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Got a great deal on a set of 05 Campy Hyperons.
I had been looking & wondering about a carbon tubbie set. So it was good timing.
Not super light by today's standards at 1289 grams for the set. But very well made nice finish work & not fragile from what I can tell.
Weight wise it is only a little lighter than my Garcia built Clinchers.
Ride today 50 miles with good climbs & descents & they were very good though as I said not super light the weight reduction was noticeable
The weight drop all told was only 123 grams on the wheels but with the tubulars & a lighter cassette 220 grams total so on the climbs it was noticeable.These wheels are quite a bit stiffer laterally than my clinchers too. Which surprised me since my clinchers are 24/28 radial front 2x crossed on both sides rear. Compared to these Hyperons 22/24 spokes radial front & rear non-drive side.
But the ride
Oh so nice. I know many here like clinchers & so do I . But I rode tubbies for 15+ years & only switched to clinchers this last year due to a move to a place that seemed to have more road glass. Funny though I have not had flats on the clinchers ( knock on wood ) except one very slow leak. Anyway the ride is as I remember tubbies to be. Just better imho. They roll/lean into fast corners better & ride feel is better. But these carbon rims add to that an extra layer of comfort. Especially over chatter bumps or broken pavement. Right now I am just running Conti Sprinters because I wanted to try these wheels before stocking up & see if they were worth better tires. The contis are great & at 35 bucks a pop who could complain. But these wheels also deserve a set of Veloflex tires soon
Braking wise they stop as fast as anything. I am using SwissStops yellow pads. Since I run Mavic SSC's I could not use the included campy specific pads.Great brake feel & feedback no sticky feel at all. I am sure I will get rained on soon so we will see how they perform when wet. But judging by today I bet they do fine or as good as any aluminum rim in the wet. Overall I am very happy with these wheels.
I had been looking & wondering about a carbon tubbie set. So it was good timing.
Not super light by today's standards at 1289 grams for the set. But very well made nice finish work & not fragile from what I can tell.
Weight wise it is only a little lighter than my Garcia built Clinchers.
Ride today 50 miles with good climbs & descents & they were very good though as I said not super light the weight reduction was noticeable
The weight drop all told was only 123 grams on the wheels but with the tubulars & a lighter cassette 220 grams total so on the climbs it was noticeable.These wheels are quite a bit stiffer laterally than my clinchers too. Which surprised me since my clinchers are 24/28 radial front 2x crossed on both sides rear. Compared to these Hyperons 22/24 spokes radial front & rear non-drive side.
But the ride