Learning how MTBs work: Cotic Soul

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BareNecessities in reply to @Howard

I have those I23s on my Habit.

I think you have the Frequency i23s. The KOMs are lighter, and do away with the 'i-beam' feature, so not quite as strong.

£60 rims
£100 hubs
£70 for a pair of good tyres

£100 left for spokes and build, and the bonus of not ending up with a Mavic wheelset :-)

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Howard in reply to @BareNecessities

and the bonus of not ending up with a yellow wheelset

zut alores

plenty of folks use UST rims with whatever rubber they can find. It's the rim that makes things super easy; pair it with a UST tyre and it's a no-brainer. But I guess you already know that, right?

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BareNecessities in reply to @Howard

It's the rim that makes things super easy

Main advantage I can see is not having to faff about with rim tape to get them airtight. The aluminium spokes freak me out though D:

Mind you, I do have a 1.8kg rear hub...

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