Polo Wheels (Tyres, Spokes & Rims)

I'm sure I had some of these on a jump bike and they weigh over 1500g each. Far to heavy imo for polo.

I reckon thats why it took me so long to stop.

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Not the same Durano as emmet was recommending... The different sizes appear to have wildly differing reviews.

:jussayin

Anyone tried the Marathon Racer Raceguard? Only 260g for a 35c...

Get folding. Fair weight in the wire.
I'm running marathon racers. They're good.
Folding ones.

Don't sacrifice too much weight in tyres if it means not enough puncture protection.
Can save weight elsewhere. Like Ti spokes or summat...

Todd's nipples are titanium.

Yeh any tyre with a wire bead is going to weigh like a bastard.

Always be folding, easier to carry also, cos they fold.

Like Ti spokes or summat...

Hmm...

Edit - Google seems to say they have more flex than steel. Shame, the blue ones would have been perfect.

If you want to be really stupid, you should go for alu nipples.

Has anyone actually used Ti spokes in Polo?

Seems like it would be a lot of extra money for very little benefit.

Yeah, just saw the price. Wow.

So what spokes do people recommend? My focus is on weight and strength, currently I have Sapin Strongs, but they are 6.72g per spoke.

Sapim promote the CX-Rays as having the best strength-weight ratio but they're at least £1.30 a spoke.

I've never had one of the dt competition break on me since I got my wheels built, had a few bend a bit and there was a while when there wasn't nearly enough tension in the wheel but they held up fine

I think DT competition is pretty much the same as Sapim Race. 2.0-1.8-2.0 round butting.

Yeah

Does anyone know of a spoke pattern simulator?

I'm trying to work out what pattern is going to give the smallest holes on 26" 36h. On my current 700 48h 4x wheels, there is a big diagonal hole where the ball can go through.

http://www.rockx.net/cfw/cruisinn/spd10.htm pops up after a quick google. Might play with it now myself. I thought it was 3x but only based on vague memories of something snoops wrote.

Talk to Snoops, he tried to do a similar thing. Radial has the smallest gaps so we assumed 1x would then have the next smallest gaps, etc.

However, I think it didn't quite work out that way as it's the shape of the gaps (and not the area of the gaps) that really matters..?

Also: wheel covers.

Also: wheel covers.

http://www.rockx.net/cfw/cruisinn/spd10.htm pops up after a quick google. Might play with it now myself. I thought it was 3x but only based on vague memories of something snoops wrote.

Thanks Rob.

Playing with that web app leads me to think that the lacing pattern has no bearing on the gaps in your wheel, it's all much-of-a-muchness once you get to the parallel spokes heading to the rim (the outer third of your wheel near the rim). The only way to make a difference would be to go radial (where spokes work individually and not as parallel pairs) I reckon?

But yeah generally, the fewer crosses the better (as the spokes are more spread out), offset lacing might work, but I'd go with standard 3x and put a small wheel cover on the outer third for the best of every world?

Wheel covers make so much sense... My rear disk failed so I played without it... One poxy game and broke two spokes, months and months of trouble-free polo before that...

I do realise they aren't cool tho'...