Price Paid:
$450.00 Favorite Ride:
Thursday nite with my buds Bike Setup:
CAAD3 frame, Dura Ace components (BB, hubs, cassette), Blance of groupo 6500-Ultegra-9spd-STI, Time Stilletto carbon fork, ICON handlebar-stem, Trimatic saddle, Synchros seatpost, Schwabe(sp.?) tires Summary:
Good price-point for performance. If all you do is ride then spend the money for either a pair of FIR/ANTARAS or ZIPP/404's. I'm a local-club-racer and ride less than 15 hours/week. Strengths:
The 30mm-deep rims provide some aero-benefit and do not become a negative with the presence of cross-winds.
Vendor is outstanding: Had a problem with the free-hub and CaneCreek replaced without question.
The 16-DB-spoke-setup on the front is great.
The 28-back is stiff for a rider weighing 165lbs.
Bearing-action is smooth.
Straight-pull-spoke with nipples-on-the-hub-side is a great technical-feature for reducing centrifical-inertia. Weaknesses:
Free-hub engagement appears to be slow. Likely due to choice of rear-hub-internals. Can update the free-hub to Dura Ace for some inprovement.
Would like to see the vendor consider other hub internals such as Hope and EDCO bearings. Similar Products Used:
Campagnola's Sydney-2000-rims mated with Ultegra hubset (32-spoke) - too heavy in comparison.
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