Wanted: Cheap Carbon Rear Wheel for Training

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  • I'm looking for a cheap carbon rimmed rear wheel for training on the TT bike. Nothing fancy required. It needs a carbon braking surface as I don't want to mess around changing pads between my disc and training wheel.

    I ride a P4 so thinner is better, I think it'll accommodate up to 23mm width at absolute maximum. Shimano 11sp preferred but can live with 10sp. Clincher preferred but will consider tubular too. Any depth is fine.

    I'm looking to spend up to £100 - let me know if you have anything that fits the bill.

  • I have a custom made carbon rimmed wheel made especially as a training rim. I asked the factory, in China, to ad extra layers of carbon up to the weight of a open pro and drill it for 32h hubs, it is a very traditional width but roughly 50mm deep. It was around £140 to get made. I then had it built onto a Ambrosio Zenith hub by Arup. It has actually just had a hub service, new freehub (10spd) and new bearings. Its a few years old and would sell it for £90, you are free to inspect it. I also comes with new carbon pads.

  • @ASTTer have you ever had my luck with the p4 rear brake? I dont even bother grabbing the rear brake anymore its become so ineffective

  • Thanks free-tard, native 11sp would be ideal but if no one pops up with anything I may get in touch, I’m looking at an old Hed too. Out of interest is yours tubular or clincher?

    Re P4 brake, I made the mistake of training over winter on mine and the combination of turbo sweat and road crap meant it seized up completely in Feb. Given spares are no longer available I spent about 6 hours stripping, lubing and rebuilding it. It worked well for about 6 months but now the drive side has seized again. I’ve managed to set it in such a way that the drive side is very near the rim and when the brake is applied the non-drive side pushes the wheel onto the drive side pad. Not ideal but it at least has some kind of effect.

    The keys I found were having three hands when setting it up to push both pads agains the rim and tighten the cable, and then fine tuning with the little grub screws. Mine is the evo model where the brake is meant to be marginally better.

  • I have the evo too and experience this exact same problem. I cleaned the brake as good as I could but still find the drive side does not engage at all. I've been tempted to look for another brake that could replace it but unsure as its proprietary for the frame

    The only thing I have done is to upgrade my front brake and hope for the best!

  • OK sure, thanks. It's a clincher.

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