Orient Express - Cheap Chinese Rims / Wheels / Forks / Frames / Cranks / Etc

They're reasonably priced for the weight, you don't need to build the wheelset ASAP, just buy a component every now and then.

Well I need a bike, could just get an old road bike I guess.

Farsports appear to be selling wheel sets through this site ..

http://www.wheelsfar.com/

Has anyone purchased wheels from say seller: carbonwheels2011 ?

Was just looking at these http://bit.ly/XUAOKZ (not sure if that link will work as I'm on my phone.)

Just wondering if anyone had any experience with them? Trying to decide if I should buy those or get some rims built into some nicer hubs.

My Great Grandfather was a cabinet maker who outfitted yachts, and my Grandfather was an architect. So both of them would have used very sharp things, daily.

We've found no moth pupae, or hockey masks however whilst clearing out the house.

:')

This thread, I am intrigued...

Has anyone purchased wheels from say seller: carbonwheels2011 ?

Was just looking at these http://bit.ly/XUAOKZ (not sure if that link will work as I'm on my phone.)

Just wondering if anyone had any experience with them? Trying to decide if I should buy those or get some rims built into some nicer hubs.

I have an 88mm rear, if I was doing it again I'd be inclined to just buy a rim and build it up in the UK, they used a flip flop hub and PG spokes, which isn't really what I wanted

cheers dude, thats pretty much what i figured. Guess i'll take a trip to my LBS and see if they fancy helping me out.

I'm off to the alps in June for an 8 day ride with lots of long descents after the climbs. I've long wanted a 50mm carbon clincher wheel set, but what would be other recommendations around the same price considering they will have to go through a good amount of breaking? Thanks.

I'd get tubs or an alloy braking surface. Too many stories about carbon clinchers unlaminating on long descents for me, but I'm sure someone else will say they're fine :)

Why not RS80-C50? Only £550 now that RS81 is on the horizon

only 500 here http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPSHRS8050/shimano_rs80_50mm_carbon_clincher_wheelset

Thanks for the suggestion. Hope I can remove those nasty decals...

Take a set of lightweight alloy clinchers.

Wheres the fun in that

Thanks for the suggestion. Hope I can remove those nasty decals...

If they're anything like the rs80's. You can't.

Thanks for the suggestion. Hope I can remove those nasty decals...

It's possible with some wet-sandpaper-shizzle, but takes more than 10 minutes.

Thanks for the suggestion. Hope I can remove those nasty decals...

If they're anything like the rs80's. You can't.

You can - adoubletap managed to get his off no problem.

Take a set of lightweight alloy clinchers.

Wheres the fun in that

Ask Jaygee :)

I got the stickers off my rs80 c50s just fine. and then put some of them back on just because. these were a previous year to the above, admittedly, but the rs80 stickers were easy enough to remove it was the 'shimano' ones that were stuck on with some uber-strength sticky stuff.

on my rs80's they were under the lacquer and kind of recessed into the carbon.

My brother would a Pinarello DOGMA 65.1 Think 2 'copy'.

Any recommendations?

I've had a quick look on Alibaba but would prefer recommendations

I'm scared of carbon.

I'm made of carbon.

ftfy

Carbon forms the backbone of all the big molecules which make you a living creature rather than just a bag of primordial soup.

Lies. I am soup.

ftfy

Carbon forms the backbone of all the big molecules which make you a living creature rather than just a bag of primordial soup.

Why did you feel the need to point this out when no one else did?

I think everyone knew what I meant.

I know that we're carbon based life forms.

But Michelle McManus CAN'T be crabon, she CAN'T