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Forum: Road Cycling

04-28-24, 01:11 PM

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Carbon Wheels with Rim Brakes - Obsolete?

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Posted By merlinextraligh

If your goal is to flip the bike for a profit,...

If your goal is to flip the bike for a profit, tubulars will significantly limit your market. There are very few people left who want to ride tubulars. That’s why you find great deals on used tubular...

Forum: Road Cycling

04-26-24, 04:38 PM

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Carbon Wheels with Rim Brakes - Obsolete?

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Posted By merlinextraligh

The weight penalty is definitely shrinking, but...

The weight penalty is definitely shrinking, but for the same dollars, the comparable disc brake bike is still heavier. And at the pointy end it’s hard to get a 12-13lb disc brake bike.

That said,...

Forum: Road Cycling

04-25-24, 02:07 PM

Replies: 109

Carbon Wheels with Rim Brakes - Obsolete?

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Posted By merlinextraligh

The poor braking of cf rims with rim brakes is...

The poor braking of cf rims with rim brakes is way overstated. I’ve descended the Gavia in the Snow and rain at race pace and live to tell the tail.

braking in the wet is the one place that discs...

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