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The fact that all the cheap wheelsets use lasers in 24/20 configurations puts me off though (should it, at 73kg?)
It's not that Lasers can't handle the load, I just find it reprehensible that Superstar have gone that route to pander to weight weenies when proper spokes only weigh a few grams more per wheel.
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It's a shame that they don't offer alternatives other than CX Ray. I don't want to spend that much.
Is it worth getting the DT Swiss hubs over the own brand ones, d'ya reckon? It's a £45 difference. Own brand ones have sealed bearings, seem decent enough. DT swiss are heavier, but I actually have faith that the quality may be better (as misguided as that perhaps is).
dglshrn
Ah ok, spoke to DCR and he kept going on about rims being welded so I assumed it was something important!
I'd be interested to know what the quality of the stuff Superstar are rebranding is like. Users on forums seem to equal in amounts of "snapped spokes galore" to "bargain light, well running wheelset".
The fact that all the cheap wheelsets use lasers in 24/20 configurations puts me off though (should it, at 73kg?)