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Get some with the the basalt brake surface, stop superbly but eat pads.
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A friend of mine had some Bola Pros given to him as a race set of wheels, carbon clinchers, and the rear one has delaminated - the top coat has bubbled and blistered. I was riding in the Peak District a couple of weeks ago and although the decent aren't long by Europes stamdards, theyre very steep and often little roads, meaning you're constantly on the brakes. I held my wheel at the bottom of a particularly steep decent (20-30%) and both the wheel and tyre were red hot, almost uncomfortable to hold! I was just on alu rims, but I'd have been really uncomfortable riding those decents with carbon clinchers having known two people with clinchers that have failed, one of which my Dads clincher exploding! Just food for thought...
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Been answered loads, but for <£500 for a light, but non-exploding set of carbon wheels where should I look? After something I can go up and down some steep hills around North Yorkshire on and be able to stop. Wondering about tubs vs clinchers too; are cheap clinchers still a no-no if you want to descend on them?
Basically, is it lightbicycle/far sports or a random ebay/aliexpress seller (i.e. CN*Carbon)? Latter is obviously cheaper.