Weight Weenies

youjettisonme wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:17 pm

I started this thread but haven't checked in in a looong time so I thought I would offer my longterm review.

First off, these are my everyday wheels. I ride about 9k miles/year, and I've been riding on these for a year and a half now. First the good:

-- Where will you notice the difference with these stupid-light wheels? Accelerations. Be it an attack or change of pace on a climb, or a sprint on any terrain, the difference is extremely noticeable between these and, let's say, a 1500 gram wheelset. I've run these with Tubolitos from the start, removing even more rotating weight, and it's been an ideal combination for me. Especially on steep climbs, these represent a game-changer. And prior to the pandemic when we were doing huge group rides, it was night and day between this set of wheels and my more normal set of carbon hoops.

-- They look great. That's obvious from the pics in this thread, but everyone who sees them in person asks about them.

-- The hubs have never been serviced and they still spin silently and flawlessly. They just roll forever. For some reason I expected these to be super finicky, but they've been bullet proof.

-- For 6 months now, I've had ZERO problems... but now for the bad:

-- I was getting pings from the spokes pretty early on. It was maddening. My LBS kept adjusting the tension at first, but it turns out it was the hub itself that needed tightening. It arrived way too loose. Once that issue was addressed, it was never an issue again.

-- Broken spokes. The front have been flawless, but I broke three in the rear. Ouch, And when I went to get them replaced? Turns out my rim was cracked. Luckily, Extralite was great about their warranty and sent me a new rim right away.

Now back to the good again...

I decided to lace the new rear wheel with Berd spokes. These have been amazing. The wheelbuilder told me that Extralite hubs actually work terrifically with Berd spokes so that was just a happy accident. But the spokes themselves make the wheels even lighter, and there is a noticeable improvement in vertical compliance compared to the pillar hyperlites. I can't say enough about Berd, and I was lucky to be able to build them with black spokes as well since white is typially what they sell to consumers.

That's about all I have to offer. I never worry about these wheels, and I ride them pretty much every day. I feel the crosswinds a little bit on the Golden Gate Bridge, perhaps a little bit more than before, but not big deal. I never feel unsafe. I'd recommend these to anyone.

FlatlandClimber wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:16 pm

Received my pair, with the standard spokes. The Berd spokes would have been more bling and some 60g lighter, but also less aerodynamic, and I can't really justify that, at this very important area.
The quality looks fantastic so far and man they are light.
488g front wheel, 569g rear (no TL tape, no valves, no nothing) - that's a stupid light 1057g for the pair.

I put a GP5000s TR 30c on it (for winter riding), 2 full rounds of TL tape, 40ml of sealant, tubolight insert, tubolight valve, and Carbon-Ti 160mm rotor front, 140mm rear.
I am still waiting for the 11-34 cassette to arrive, then I'll weight the ful set.
Front wheel is 941g as described. I know this isn't particularly WW, but with the fat, fast, save tires, it's by far the lightest front wheel I have ever had.

Installation was super easy. Tires jumped into position immediately, and kept sealed right away.

I'll definitely switch out the front tire to a 28c once this one is worn, for racing. The tires come out to 30.3 and 30.2mm respectively, which I expected to be less than that. The tires clearly bulge out over the rim, which is not a great look on the front. 28mm is probably the best for my usecase. 25c probably the fastest.

angman19 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 16, 2022 10:42 pm

my Wilier Cento10 Air with Enve 5.6s that I usually do my fast rides with.