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Lightweight Obermayer

Lightweight Obermayer

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Weight: 1020 The Lightweight Obermayer possesses all of the technical and performance virtues of the Standard wheelset, but it shaves precious grams through upgrades to both the hub and the rim. T...
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Reviewed by: 
Tres Drole

Review Date
March 28, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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Price Paid:  $0.00

Bike Setup:
Madone 5.2, DA SRM with Garmin 705

Summary:
Very stiff and light wheels offering amazing acceleration. Watch out for the front hub flanges: they are high and may rub against the inside of your forks so check this out first before you buy.

Strengths:
light and aero

Similar Products Used:
Bontrager XXX Lite


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Reviewed by: 
grosmerou

Review Date
April 21, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 months

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Price Paid:  $3900.00 at Tinazzi Cycles - Aub

Favorite Ride:
Cassis-La Cadiere d'Azur-France

Bike Setup:
Serotta Meivici 2008, Serotta Legend Full Ti, Campy Record, Zipp Vuma Quad on booth.

Summary:
Great wheels, I have ridden many different wheels clinchers and tubulars. Tubulars are definitely superior and if you pick the right one you don't get flat more often that with a great set of tire. Not even harder to fix. Just be prepare as with anything else.
Great hubs, and the german engineering is good and strong.
Expensive but you will live only once better pick than enything else, forget about a car, a suit, a watch ...

Strengths:
Stiff, wimpy, efficient, comfortable, fast, forgiving, accurate

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
LEW (no good, need to improve a lot), Reynolds DV46, Lightweight Ventoux, Mavic Equipe, Eurus Campa,


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