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

nah, you need a 52 for this height. havent we told you already?

Then you should probably go for a 56 Pre cursa.

or, you can listen to a bike fit advise from a 15yo with 1m of seatpost showing, too.

On the largest size of his frames.
Troll pls>>>>>>>>>

I know hong fu are now doing a carbon track frame that doesn't have that weird aero look to it and is similar to the seta, I would go for one of those

http://www.hongfu-bikes.com/html_products/2013-Single-Speed-Frame-294.html
The link

My chinacrabon wheels have been in the UK for 6 days now (they only took 5 days to get there from China). Just tell me what the customs charges are and send the fuckers to me!

http://www.hongfu-bikes.com/html_products/2013-Single-Speed-Frame-294.html
The link

those stays!!

My rims are here. Bloody nice looking, and mad fat.

Now to build death wheels mrkII :-)

My chinacrabon wheels have been in the UK for 6 days now (they only took 5 days to get there from China). Just tell me what the customs charges are and send the fuckers to me!

I've been able to get to the Parcelforce depot and pay the fee before the letter even arrived. If you can get the tracking number and then confirm the depot its at they are usually ok to let you have it with ID

those stays!!

Hadn't noticed that those stays were quite so prominent

I think the words you are looking for are: butt ugly

My rims are here. Bloody nice looking, and mad fat.

Now to build death wheels mrkII :-)

Pics, need pics. Show us yours, and I'll show you mine.

I'll do some tomorrow. They seem immaculate though. Clean drilling, and perfectly smooth finish.

Got a bit excited last night, and dismantled my old front, and built up this new one (bed at 01:30, silly billy).

Obviously difficult to get a good image of the profile. But the center section of the profile is definitely a touch wider than the brake track (supposed to be 2.5mm wider) . Which its self is going to be 3.0mm wider than my tubs. Not sure how thats going to look glued up (the glue surface is 20.5mm). But the firecrests are designed with 22mm tubs in mind. So I guess it must work.

Porky

Porky

In theory thats a 572g wheel.

Looking good mate!

If I made some wheels out of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330839799550?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

and these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Campagnolo-veloce-hubs-pair-2004-front-and-2007-rear-32H-silver-9-10-11-speed/151075187876?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D8811334685502251347%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D151046948832%26

...will I die?
20mm of budget carbon makes me a little nervous.
I'm about 10 stone.

My cheap carbon rear is now only good as a turbo rim. My front shouldn't even be able to hold a tyre. Does, but I'm not riding it regardless. That's after one long descent. I'd go tubs, or get a better braking surface.

Cool, thanks.

Wanted them to match the 20mm deep omega v's I have on the track bike, but without getting ugly brake-wear after a few months.
I will probably just get another set of Omegas for the road bike and deal with it like a man.

No problem going 20mm, just use enough spokes. Carbon clinchers are suspect unless the braking surface is a high temp resin. IMHO

Here are my latest crabon fibber wheels (with apologies in advance for the crapiness of the photo:

Powertap SL+ rear hub, CycleOps front hub, FarSports FSL-50CM rims and, as ever, CX-Ray spokes. I've only ridden them once, but so far they appear to be reasonably light, reasonably aero, and they haven't exploded yet. Which is nice.

Can't find it now, but I read on Velonews (I think) comments from various companies that short+sharp burst of braking, as opposed to long drags, are a lot better for carbon rims. Just thought that might be useful info for people worried about their rims.

SF, have you retired your rear wheel because of what happened to the front? Or has something similar happened to the back too?

Braking that way is better for most rims. Don't give them a chance to heat up. Don't wear down your pads unnecessarily. Scrub water if it's wet.