Halo aerorage

i was thinking about getting a set of these wheels
will they stand up to street riding
and anyone heard anything good or bad?

I've got one of the fixed/fixed rear wheels on order. I did find a review from a bike mag that said they were really good, but i can't find it now :(

ahh good, i like the flourescent yellow
and i was gna get a set of deep V's but for now until i build my iro im gna get these i reckon

I went black... was debating changing the order to yellow. This is for my day to day bike, so hopefully it can take a lot of abuse :)

There are some close up pics of the hubs on here and I handled a pair myself and they appear to be carved from cheese. Threads filled with swarf.
And the review coincided with full page Halo adverts that quoted the review. And thats how reviews in bike mags work generally.

Rattlecan some System X.

hmmm well the review was in

http://www.curtisbikes.co.uk/idblogs/uploaded_images/whha-track-c+10807-10-768974.jpg

if they are really bad, then guess I'll cancel and order up something else.

Here you go. And the powdercoating was chipped on the ones I saw straight out the bubblewrap

ive got a set in yellow, i think they're pretty fucking good!
hubs are really tough with good bearings (read a fair few decent reviews regarding them before i bought) - the wheel build is really light and strong - i say buy em!

Difference between good and bad bearings is a couple of quid.

You can put Phil Wood bearings in System-Ex hubs and add Dura Ace lockrings for £25. Get to a bike jumble and you can get Mavic rims on Miche Primato hubs for £120.

£150 for those things is a joke.

heavy as fuck. they weigh more than my MTB wheels.
FHO
(for hipsters only)

Difference between good and bad bearings is a couple of quid.

You can put Phil Wood bearings in System-Ex hubs and add Dura Ace lockrings for £25. Get to a bike jumble and you can get Mavic rims on Miche Primato hubs for £120.

£150 for those things is a joke.

phil bearings in a system-x hub is not nearly equal to a phil hub, as the design of the hub and materials used to build it make a hug difference, not to mention the axels, and threds. your post is like saying a old carbolite pug, wrapped in carbon wrap is the same as a new cervelio.

I used to work for the guy who makes Halo and his other wheelsets are pretty bombproof.

Fuck knows about the hubs, the rims are good though.

I had a look at those hubs at the bike show and kind of pulled them apart on the stand the bearings and shell look like system ex and feel crunchier, I wouldn't pay the premium to have them built into an average pair of rims - buy some cheap hubs, some decent rims and calculate some spoke lengths and get yourself a nice pair of wheels for cheaper, plus you'll get some skills at the same time...

I was really into getting a rear aerorage when the i.d. site said mid september for stock. Quite into it when it said end of sep. Not so into it when it said mid oct. Now that it says end of oct iv bought myself a set of really nice wheels off ebay for less than the cost of the rear aerorage.
Pandering to a market is fine and good but you wanna ensure your supply chain is upto scratch first.
By the time these are actually available everyone will have forgotten about them.

i've got a white one on the front of the track vicar and i like it.

i needed a wheel on the spot after an accident and the halo was the best and most appropriate thing i could find within knackered bike-dragging distance of waterloo. the other options were either cheap crap, very expensive or inapropriately techy-looking (bladed spokes/qr etc).

it's not particularly heavy (that i've noticed)
the bearings are fine as far as i'm concerned.
i'm not a hipster

hate away.

phil bearings in a system-x hub is not nearly equal to a phil hub

Where did I say that?

My order got delayed again, so I've canceled it. Guess I really should look at building a semi decent one from scratch.

semi-decent... is that like half-arsed?

well it means I'm hovering between trying to make something for 50->60 quid, or 150quid.... I'm quite indecisive at times.

yeah - sorry I was failing to be funny. Tha kind of crap deserves negative rep.

as for wheels > hover somewhere over £100 if you can afford it - they will last a long time and yu are less likely to feel the urge to upgrade.. something basic (miche?) on cxp22 can be made for less than £120..

Halo aerorage are great wheels. Sure they don't satisfy the snob pedigree requirement but they are light, they are smooth and they are decently priced. Halo make famously strong rims. If your serious about riding your bike (into the ground) you wont feel too guilty about trashing these and they'll take a good trashing.

Peace

well it means I'm hovering between trying to make something for 50->60 quid, or 150quid.... I'm quite indecisive at times.

decent double-fixed wheel for £85 here
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAVIC-CXP22-36H-NOVATEC-TRACK-WHEEL-DOUBLE-FIXED-PISTA_W0QQitemZ220293943142QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220293943142&_trkparms=72%3A1348%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

My order got delayed again, so I've canceled it. Guess I really should look at building a semi decent one from scratch.

Surprise surprise, just checked the i.d. site, they are now saying 12th of nov for stock.

got mine in evans on the cut. think they only had the one tho.

Must admit tempted to get something like a goldtech with an open pro...