Boyd make pretty good wheels. And at least 2 times a year they do a trade in option to get 20% off. I guess they take trade in wheels and donate them to junior cycling programs
Carbon rims can act as another form of suspension on the bike, if the rim is designed to do that. This is not possible to do with aluminum because it’s too stiff.
It’s real, although hard to quantify. And it’s questionable how much you would notice if you’re riding big tires at low pressures. But maybe they could let you up the pressure (and reduce rolling resistance) at the same comfort level.
For mountain biking, I find carbon wheels much more durable than alloy ones. I’ve ridden ENVE wheels for years and find it funny when people complain about the hidden nipples and them being inaccessible when you need to touch them up…well, I RARELY need to touch my wheels up. Maybe every other season do a slight adjustment to a couple spokes, but carbon for me has been set and forget.
Contrast that to alloy-rimmed wheels that are all out of shape in no time. I will trash a set of alloy rims in just a few weeks. When I was doing more competitive enduro racing I’d sometimes go through 2 rims in a weekend.
Gravel is a different application obviously, but durability is still tested. I don’t think a <1,500 g alloy wheelset would last long. Plus alloy rim beads tend to be sharper than modern current ones – more prone to sidewall snake bites.
With carbon wheels coming down so much in price, I don’t see any reason to go alloy.
For sure. I wouldn’t go searching for a lightweight alloy wheel set. If I was looking for wheels and was considering alloy I would just think less heavy not lightweight. Like 1600g or something. My lauf bikes came with alloy wheels and they’ve been fine. But definitely in the future if I feel the need to upgrade it would be to carbon assuming the price is reasonable
Did you try it yet?
HED Emporia (EMPORIA GA PERFORMANCE – HED Cycling Products) are another alloy rim with a 25 mm internal width rim
I’ve got a pair of them from when they were previously called the HED Eroica which a wheelbuilder laced up to DT Swiss 350. Nice wheelset, I enjoy riding them. I think they weighed 1577 grams
I love my GR1600s. Think the internal width is 24mm. Not sure there’s a better ‘value’ wheel out there.
Not yet, it was supposed to arrive Wednesday but just got the update that it is out for delivery today. I’ll let you know when I do.
Everyone has a different definition of ‘mid-range’. I have a set of HUNT 4 Season Gravel wheels - I haven’t had them very long but they seem solid and a great deal. Very happy so far. HUNT 4 Season Gravel X-Wide Wheelset – Hunt Bike Wheels US
~$550 out the door
Haha you’ve pretty much nailed cx! The brands that get it make servicing easy, ie trek boone. Then you look at canyon with the inflite that has internal cable routing, which tells you everything you need to know… they know headset bearings are absolutely punished, but instead of making it a 15 minute job once a season, it’s a 3 hour job
So it just arrived and I gave it the taste test. I’d say it is pretty mild as it’s not overly sweet. It has a hint of jelly donut flavor with a vanilla base, but it’s not that strong. I mixed it straight with water using my hand held mixer/frother and it mixed well and was slightly thick. I’m satisfied with it. Also seems to have some enzymes in the mix.
Any deals on full disc wheels? Looking to pick one up for my TT bike. Disc Brake, something with a 20mm+ internal width, tubeless capable. Needs to be a full carbon disc, not a covered spoked wheel, I need the WHOMP.
Premier Bike owner Dan Kennison is a good guy. I believe he mentioned on slowtwitch forum that this is a solid disk. Internal width isn’t listed but he usually responds to inquiries pretty fast. $825 USD, 1290 grams, 26 mm external width
If you live somewhere that chainreaction still ships to this is probably one of the cheapest disc wheels out there…put the reviews are just so-so and it is only 18.7mm internal width
The XTR looks like a solid deal, as that’s pretty much eBay prices, but you get new.
President’s Day Sale @ https://www.biketiresdirect.com/
Lots of good deals. 25% off seems to work on Shimano and Sram stuff I stuck in my cart 
Garmin Forerunner 965 is $449 down from $599.
My Elite Direto finally died today. Let me know if you see any deals on trainers, preferably not Elite…
$480.20 USD for US shoppers on the the now discontinued Zwift Hub One:
Garmin Tacx Neo 2T is $1000 @ REI. With 10% cash back, that brings it to $900. About the lowest price I’ve seen.
not really a deal, but looks like the new price for the enve models have been released (not sure if it’s official): Mog and Melee and it’s $4450
based on the picture this doesn’t include the stem/handlebar/seatpost which if you add all of them together comes out to $1050 so it’s the same price as what it was originally at $5500.