experience in here.
June 02, 2024, 05:08:21 AM 		1
Re: BXT Gravel 135 I got my frameset today.
Size 52 in pink. I received it exactly one month after placing the order. It took them around ten days to ship it to Germany.
I paid 380EUR for this in the summer sale and another 50EUR for shipping including customs clearance. That's a very fair price for what you get IMO.
This is nothing special, just a well made frame with all the neat little integrated mounts you could want. I really like it.
It's surprisingly well finished inside. There are no wrinkles, no obvious inconsistencies in carbon wall thickness. The carbon fork steerer is super clean and perfectly round. The BB shell has been faced and there's no paint overspray. The brake mounts have been faced as well but I might have to remove some more paint to get it just right. Headset seems solid.
The weight is nothing to write home about but I didn't expect it to be: 500g bang on for the painted fork (uncut). Roughly 1150g for the frame including all the bolts and the seatpost clamp. That's heavy but alright. I just wanted a sturdy gravel frame.
The worst about it is the paintjob. It's alright, but nothing special.
But all in all this is A LOT for less than 400 quid (shipping not included).

I'm in the process of building it already. Unfortunately, my old wheelset has a front hub for 15mm thru axles. I need a conversion kit with different end caps to get it to fit into the fork dropouts. I had a reduction sleeve from 15 to 12 and thought that's gonna work. But the end caps are too big to slide into the fork drop outs, so I need to convert it.

I'll keep everyone posted.

July 11, 2024, 01:51:21 PM 		1