Light Bicycle made my Extralite wheels heavier, but that's okay.... right?

[@Dirtos]

Man, how I wish I could give you more likes! The humor, the edit, the down to earth view on epic gear. Keep up the great videos dude!

[@ridesofjapan]

Appreciate the kind words mate! 🙏

[@AllanPhillips]

My thoughts exactly.

[@OM-sb2bd]

The editing is quite excellent.

[@treyquattro]

agree with everything in this thread!

[@madisonsinclair5123]

Amen. Just found the channel, I'm hooked

[@markwaren5048]

Always look forward to RoJ videos. They never disappoint.

[@jdaucher]

Just overhauled my Extralight wheels. Went flawlessly. Can’t thank you enough!

[@SiopaoSauc3]

9:50 that crumpled railing isn't exactly confidence inspiring. Another great entry into the extralite saga. Love the quiet hubs too, it's so peaceful when descending, and there's no sound nagging you to pedal when you're bonked and coasting.

[@andrewjerome2157]

To be fair it looks like it did do its job. In the U.S. they just blow out when someone hits them...

[@noelwelch1666]

Always enjoy cutting spokes out of Wheels. somehow satisfying. You made it even more so, thank you!

[@19brian55]

Damn you, showing that descent, how can one persons love life be so joyful!

[@mgrization]

Got my self a AR46 wheelset from LightBycycle for my BMC TeamMachine SLR01, and I absolutely love them. Laced to a set of 240s hubs. Love them!

[@KnobleKnives]

Always look forward to your fantastic intros man!

[@ridesofjapan]

Appreciate it mate!

[@walshman70]

Another lovely offering. Thank you. Superb editing and humourous presentation in your own way... Love the "talking to oneself while riding uphill" segment... Hmmm, familiar...

[@chiefrocker12]

I have these AR35 with DT Swiss 240 EXP, both came in at 1245g. Best set of wheels I have ever owned, Best part has been in the descending, as no cross winds issues. One extra addition before I started riding these, were to place about 18g led strips to balance them.....allows for smooth high speed descends. (LB wheels are great value....these are my third set of LB's, RECOMMENDED).

[@truthseeker8483]

Adding Lead strips!! AaaarrrggGGHH! Haha😃

[@Mixedbydavey]

What happens if you don’t add these strips?

[@mlegrand]

I absolutely adore this channel. Thank you so much for making this content. Looking forward to hearing more about your "love life". 😍🚲

[@ElDiabl0187]

Thank you for share and taking the time making such wonderful films

[@TheRealMichaelB]

Regarding the bladed-spokes (CX-Ray) - A lot of their advantage isn't even related to being aero. I like buillding with them even for decidedly non-aero applications (e.g. Gravel wheels) because it's dead easy to see and deal with spoke twist / wind-up during the build process. Not "needed" but a welcome 'bonus' feature for sure. Thanks again Tobias for another fantastic 'share' (I just rewatched BB Bearing R&I Without Violence this morning to get psyched up for a 6805 to 2437 swap I did - Thanks !!)

[@tomalbert3299]

I like the bladed spokes especially with straight pull hubs, since you can prevent them from twisting (with a tool) much easier. As for your objection for me its not that critical. I use tape on round spokes to make the twist visible.

[@TheRealMichaelB]

@@tomalbert3299 - Smart tip with using tape on round spokes. I've heard of folks using marking pens (Sharpie) to 'tick' round spokes to visualize twist, but the tape trick is new to me. Thanks.

[@sustainf]

Hello also from Japan! I love my Campagnolo WTO 45s. and my friend loves his WTO 33s. We ride mostly hills. They are as light as the Lightweight wheels but also aren’t as expensive. Happy riding in 2022!

[@larisonjohnson]

Brilliant Intro! I am on the same fence regarding wheel building. But, accepting the DIY curse, It will happen, eventually. That bonus footage cured my New England house bound blues! 🙏

[@MrKadillak]

You should be the official Saitama cycling ambassador. It really is a cycling paradise and your professional videos do it justice.

[@eddyjones9451]

Thought I was the only one loving quiet free hubs, glad you do too😄 I just pack mine with grease to silent them.

[@richcole3931]

bonus clip appreciated. what a stretch of road!

[@seanreilly6618]

Looks like some really nice little climbs up there, perfect mix of elevation and quiet roads.

[@urouroniwa]

I just found this channel a few weeks ago and have been enjoying it immensely! I had no idea Omiya was so beautiful. Need to make my way up there. Cheers from Shizuoka!

[@ridesofjapan]

Cheers! But just to be clear, all the riding in this video was around the Chichibu area… Omiya has no mountains unfortunately :)

[@urouroniwa]

@@ridesofjapan That makes much more sense to me :-) Definitely seems like a place to visit. My wife and I occasionally go to Saitama to watch baseball, so it would be a good excuse for a weekend. Thanks for all your great videos! I've learned so much :-)

[@TheSilversurfmonkey]

"And yes, I like a quiet hub because... I'm not twelve!" 🤣🤣🤣 Laughing my arse off because I spend a chunk of every working week sat above the swarm of angry bees that's the Hope Pro 4! 😆

[@tmcd4565]

Another inspired video from RoJ. My favourite KZbin channel. I so appreciate the effort and thought you put into these videos.

[@ridesofjapan]

Cheers mate! Appreciate the kind words 🙏

[@gordonanderson5512]

Quality video!!! Love it! Great t-shirt.

[@antonioCsilveira]

Man, you have no idea how happy I am when I see a new video from you. Your intros are amazing. Love the humor as well.

[@christopherphillips5608]

Hi. Hope you have better luck with your Light bicycle rims than I had. I had the rims shipped to the UK and had them built up by my LBS on the premise that they were a bombproof wheelset and a customer of there's had gone through four sets of hubs on the same rims , testament indeed, or so I thought at the time. I should mention I ordered a gravel specific rim. Basically ten months down the line and not a rock garden in sight my wheels went in for a service and yo and behold a crack was noticed. I reached out to Light Bicycle wheels who after internal investigations on photographs of the damage came to a conclusion it was an impact crack, and not a manufacturing defect .A 20% discount was what they were willing to offer on a replacement rim. I did not have much of an option but to accept there offer, after only ten months of hard packed family trails I felt hard done to. To be fair the after sales were extremely responsive and helpful with all communications. Possibly a Friday afternoon build?

[@projectcycling]

Welcome to the Light Bicycle family. Really happy with my Falcon pro WR50..I chose the wide bed and hookless model. Tyre mounting is straight forward and the finish is really nice. I build them by myself as a first wheel build an they turned out perfect. Did a video about it

[@aaronedgeart]

Thank you for the descending bits at the end of each video!

[@Ninja_Revenge]

That’s why I built myself a custom DT compo wheelset: RR440 rims, 240s hubs, 28/28h competition spokes. Laced them up, brought it to a friends shop for truing, and no problems at all, completely bulletproof sub 1600g rim brake wheelset for touring/conquering Japanese mountains.

[@testalino]

Thanks for the comment in regards to hub sound. I was contemplating between the dt 180 and the cyber hubs and I think I will go with the cybers now. Much appreciated info!

[@davidstihler9689]

You would have no problems building your own wheels. I built mine and ruined a few (three) sets of spokes and one rim but got the hang of it and it gives me a great deal of satisfaction. You could pull off a build in one try. Also flying downhill is sort of a signature close for you. I love it. Happy New Year.

[@ridesofjapan]

I have no doubt that I would love it... I would also get too obsessed and buy tools and pro-level truing stands that are way beyond my abilities. Problem is there's not enough time. It can't take time away from riding, so that time would have to be in the expense of making videos... so that's why I don't venture down the wheels building rabbit hole. plus, It's a great way to support my LBS :)

[@onederment]

Great intro. Light Bicycle is one of my favorites

[@yawerrm]

Best cycling videos on KZbin! Always happy to see there’s a new one 🐐

[@vincem5]

without your videos we wouldn't know this stuff was around, thanks!

[@ticklefritz5406]

I love you man! I think even unconditionally. I roll on ONYX hubs, silent and smooth with a bit of a weight penalty.

[@ridesofjapan]

😂 cheers mate!

[@marvplo3214]

I liked the Intro a lot, well done :)

[@n1909-t4q]

yeeeey! a new professionally made bike nerding video :)

[@danielbum912]

7:26 swag

[@marioyoutube7700]

I have the same rims laced on DT350, great wheels !

[@TransforDerek]

Still the best channel on KZbin. That intro was next level, even for you.

[@ridesofjapan]

🙏

[@GrannygearKiller]

Good to hear good things from the wheel builder, I was interested in getting a set of Light Bicycle rims myself.

[@JP..]

Best you tube channel! Love the content as usual. I’ve been running Light Bicycle rims for 3 years now. Had some issues with the initial set and their customer service could not be better. They even paid for the faulty wheel to be couriered back for analysis! And I get far less side wind buffering in these than some Irwin’s that are only a couple of mm deeper. Looking forward to the next episode already! Thanks as always for what you do!

[@donttouchthisatall]

Yaaay more videos! I've missed your content! Hope you had a lovely new years! 👋

[@ridesofjapan]

Cheers mate, same to you!

[@NeutralGenericUser]

Good luck with the new rims! They look amazing ☺️

[@Miekzz]

looks really good!

[@dingdongcat]

My pair of AR35 flyweight are on the way with Carbon Ti hubs. Good to see what you thought. Amazing build, beautiful WheelLife

[@loyanglionscc]

Initial D vibes at the end of the video! Lovely!

[@davidadamus177]

Glad to see you back my friend, was wondering when the next video would come out! Glad to see this video too, been wondering about the Falcon rims. To me the fact that they don't need sanding out of the mold speaks volumes about the quality of their molds and also the repeatability of their manufacturing process. In other words, if I ordered wheels today, they should be of similar quality. This is very helpful info! 😎

[@neilk22]

This is the kind of content that makes YT a better option than any other streaming AFAIK

[@andycorso8498]

Happy new year ROJ……. It’s off to a great start 😊

[@ridesofjapan]

🥂

[@renaissancefam5465]

Love it !! Make hubs quiet again!!

[@ohne_speed]

I've built many wheels (including very expensive stuff too), and LB rims are very good quality especially for the price. I always recommend them to my clients for mid range wheel builds.

[@pakelly99]

For rim brake too?

[@arturgdanski]

Great vid and this bonus ride clip! YT didn't crap the compression, it looks really great!

[@ridesofjapan]

That because it’s not shitty GoPro nonsense ;) Cheers!

[@arturgdanski]

@@ridesofjapan new camera? Any hint what produced sucha crispy, detailed and not oversharped image? 😃

[@ridesofjapan]

DJI pocket 2 (not new but)

[@MongoDan]

Light bicycles do not disappoint! I'm the exact opposite of a flyweight (120kg currently) and run their standard weight rims with success on all my bikes, my road rims from them have taken a beating and they just keep on rolling along without any issues as they close in on 10k miles.

[@Dennis12141978]

Love this channel, indeed... quality 😍

[@mediocrecyclist]

Just going to take a casual bathroom break at work now to catch the latest RoJ video…

[@luilasblume3713]

If this intro was the beginning of a movie I would definitely watch it!

[@aidanmasterson50]

Responsive! 'Love it…

[@christopherhood9241]

And I thought I was the only one who liked quite hubs, never understood why people like the so loud - weird. Great film - having learnt about the cold spell hitting all go Japan here ninth UK I was bracing myself for no films for a while.

[@zappenduster7]

Quiet hubs are nice when riding solo in nature - loud hubs are useful when riding with lots of pedestrians (no bell needed). But when you keep pedaling and stop free wheeling, the hub sound doesn´t matter. 😅

[@renaissancefam5465]

Same. Nothing like a quiet hub.

[@dh7314]

Scenic fast descents with no cars. Bliss.

[@unchewable1]

love your vids the subtle touches in the edits is pure gold

[@joaocastro924]

I quite like seeing first-person shooting when you're descending those mountains, do you think that we could have more footage of that?

[@janeblogs324]

He's back!

[@bengt_axle]

Love the video, and the transparency about the Extralites. However, that they need to be replaced out of concern for de-lamination is a big disappointment. This seems like a throwaway product that should instead be manufactured to last much longer. When you add the weight of the rotors and calipers I'm wondering whether a rim brake alloy (e.g. Shamal Ultra) could outperform this in terms of total weight and durability.

[@johntharp22]

And peace of mind!

[@MurizPez]

You should’ve filmed the guys at the bikeshop assembling the wheels!! ;) that would have been kind of cool and for us to see what bike shops look like in Japan

[@maddoc68]

Light bicycle wheels - just love them. Best quality by far.

[@tewaewae]

"I like quiet hubs because I'm not 12" finally someone said it! Thank you sir!

[@MicroageHD]

I like loud hubs because I don't need a bell.

[@peterthygesen1754]

Loved the videos my man

[@zappenduster7]

Thank you for this banger of an episode. Lots of humor, nice bike stuff and fantastic shots and editing skills put well together. You always keep making them even better and better .. 🙏

[@casparwhittey]

Sick looking, great choice.

[@mathieub3953]

I'm sure you're working in the tourism industry and try to convince us to come to japan, so you are trying to sell us something! xD No one can resist those beautiful country side, mountainous, japanese landscapes!

[@bobqzzi]

Don't care much about the wheels, but damn is that an awesome looking road. Love the footage of the descent

[@raphaeltiziani7476]

I got a farsports feder 40 mm set with their own far230 hubs at 1210 gramms.

[@onilovni1234]

I'm on my second set of Light Bicycle carbon wheelset and I have nothing but positive comments about the quality, price and options they offer.

[@paulm4113]

Another great video! And a great reminder to inspect carbon rims on a regular basis in order to catch these types of failures. Thank you!!

[@dlevi67]

Is the first intro of 2022 going to be the best one of the year? This one is going to be hard to beat (and I'm only talking of the imagery, the music and the editing - I hope your cycling experience keeps improving throughout). Enjoy your new wheels, and happy new year!

[@Donykovida]

keep creating content, loving what I see ! keep it up mate!

[@EvgeniyShishkin]

Left a like, need more videos!!!

[@stuartfreedman6854]

Those descent clips make me dizzy. Keep 'em coming!!

[@robertkisby3170]

Great video!

[@Strange_Brew]

I ordered a a pair of their rims and built them with my own hubs about two years ago. Great wheels! No problems whatsoever. They will custom order for you. I would definitely order another pair. They were 45 mm. For 480$ USD with shipping, there is no better deal out there. I suggest you build your wheels up or have a pro do it.

[@marcusFZ6]

Liked the Bonus Clip. Had me on edge a few times when you are taking on a right hand corner!!! You kinda seem to always run close to the edge. Nice wheels, shame about the super quiet hub, tisk tisk.

[@ridesofjapan]

In Japan we drive on the left ;)

[@josh33172]

I have LB AR46 built up with Sapim CX-Ray and Bitex hubs...not the lightest, but very very good wheels!

[@zsdonsample]

Great video as always

[@larrywhite8590]

Still really happy with my ENVE 3.4s. Yes they are 400g per rim and the the DTSwiss hubs are not super light but hey they are bullet proof.

[@Ninja_Revenge]

Not Zipp-like bulletproof

[@aisakup]

I have a pair of the Light Bicycle WR50 flyweight rims laced to DT Swiss 240 hubs (the old ones) via Berd spokes. ~1300g. I absolutely love those wheels. With the 180EXP hubs would be similar weight to your set, but 50mm deep and 25mm inner width / 33mm external width. Just saying...

[@njm3211]

Seldom if ever see any automobiles on your rides. Wonderful

[@buster.keaton]

I have custom built Light Bicycle WR50 wheels with "flyweight" carbon and they've been excellent wheels for the past 2 years. Lighter than the Bontrager Aeolus XXX wheels I wanted to get at half the price. The DT 240 EX rear hub freewheel is considerably quieter than the buzzsaw sound of my bike's stock Bontrager 3V wheel's freewheel.

[@jonathanzappala]

I have the falcon pro 50, lightweight option, with cx rays, alloy nipples, and novatec hubs (because they are light and so much less than dt, and quieter). I also ordered it with out spoke holes, but that seems to mean they just add a piece of carbon on top of the holes, so everyone else should pass on that option. They weigh in at 1371 for the set. I’m happy so far. They do catch some cross wind on days with high gusts.

[@ridesofjapan]

Interesting point about the holes. I wanted holes since It would have to be built up here. But I’m tempted to get a complete set deeper profile in the future. Will go with holes again in that case then, cheers!

[@ianp7048]

Same rims. Just not drilled through. Built them up myself. Use the magnet and screw. Easy. Only downside is that they don't stock them in their N.A. warehouse. So shipping is more $.

[@jonathanzappala]

@@ianp7048 that’s what I was expecting they would do. Well, however they added the strip later it still seals without tape.

[@BikeLife154]

I hate quiet freehubs, but I do like your bike! Especially the weight! Japan’s scenery and environment is so similar to that of South Korea.

[@jochenkraus7016]

The landscape reminds me of the Eifel region in Germany with road surface in better condition :-D

[@pld468]

I got some light bicycle wheel last spring. I live in Quebec Canada and there's a lot of potholes on our roads... I'm a bit of a semi-heavy dude at 75-80 kg, and so far I don't have any issue with them.

[@aoe76]

I am a light 90 kg rider 😉

[@Karla-Flr]

Such a nice video, i love your bonsai cap André gloves ! Where are they to buy ?

[@ridesofjapan]

bonsaicycleworks.com/ cheers!

[@interesting7906]

Riding over the drains on the road with those parallel fins...scary! I gueess that extra 40g of epoxy is really a must to keep the structural integrity of the wheels.

[@Yonok2009]

Where can I get these cool cycling caps? Another great vdo 🙏

[@sabamacx]

Hey, Shimano? Waiting on your Scylence hubs! I've got three wheelsets built up around Light Bicycle rims, waiting for silent hubs for the next set. Flawless every time.

[@ridesofjapan]

The wait has been too long 😅

[@jochenkraus7016]

@@ridesofjapan Just build new wheels (and make videos about it) when the long wait is over ;-)

[@ldavid2]

I like my loud DT hub because I don't need a bell

[@loft4me]

About to receive delivery from Muller of Germany, a 29 inch mountain bike wheelset built up with the MXX Carbon Extralite Hyper/Extralite hubs, I am a little concerned of the damage that you found. This build will be for a mountain bike that I ride on the road only, and weighing only 125 pounds myself, I hope for longevity of the wheelset.

[@justincraws4897]

I like so much your t-shirt.. where did you bought. Thanks

[@ridesofjapan]

Ridesofjapan.com

[@RevelCris]

the emonda is all aero now, i put the AR46s on it and it flys

[@iansellers1251]

Quality as always , is that a closed road ?

[@ridesofjapan]

Nope, but there no traffic on these roads apart from a few hunters :) Cheers!

[@davidide1525]

As usual I really liked the video ! In the bonus downhill, was that road one way only ?

[@ridesofjapan]

Cheers, Nope 2-way mountain road. Obviously not made for an H2 ;)