The Arkose was rebuilt with the road groupset off my CAAD and whilst it was a comfy ride it was a bit sluggish with less than inspiring brakes. I hadn't planned on spending money on bikes atm but if it was going to be a viable replacement to the Cannondale it needed some work. Whilst looking into the (high) costs of switching to hydro's a single TRP HY/RD popped up on here cheap and it's made quite a difference to the overall braking. I can now scrub speed and modulate with the front with relatively little effort with the rear still needing a firm grab as and when i need it.
The wheels were dependable but a bit heavy. Considering how little i'm riding atm i couldn't justify a big spend on new wheels but i was running into headaches regarding the different standards and if the second hand stuff i was looking at could be made to work with good ol 100/135 qr's. Thankfully Black Friday stepped in and i picked up some half price Prime's that came complete with all the adapters and looked to be a solid buy. For £200 i didn't have high hopes but i gotta say i'm really impressed so far. A lot lighter than the previous wheelset and a couple mm wider these make a good budget road/groad wheelset IMO.
TLDR, lighter wheels and a better front brake have transformed my Arkose.
Sun's out for once so it's time for an update.
The Arkose was rebuilt with the road groupset off my CAAD and whilst it was a comfy ride it was a bit sluggish with less than inspiring brakes. I hadn't planned on spending money on bikes atm but if it was going to be a viable replacement to the Cannondale it needed some work. Whilst looking into the (high) costs of switching to hydro's a single TRP HY/RD popped up on here cheap and it's made quite a difference to the overall braking. I can now scrub speed and modulate with the front with relatively little effort with the rear still needing a firm grab as and when i need it.
The wheels were dependable but a bit heavy. Considering how little i'm riding atm i couldn't justify a big spend on new wheels but i was running into headaches regarding the different standards and if the second hand stuff i was looking at could be made to work with good ol 100/135 qr's. Thankfully Black Friday stepped in and i picked up some half price Prime's that came complete with all the adapters and looked to be a solid buy. For £200 i didn't have high hopes but i gotta say i'm really impressed so far. A lot lighter than the previous wheelset and a couple mm wider these make a good budget road/groad wheelset IMO.
TLDR, lighter wheels and a better front brake have transformed my Arkose.