Help me choose from these 4 wheelsets?

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  • I'd be running 28's, but the Chrina may be where to go I guess. Can't run more than a 28 on a pompino allegedly!

  • The Chrina's quite narrow, 13mm, so I don't know if 28s are a great idea. Open Sports are 15mm, they'd be fine. Sputniks are 19mm.

  • Ah, ok. Thanks for the info :) I'll have a think on it.

  • anyone tried these American Classic 420 wheels?
    http://www.tredz.co.uk/.American%20Classic-420-Track-Wheelset_27348.htm
    They have a claimed weight of 1585 grams for the pair, which seems very good.

  • I really like the look of these. Nice weight weenie wheels, with decent stiffness, and some aero-ish-ness.

    The original AM 420 road wheels were named after the weight of the rims, which were an impressive 420g for a 34mm deep alu rim. AM then increased the weight of their rims (probs to toughen them, but I'm not sure), but kept the name. So I suspect the listed 420g rim weight is wrong. With this weight increase, and the improvements AM have made to there hubs. They should be a solid wheelset. The bladed spokes being a real bonus.

    24/20 spoke lacing and rims with thin braking surfaces, dont exactly scream commuting wheels to me though.

  • 2! count em TWO mutherfuckin punctures on the way in this morning. new tyre. hope its not the rim.

    /vent

  • Did you check for sharps when you repaired the first one?

    New tyre = better at holding onto penetrating objects.

  • ....or it could just be bad kharma.

    Hiding something?

  • yeah i went over the old tyre with my monacle in - found a 3mm shard of glass embedded in the swine. it was its' time.

    i also have a dead hooker in the boot of my car.
    YES ok - it's out there - i own a car.

  • As long as you compost her. I'm cool with it.

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