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pls

There's 10 of them, no rush. Looks like someone found a cheap supply of Shimano hubbed discs and converted them with Surly Fixxer knock offs.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Transfixed-Carbon-Disc-Wheel-700c-Clincher-Alloy-Rim-Fixed-Wheel-FIXIE/161036908348?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D8163378294289777247%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D161036908348%26

I'm probably gonna pick one up over the summer.

UK seller but yeah, probably chinese import. They've been doing hub converters for a while, guess they just fancied a bit of expansion

The other one was a corima though

/Snob

Clincher and track? What did it go for?

corima clincher, not track, 400

Clincher and shimano 400 BIN

Ah. Apparently Corimas have to be sent off to the manufacturer to be converted to track, it costs an arm and a leg and involved drilling holes in the carbon. I think Pro and Zipp are the only discs that can be converted to fixed easily, Pro with a Fixxer and Zipp by swapping out the axle.

Would you pay £320 for one of those you posted upsidedown?

I'd definitely pay £320. It's heavier and probably a bit less stiff than decent brands but should do the job. Aluminium rim as well so no cracking bead hooks. Not sure how it would take skidding though. Can you buy one and test it for me plz?

ha... look how that worked out last time!

They say though "All of our disc wheels come with a full 1 year warranty and a no quibble return policy."...

hmmm

these are converted road hubs? wouldnt skid too much

Skid all of the discs.

these are converted road hubs? wouldnt skid too much

Think I'm going to have to rota fix my new wheels... bollocks...

its disc wheel specific, this issue - hubs can unbond due to stress they were not designed to cope with.
Thought TM got first hand experience?

But if you're not skidding (i.e. fixed TT bike/dual brakes) then the stress presumably isn't any different to a normal disc?

I think umop2pisdn rides with a front brake only.

It's heavier and probably a bit less stiff than decent brands

If their scales are not Italian, it's 100g lighter than my Pro+Fixxer

I think umop2pisdn rides with a front brake only.

I don't suppose he skids much on 53/14 :-)

I can skid that for days fam.

Maybe.

Good fortune has brought me this frame; which not even I would have believed in my corner of the world.
I'm scrumming for a campag GS or SR 26.8mm seat pin.

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But if you're not skidding (i.e. fixed TT bike/dual brakes) then the stress presumably isn't any different to a normal disc?

sorry I thought TM was interested

that RIH is beautiful, what corner of the world are you?

Cape Town

Nice, riding a frame from Amsterdam in Cape Town. Lovely frame.