Lightweight vs Partington

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ccie6872
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by ccie6872

Looks like Partington is about to refresh their R series - R31/31 1000g un painted (1050g painted) and R39/44 1100g unpainted (1160 painted) which is quite impressive with 21mm internal hooked (acknowledging there are some other lightweight options from Farsports, etc). I am curious if anyone has real world experience of the stiffness / responsiveness vs say Lightweight Obermayer EVO or Meilenstein EVO?

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handler
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by handler

Interested as well! Only issue, haven't seen anyone sell Partington in Europe

jb
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by jb

Where did you find the info about the new wheels?
The Service Course sells Partington in Europe.

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C36
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by C36

Unless they switch to carbon spokes, there is no magic around mechanical laws, and can’t be stiff at those levels of weight. Ok for steady climbers.

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by CustomMetal

C36 wrote:
Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:57 pm
Unless they switch to carbon spokes, there is no magic around mechanical laws, and can’t be stiff at those levels of weight. Ok for steady climbers.
Both firms use carbon spokes so to what are you referring?
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C36
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by C36

CustomMetal wrote:
C36 wrote:
Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:57 pm
Unless they switch to carbon spokes, there is no magic around mechanical laws, and can’t be stiff at those levels of weight. Ok for steady climbers.
Both firms use carbon spokes so to what are you referring?
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handler
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by handler

Europe price for the current version is whopping 4800 €

GoJoJoGo
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by GoJoJoGo

I have both the Partington wheels ("gen 1") and the Lightweight Meilenstein evo. With the Partingtons, you can choose how stiff you would like the wheels (they offered three options, if I recall correctly). I chose the intermediate option, and as promised by Partington, they were not quite as stiff as the Meilenstein (though quite close). More importantly to me, they feel significantly more stable in crosswinds than the Lightweights.

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