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@Chaley
We are nearly done, honestly.
These are Ribble Carbon 650b sale specials (£250 down from £600+) with WTB Horizon (L&S) 650x47b at 40ish psi.
The wheels aren’t really much lighter than the Mavics, but then they are stupidly light anyway, but the are still lighter, if that matters. I personally think this type of set up it what the MS as meant for Road + and just keep rolling. On the road they are pretty impressive, fastest of the lot so far. The same on rough, broken roads, even on the wet sand on a beach they hold their own. Towpaths? Not a worry, light gravel? Sure, but it’s just rained, oh no! Damp, slick surfaces are not fun at all. Even a really wet bend in the road is a bit sketchy, but hold back a bit in the wet and they are just fine. They make the MS feel like it can just roll over anything you are likely to come across on a which way now ride in the summer, in fact it fells like a proper road bike, on super smooth tarmac, but on any road. Much much fun has been had.
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