Have you ever repaired your carbon wheels? Let us know in the comments section!
@danielsepulveda9123 жыл бұрын
Those damages can be repaired with JBweld and a sandpaper, who cares about safety, lightness is more important
@GeekonaBike3 жыл бұрын
I've fixed them w/ super glue & baking soda, then sanding smooth if its in a critical spot
@ElliotFlowers3 жыл бұрын
Dolly Parton sang a song in the seventies called...'Can you ever fix a carbon wheel'. The chorus went 'Some things can't be fixed, but please baby, can you ride them to heaven.'
@JPDynamics3 жыл бұрын
comfortable in using carbon with alum braketrack..
@andrewbardwell48323 жыл бұрын
@@JPDynamics I like the look of the Shimano C40s for that reason... but I’d like something wider than a 17mm internal width
@daniels.27203 жыл бұрын
My favorite adage, albeit from my M/C days, still applies = "Pros ride Carbon Wheels because they dont have to pay for them..."
@unfab3 жыл бұрын
Fuuuuuuuck I never thought about it like this!
@redrocker10553 жыл бұрын
I know this comment isn't going to win me any friends, but I just find it hard to justify the cost and durability issues of carbon for average riders. I don't have a massive disposable income and the days of me having something to prove are long gone. So for me I just fell more confident on a good old-fashioned set of aluminum wheels. I hope no one took offense as I certainly didn't mean any.
@feedbackzaloop3 жыл бұрын
A good carbon rim may be a one-time investment with higher aftermarket value. Aluminium rims degrade no matter the care and initial condition. So durability IS justified, but in a longer run, than you might think And I feel awfully sorry that you had to apologise for an absolutely reasonable saying
@Rossingiol3 жыл бұрын
@@feedbackzaloop eh, why and how should aluminium rims "degrade" and why is that different to carbon rims?
@feedbackzaloop3 жыл бұрын
@@Rossingiol because of aluminium fatigue curve, not having an endurance limit.
@Rossingiol3 жыл бұрын
@Robert Kavanagh so does carbon. CFRP also suffers from fatigue.
@dan_lazaro3 жыл бұрын
I dunno man, I don't see my team's carbon wheels failing anytime and there's one pair of them, and like 7 of us lol.
@erbringas3 жыл бұрын
Seems like this is a plus for the disc folks out there. Carbon with rim brakes just dont go well together in the longevity aspect of things.
@angelag57083 жыл бұрын
This video have convinced me that I shall never have carbon wheels. I had no idea they were so finicky
@kalijasin3 жыл бұрын
Me too. 🙊
@not-a-raccoon3 жыл бұрын
No kidding. I'm glad I decided to go with alloy for my upgrade from stock wheels
@HCMORGI3 жыл бұрын
they aren't that bad. i upgraded my back wheel on my CAAD8 to a low end zipp 302 after a crash and i have never had issues. i used to constantly break spokes on my aluminum wheels i used prior to them, not a single spoke broken on my carbon rims yet in about 2 years. i even started bike packing with tons of extra weight, plus i am a heavy 86Kg rider, and I'm not that careful at all. i guess they just don't flex as much so the spokes experience less stress? I do however break carefully on longer descents and allow them to cool, especially when bikepacking.
@floydkatz3 жыл бұрын
i ride 600 miles a week on carbon wheels. no issues.... i have worn out the brake tracks on alloy clinchers before, but never carbons.
@incidentshappen3 жыл бұрын
So basically, avoid potholes and ride sensibly. Seems like good advice in general.
@robbeelsas3 жыл бұрын
And learn how to bunny-hop 🐇
@tychoMX3 жыл бұрын
@First Last I've damaged more al rims than carbon rims. You hit anything hard enough it's toast.
@kalijasin3 жыл бұрын
Or get a gravel bike.
@stevesmith8663 жыл бұрын
what about the don't use your brakes part?
@carbonbikerepair13 жыл бұрын
The best advice to remember when bombing it downhill on a country road ;)
@stuartfreedman68543 жыл бұрын
If anything, this video has made me reconsider carbon rims... I think I'll just eat less.
@stefanosabbioni58213 жыл бұрын
The one thing you can learn watching this video is that with rim brakes and carbon wheels you can’t brake as much as you want. And that’s not safe. I’ve learned by myself by cooking a set of Roval, but there was nothing much else I could do. Buy disco brakes or use aluminum braking surface
@SamuelLudden3 жыл бұрын
I want a disco brake. That would be fun at night! 🕺
@SantaKlausII3 жыл бұрын
So the take home message is, if you break your carbon rim, it's done. And possibly, get a disc break version, so you "sacrifice" a cheaper part of your bike
@panzerveps3 жыл бұрын
The rim can be replaced, so if you got expensive hubs, it's worth to replace the rim.
@DanTuber3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like most of what Carbon Repair do is more to frames than wheels.
@kibbee8903 жыл бұрын
I'd much rather replace a rotor than a carbon rim. Unless your sponsor is buying wheels for you, rim brakes carbon wheels dont make sense.
@panzerveps3 жыл бұрын
@@kibbee890 I could agree with that, but given all the trouble I've had with discs on my CX and XC, I'd rather live a problem free life on rim brakes.
@nizamalija37393 жыл бұрын
@@panzerveps you can't have it both ways karen
@klx-y3 жыл бұрын
that's why I bought a pair of clincher Shimano Durace c60 whit aluminum braking surface wheels, to avoid all those problems brilliantly explain here in this video.
@Ropetable3 жыл бұрын
rim brakes, and tires glued to the track, brings back bad memories. Such disgusting and unneccesary work to do with those. disk brakes, tubeless with inserts, last you a lifetime
@gcntech3 жыл бұрын
Controversial 😂
@jemm.82773 жыл бұрын
Im not touching that with a 20 foot pole
@thomashardbattle42873 жыл бұрын
Rim breaks are best
@stephenwatkins75923 жыл бұрын
@@thomashardbattle4287 I hate it when my rim breaks
@thomashardbattle42873 жыл бұрын
@@stephenwatkins7592 same
@seanrooney48473 жыл бұрын
I had a crack running about six inches along the rim bed on one side of my rear wheel. I drilled a tiny hole at each end of the crack, then used a dremel tool to ream out the crack, cleaned the surface thoroughly, then mixed up some “chemical metal” which is essentially a polyester resin; filled the crack and clamped the wheel on either side. Left it to harden. It has been fine for about 800kms. I wouldn’t do it with a front wheel though.
@gcullen53313 жыл бұрын
This is the primary reason I went with disc brakes. I don't have to worry about delaminating or melting a rim while descending the gaps and there's no accelerated brake track wear from riding in the wet.
@leektah3543 жыл бұрын
And that's why I went with the Dura Ace C50's with aluminum braking surface.
@feedbackzaloop3 жыл бұрын
Wow, if repairng a Lightweight is "not economical to do", implying you should buy a new one, how much does Rob charge for the work?
@armadillito3 жыл бұрын
Wasn't he saying that delaminated carbon fibre on the brake tracks is never economical to repair because of the nature of it?
@feedbackzaloop3 жыл бұрын
@@armadillito which is somehow economical to produce in the first place. In other words, it is rather about the competence of repair centres and in the end of the day, their hour rates
@armadillito3 жыл бұрын
@@feedbackzaloop erm... No. When you manufacture a wheel rim you lay up quality controlled carbon mats to form the part, whereas repairing a damaged rim you don't know what you're working with without conducting extensive scans. Even once you've imaged the damage, repairing it is probably more work than making a new rim. For a very basic analogy imagine forgetting a dowel when assembling something from IKEA, you might need to take most of it apart just to fix that little thing! But a carbon rim is dependent on the whole structure being bonded together with continuous integrity.
@feedbackzaloop3 жыл бұрын
@@armadillito this is exactly what I meant under competence of repair centres: they need the tooling of a manufacturer and the know-how of the manufacturing process. What, again, is incorporated into the customer bill as hour rate of the worker. As an example, when you change the tyre of a car, you pay for 20 minutes of shop work, not 0,000001% of workshop equipment leasing
@armadillito3 жыл бұрын
@@feedbackzaloop I mean, you're technically correct there but I'm missing what point you're trying to make. Are we both simply agreeing that it's daftly complicated and time consuming to repair carbon in different words?
@feshfeshsailing3 жыл бұрын
There was one question I was hoping you would ask that professional, but you did not. I was waiting to hear if brake tracks on carbon rims can be resurfaced with fresh coat of heat resistant epoxy in order to rebuild the tickness.
@GeorgeD13 жыл бұрын
I guess the part about flat spots answered your question.
@jonathanzappala3 жыл бұрын
3:20
@feshfeshsailing3 жыл бұрын
@@GeorgeD1 Not quite! Flat spot is just a hotspot in its very early stage (before localized excess heat causes substrate delamination). They said flatspots can be repaired meaning they can remove the brake pad material that started being transfered to the braking track. What I want to know is whether it is possible to rebuild a worn off braking track on a perfectly sound rim.
@JThelen10313 жыл бұрын
My takeaway from this is to keep riding aluminum disc brake wheels, because the carbon wheel will either be not repairable, or expensive to repair.
@boc-tonysyklist21453 жыл бұрын
Aluminium disc brakes wheels aren´t always possible to repair/true either though.
@JThelen10313 жыл бұрын
@@boc-tonysyklist2145 Sure, but they're a hell of a lot cheaper to replace. Couple hundred bucks per wheel for all new vs how much for even budget carbon rims?
@brothatwasepic6 ай бұрын
Hi all what material do I use to fortify a small hole in my carbon wheels. Does a professional carbon repairer use epoxy?
@andreemurray70393 жыл бұрын
I'm old school aluminium rims and tubular tyres have done me well for 40 years
@boomerangfreak3 жыл бұрын
This video is a great 13minute add for alloy rims if you ask me :D
@reginaldscot1653 жыл бұрын
There is a local idiot where I live who will happily repair your cracked cheap Chinese carbon rims for a few $100s. He is an expert in carbon cosmetic car body kit and so knows just how to patch a bit of carbon over the top of the crack. After he's done his magic you can no longer see the crack and you are perfectly unsafe to join a local crit race again... 🤦🏻♂️
@Timtimzi3 жыл бұрын
Pounds like Spyder Composites to me :3
@damFr11 ай бұрын
I missed that video, I crash so now I find this content very interessant.
@sebastam2603 Жыл бұрын
Loving it!!
@magicknight84123 жыл бұрын
bought some cheap chinese deep section wheels years ago. Lasted a year (very flexy though), then over a small bump in the road, got a puncture due to the edge of the rim chipping off and cutting the tyre. Bodged a repair to get me home and the wheels went straight to the recycling centre/rubbish dump.
@KenSmith-bv4si3 жыл бұрын
So there you have it, every reason to have disc brakes if you have carbon wheels.
@matteo.ceriotti3 жыл бұрын
I have always found incredible people spend thousands on their carbon wheels and use them as perishable item.
@Zeihold_von_SSL3 жыл бұрын
That's why I switched back this year to aluminum tubeless wheels for my rim brake bike. On my disc brake bike I still ride carbon and also on my triathlon rim brake bike. But for the triathlon bike, only in competitions. Otherwise I stick to aluminum tubeless wheels as well for training.
@mikeyseibert14069 ай бұрын
I have a question for rob. Could you re-lace a carbon rim that had brake track damage, to a disc brake hub? So since we don’t trust the brake track, but can’t repair it. Can we repurpose it to a front or disc wheel?
@kyle_c9363 жыл бұрын
The localised wear on the Lightweight rim was more likely because the wheel wasn't quite true and the brake pads were set too close to the rim, causing the pad to contact that segment of the rim on every revolution. Either that or it's just what happens when the rim is out of true. Same goes for aluminium rims, so it's nothing to do with the material. I reckon that's far more likely than the rider having some kind of flawed braking technique.
@Ropetable3 жыл бұрын
Moral of the story, fuck rim brakes, stick to disk brakes.
@amfinc23 жыл бұрын
I'm using a set of $370 unbranded carbon clinchers with 23c GP5000 tires, Michelin light weight innertubes, and rim brakes with carbon pads. I've taken the bike on moderately hilly rides for hours at a time and they have been great. I am mindful to feather and pump the brakes evenly and both together, like on a motorcycle. I think as long as you don't drag the brakes all the way down the hill or slam on them hard repeatedly, they will be fine. Go for middle of the range carbon wheels, cheap will be poor quality, expensive will be delicate and expensive to repair.
@nizamalija37393 жыл бұрын
if you live in 3rd world country ride like that will bring your carbon to the grave
@amfinc23 жыл бұрын
@@nizamalija3739 Let's hope people in 3rd world countries are spending their money on responsible purchases like food, and not luxury bicycle parts.
@garymccormack1654 Жыл бұрын
I had a tubular nightmare come true as it becameunglued and jam in the chainstay/seat tube after which I fishtailed a few times before going down. The rim was ground down, thankfully more than me. Can they repair and build up the flat spot in the carbon rim or is it junk?
@saveriodipoce22013 жыл бұрын
From what i understand,any problems with carbon wheels,buy yourself new wheels!
@bennetthasty78863 жыл бұрын
What is a good introductory carbon wheel set all I hear about are the zipp 404s but those cost almost the price of my bike! Is there a value brand that is good?
@tom_zanna3 жыл бұрын
Farsport? Winspace?
@paulalcantara35753 жыл бұрын
me too. aluminium.....
@vd0o6663 жыл бұрын
me too. carbon.....
@dilzila12 жыл бұрын
Is the front fork aluminum or steel
@JFomo3 жыл бұрын
This is making not want carbon wheels 😔 My bike is rim brake. Maybe Ill just use the money on lightweight aluminium rims.
@andrewbardwell48323 жыл бұрын
Given Treks warranty (I ride Aeolus XXX4 wheels) why would I take the chance?
@dudeonbike8003 жыл бұрын
If there's an argument for road disc brakes, THIS is it! Someone in another forum asked about carbon road wheels on tandems. No way in hell would I use them on a tandem with rim brakes. No way. But discs? Absolutely! I find it hard to believe that companies like Lightweight would even manufacture a carbon rim-brake rim/wheel. Insane.
@sgates833 жыл бұрын
I broke my Roval wheel. I took it to a shop and they say its repairable. I'm assuming because the nipple pulled through the cowl and not the rim. I'll find out in a week if it was successful.
@dudeonbike8003 жыл бұрын
Curious to know how your situation resolved. Any follow up advice you can offer?
@matthewblue78393 жыл бұрын
Would you trust your life ((70 kph downhill?) to a repaired wheel ?
@andrewbardwell48323 жыл бұрын
That’s a resounding no...
@williamkeys57013 жыл бұрын
Depends on who did the repair.
@TheRongy3 жыл бұрын
Nope!!!
@andrewbardwell48323 жыл бұрын
Trek has a 2 year no questions asked replacement warranty and then after that a serious discount on a replacement wheel should something happen. I happen to ride Aeolus XXX4 wheels but I suspect other brands have similar warranties. I would do that long before I would trust someone on repairing a wheel...
@TheRongy3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewbardwell4832 But you have a lifetime warranty on defects in materials and workmanship! www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/carbon_care_wheels/
@rickdoehler5023 жыл бұрын
Maybe not accessible to more people as much as more people willing to invest a shit ton of money for bike wheels. there's a big difference and a difference in presenting GCN"s attitude.
@benclarke27543 жыл бұрын
Were those brake blocks in backwards? I hope not!!
@philspencelayh54643 жыл бұрын
Seems like carbon wheels have benefits but only buy them if you can afford to throw them away for pretty much any type of damage that you are likely to come across.
@bradbeers2329 Жыл бұрын
what about hub too fiber on disc rim hed
@bradbeers2329 Жыл бұрын
It's free spinning right now When I add pressure
@dombretshake13 жыл бұрын
Just broke my spoke one of it and the nipples just got trought inside the wheelset, but i manage to took the nipple out with magnet
@pabloclark33323 жыл бұрын
madfiber where carbon meets rim surface was seperating... used JB WEld can withstand temps of about 500 f i live in flat area ....and am careful...2000 miles no problems
@pabloclark33323 жыл бұрын
have to find adhesive that has a high temp resistance even the best superg;ue product only good at around 300f the bond will break down at some point
@edymarkonthego40963 жыл бұрын
Here’s my summaries for rim break lover. 1. Carbon rim break, use it on flat because you don’t apply break frequently. 2. Use alloy rim break or alloy rim on hilly because on a descent, you’ll apply more pressure on breaking surface. This is the only way to last you carbon rim break. The only hustle is changing breakpad back and forth.. Enjoy riding..
@loc95883 жыл бұрын
Use some epoxy resin to put them together again
@dietbountyicecream14443 жыл бұрын
Bro the strong part is the carbon fibre
@loc95883 жыл бұрын
@@dietbountyicecream1444 wel it’s a mixture of the carbon and resin that makes it strong. Without resin the carbon is not strong at all. Resin might solve the problem if you use it correctly.
@zukzworld3 жыл бұрын
So the final advice is, ‘No to carbon wheels’?
@vongdong103 жыл бұрын
It makes more sense to buy a new rim (not complete wheel) than to repair one.
@dudeonbike8003 жыл бұрын
Enve rims still retailing for $950, so a $200 repair to the rim would save $950 for a new rim, $70 rebuild cost and another $70 for quality spokes & nipples. $1090 or $200? Not sure it makes sense to bin a repairable Enve rim if it could be repaired.
@_Philip_.3 жыл бұрын
Just rolled home after a crash an I see this ahahah... thankfully my rim should be okay :)
@tom_zanna3 жыл бұрын
So, if you ride on straight and plain roads, carbon rims are OK. If you like to go downhill, get alu rims or disc brakes
@PinPointEnts3 жыл бұрын
If you can afford it then buy 3 pairs of carbon wheels. The hills in new cycle routes can have unpredictable potholes or even gravel. Carbon has its place but its not the overall best.
@ArteUltra11953 жыл бұрын
Wait, my nipples are connected to the spoke outside of the rim, so they pertrude out of the rim slightly. I had a rough road and realized that one spoke was loose at the side of the rim, and the nipple was inside the rim rattling around. My local bike shop repaired it easily, they told me there was no crack in the rim, connected the nipple with the spoke and trued the wheel. Has had no problem since, now you tell me its a nono?
@sarabear1238 Жыл бұрын
This bike was really easy to assemble kzbin.infoUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.
@VictorElGreco3 жыл бұрын
Conclusion: alloy rims.
@JoelSundaram3 жыл бұрын
6:05 Im sorry, but what the heck is that rim brake pad alignment 😳
@ChrisCapoccia3 жыл бұрын
3 cheers for aluminum wheels
@shwndh2 жыл бұрын
Carbon wheels are lighter but more susceptible to damage at the brake track. Alloy rims are more durable with rim brakes but a bit heavier. Disk brakes are better for carbon wheels but the brake system is a bit heavier. Rim brakes are best with alloy rims and the braking system is lighter. Doesn’t going with carbon wheels and rim brakes negate the weight savings over alloy and rim brakes?
@elorz0073 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine you go to the company called "carbon bike repair" to repair your carbon bike and they tell you: sorry, it's not possible to repair carbon bikes, that will be 20€, thanks.
@dudeonbike8003 жыл бұрын
If you are forced to ride up and down hills with rim brakes & carbon wheels, just carry one side of the box your bike came in. Deploy wind sail to slow down. Easy solution! No more brake/rim overheating! That will make your $6k investment in the best Lightweight wheels worthwhile!
@BLITZKRIEG13 жыл бұрын
i just stuffed a front FFWD F6R
@tangoengineering3 жыл бұрын
Nowt wrong with tubs on ally rim brakes on big descents
@ironfrogpress15262 жыл бұрын
After this video , I am not convinced...
@joachimschranzhofer55663 жыл бұрын
Now I understand why Lightweight wheel owners use them two or three times a season for that one special hillclimb or when the entire club rides out to show off. If you damage any part of that wheel, it is a write off.
@brownmold3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Now I know carbon wheels are not for my wallet.
@hamedizzy51373 жыл бұрын
Sounds like all the issues are from rim breaks
@Wildschwein_Jaeger3 жыл бұрын
No
@thesupernad3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the solution to most problems is to use a hookless disc wheel.
@manibelaproject2522 Жыл бұрын
Cannot understand what is to be repired and not to repair regrding the pullthroug spokes and not pullthroug. Its contradicting
@arcoulant873 жыл бұрын
This seams to be an advert for don't buy carbon wheels , aluminium rims for me .
@petef153 жыл бұрын
Not really.
@not-a-raccoon3 жыл бұрын
For me, carbon wheels aren't worth the expense. I'd be afraid to ride them. One ding in the wrong place and you're out $1000+
@brankododig15853 жыл бұрын
Discs 🤷♂️
@not-a-raccoon3 жыл бұрын
@@brankododig1585 I have time brakes, and I'm not about to buy a whole new bike just to ride carbon
@FaithsFallen3 жыл бұрын
So NO :)
@rjadventure68117 ай бұрын
Use disk brake
@iMadrid113 жыл бұрын
If you can afford to buy new carbon wheels. You should be afford to replace it. If it’s too expensive for you to replace. Then just stick to alloy wheels. As the carbon repair expert shows both rim brakes and disk brakes carbon wheels could suffer irreparable damage. So if you avoid potholes and brake sensibly. You can avoid damage to make your rim or disk brake carbon wheels last.
@triplebuse68873 жыл бұрын
Most sensible answer here. People hating on one side or the other don't understand that others have different use / budgets / expectations. Go with what suits you, live & let live
@TheRongy3 жыл бұрын
@@triplebuse6887 Exactely!
@Jayneflakes3 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, carbon is difficult to repair if damaged, it cannot be recycled and not that healthy for the workforce who make the parts. Now where is that GCN+ documentary on Bamboo bikes when you need it? Sorry guys, you are not selling this carbon stuff to me with this one, in fact I'm starting to look at the carbon bits on my bike with a more critical eye.
@armadillito3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, at least in their current form composites need to be viewed as a luxury and perhaps priced accordingly to cover the end of life costs. Have a look at what EAV are doing with hemp based composites for e-cargo bikes though!
@reginaldscot1653 жыл бұрын
Be like me and get a titanium bike. (Hand made in America for the same price as a high end carbon bike) I don't have any carbon components (bar the fork) and it's 7.6kg in a size 56!
@jameshoey3033 жыл бұрын
Self repair.....how much is your safety and health worth....serious failure of material can lead to serious damage to you....had a friend with carbon bike it fractured while he was on board at speed...he fell off and was paralised from neck down...he lived in hospital 6 months and died when clots moved to his lungs......so again i ask you ...is carbon worth the risk. ...i sold my trek carbon bike after the accident of my friend as i could not get the courage to ride it again......so want to play Russian Roulette with your life...ride carbon
@alicali113 жыл бұрын
Can you repair broken aluminium wheel ?
@GeorgeD13 жыл бұрын
I still don't get rim brakes on carbon wheels. It feels...elitist, like eating gold leaf.
@CHSS3 жыл бұрын
Eat less and ride alloy wheels with dt-swiss 240s hubs.
@kalijasin3 жыл бұрын
So if you got carbon fiber wheels you should have disc brakes not rim brakes because the rim brakes will damage and wear them out? That defeats the purpose of having carbon fiber wheels to begin with though? Disc brakes add significantly more weight to your bike than rim brakes on carbon fiber wheels. 🙈
@davidcraig25323 жыл бұрын
Definitely makes carbon wheels less appealing
@shhhdontshout3 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, more expensive and more fragile?
@bikepackingadventure79133 жыл бұрын
What interests me more is that there are businesses ‘specifically’ set up to repair carbon bikes and bike parts. Would this put you off from buying a carbon frame. What does this actually say about carbon manufacturing? Thoughts 🤔🤔
@chapmag65783 жыл бұрын
Probably not much. There are people in business repairing steel and aluminium frames and components as well
@armadillito3 жыл бұрын
Carbon composites are labour intensive and difficult to rework or repair additively. Used judiciously it's great stuff, but it's prone to invisible damage and brittle fractures.
@chapmag65783 жыл бұрын
@@armadillito indeed, like components in any material, it has to be designed , manufactured and maintained correctly …..hope all those commercial aircraft wings and other components are designed and manufactured correctly :)
@chiefsilverback3 жыл бұрын
I listened to an interview with the owner of Starling Cycles where he explained why he opted to build with steel. He has a background in aerospace, but he said anytime he’s cut up a carbon bike component the quality of the layup is severely lacking compared to what you would find in a carbon aerospace component. Also once the mould is made laying in the carbon is relatively low skilled work, whereas welding a bike frame is high skill, so the manufacturing costs between metal and carbon aren’t all that different.
@mihalis10103 жыл бұрын
I've never understood why someone would take the risk of rim brakes and carbon wheels. Rim brakes *are not* better in any way, just get a bike with disks. It's really that simple.
@the541nt3 жыл бұрын
So in short, No…not really.
@danielsepulveda9123 жыл бұрын
Message of this video: Tubulars and rim brakes suck, go for disc brakes and tubeless 28's
@lossantoscity32493 жыл бұрын
Buy some Fine Carbon and grab the best Epoxy Resin available in your country and clamp it down and Sand carefully and your done. How am i so confident with my comment? Well im From souteast asia and have seen it done many times. Carbon can be repaired just expect that the outcome will be a bit ugly since you cant tig weld it.
@Epiqe3 ай бұрын
I am gonna stick with alloy, carbon is only for sponsored pro´s with medical support. No way I am riding carbon wheels on my bike!
@nizamalija37393 жыл бұрын
Thanks god I'm rich so I could just tossed the old one with the new one haha
@williamkeys57013 жыл бұрын
Disc brakes on carbon wheels solve most of these issues.
@andreyi5773 Жыл бұрын
Send it to Russia to repair and it would be economically viable)
@boc-tonysyklist21453 жыл бұрын
Once again - disc brakes ftw!
@bayer0483 жыл бұрын
just dont buy Carbon wheels.....seems like you cannot repair any Meilensteins!
@mrrodriguezHLP3 жыл бұрын
When you invest in carbon rims, take your budget and double it, because you need to be able to afford the pair, and the replacement.
@ivanteo19733 жыл бұрын
this is why carbon/disc and aluminium is better.
@hellopsp1803 жыл бұрын
Simple carbon rim brake wheels only for hill climb racing. Carbon disc wheel for everyday riding. Aluminium rim/disc for most durability and versatility