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Looks sick.
With disc brakes, I can't really see what issues there can be with carbon rims.
Obviously you wouldn't want to go too cheap, but as long as they're not going to shatter when you go through s pot hole, what else is there to bother you?
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Yeah, the shattering/falling apart is kind of my biggest fear, especially as I'm around 90-95kg. Hopefully the extra 4 spokes per wheel will slightly mitigate against that?
Before I had a disc brake bike it always seemed silly to spend big on something that would have a negative effect on my braking and wear out as I used them, but once I got discs it seemed to make more sense (in a frivolous purchase kind of way).
Anyway, they seem pretty solid, so hopefully I'll manage to retain my teeth.
TurtleRecall
Got my cn*carbon wheels today, although the invoice says 'carbonspeedcycle', another eBay seller, so I'm guessing they're the same company.
First impressions are good. The wheels look well made, no obvious issues with either the carbon finish or the build. They did the 28h drilling I asked for. They come with rim tape fitted, skewers (which I've not used) and 3 spare spokes.
Tyres went on nice and easily, pumped them up and nothing exploded... I fitted them to the bike and (apart from it looking completely ridiculous) all's well so far. I won't get a chance to ride them until the weekend but if anyone's interested I'll keep you posted.
Here's a quick pic, ignore the sewing machines and crap lying around.