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i want a wheel with that many spokes

@ theCrane
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ that's not a Merckx it is a Molteni livery De Rosa.
^^^^^^^^^ quick release user error on the carbon parlee from fggallery.

i want a wheel with that many spokes

Fuck yeah! Heres one...

Also its fucking light, only 820gr, compared to 1300gr for a mavic comete and 1585gr for a Zipp 999 tubular

Save 480gr! WOW! AMAZING!
Take a shit before you go for a ride... seriously.

All this shaving grams stuff is pointless apart from right at the top levels of the sport.

What about those wheels fifty14 just bought... leww.
(I hear they are made by tynan out of belly-button fluff and dried ketchup)
OGs may recognise the connection.

if you look close enough, you'll notice it's a FREEWHEEL

Imit's not a freewheel, trust me.

http://www.carbonsports.com/LW_Technik_Scheibenraeder.lasso

from the horses mouth

what's the advantage of hi-lo hubs, Dale?
they were only test items, for track rears, i think the axle has been transferred.

@ moaners
Keirin riders can train with front/back clamp on brakes without ridicule.
They get paid to crash on the track, not on training rides.
There is a post on bikehugger that shows some pretty CNC clamp-on brakes... would those be more acceptable?

Imit's not a freewheel, trust me.

yes it is, if you look, you will see the edges of one of these.

trust me

Save 480gr! WOW! AMAZING!
Take a shit before you go for a ride... seriously.

All this shaving grams stuff is pointless apart from right at the top levels of the sport.

This wheel is designed for the top levels of the sport (flatish TTs and track racing).

BTW saving 480g from one of your wheels is better than saving 480g from your bum ;)

rotating mass?? :)

friends brooklyn

what's the advantage of hi-lo hubs, Dale?

they were only test items, for track rears, i think the axle has been transferred.

stronger / stiffer drive side but weight saving of LF on the NDS. Never seen a front high low hub though, get the flags out, DB might be right!

not fixed, but i cant help but love classic road bikes:

http://www.speedbicycles.ch/310/derosa.html

It's for sale on Ebay at the moment;

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=360124498525

rotating mass?? :)

Well providing you rotate your bum at a constant rate throughout the ride, it should'nt make difference actually. Its the acceleration and deceleration of the bottom that effect efficiency.

BTW loving the Brooklyn. That crankset really finishes it off.

Any idea what that stem/bar combo is dogs?

Save 480gr! WOW! AMAZING!
Take a shit before you go for a ride... seriously.

All this shaving grams stuff is pointless apart from right at the top levels of the sport.

This wheel is designed for the top levels of the sport (flatish TTs and track racing).

BTW saving 480g from one of your wheels is better than saving 480g from your bum ;)

rotating mass?? :)

480g on a wheel is a massive weight saving. rotational mass = inertia = power drain.

Any idea what that stem/bar combo is dogs?

looks like a thomson elite, and a lounge bar

Thomson stem + Azonic riser?

Any idea what that stem/bar combo is dogs?
there are more pics in the current projects thread, but yes thompson and lounge bar O/S

480g on a wheel is a massive weight saving. rotational mass = inertia = power drain.

Yep, I wouldn't mind taking 480g from each of my wheels. Bring my pair down to under 1kg !

480g on a wheel is a massive weight saving. rotational mass = inertia = power drain.

+1
Thats about the weight of a decent rim, so very impressive indeed.

Thanks murtle/DB. Sadly, I cant justify the expense for the Thomsons.