27
Dec
Alloy Rim round up. What rim should you choose?
Posted by Malcolm Borg
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Alloy rim round up. What to pick and why.
26
Dec
Publicity
Posted by Bold Apps
Visited the Bikeradar/cycling plus office of Wednesday and left some goods with them. IRC tubeless tyres (they got the price of the fusion X-guard wrong but hey ho), Rock n Roll lube and Carbon Ti parts. They already have them on this weeks kit roundup.
http://www.bikeradar.com/…/11spd-this-weeks-best-new-bike-…/
Trade prices now available for retailers.
08
Dec
Dugast tubular tyres now in stock
Posted by Bold Apps
The Cycle Clinic continues to bring you the best tyres you can buy. Dugast tubulars are now available. current stock includes the Strada Cotton and Paris Roubaix and the three CX tyres the Typhoon Flying doctor, the Rhino and the Ernst tyres.
http://thecycleclinic.co.uk/…/dugast-strada-cotton-tubular-…
http://thecycleclinic.co.uk/…/dugast-rhino-cotton-cx-tubula…
http://thecycleclinic.co.uk/…/dugast-rhino-cotton-cx-tubula…
http://thecycleclinic.co.uk/…/dugast-paris-roubaix-cotton-t…
01
Dec
First build with the DT Swiss RR411 DB (disc brake) rim
Posted by Bold Apps
DT Swiss have brought out a new rim. The RR411 DB. It is a disc brake rim for road/CX use. It is light with a claimed weight of 410g but these weighed 418g.
The rim is 21mm wide but 18mm internal width. I could be wider but it is also wide enough. The rim is asymmetric which I like. It is tubeless compatible but I have not tested tubeless tyres on the yet. So in short I think of this a lighter version of the BORG22 but not as wide (the weight loss ha to come from somewhere).
They built up very easily. These wheels are off to Ireland and the customer is getting Miche Syntium, DX hubs and sapim force spokes.
I do offer builds with these rims with a Miche, DT Swiss and Carbon Ti hubs. CX-ray spokes are offered mainly to keep the weight down. Weight for a complete (bare wheelset) starts at 1410g.
I reckon on a weight limit of 100kg for the rim.
One point the ERD of 601mm is with the supplied DT Swiss silver nipples. As I don't building with internal upside down nipples I use Sapim black alloy self locking nipples. These work just fine and the ERD with these is 597mm inc washers.
DT Swiss spoke nipple washers should be used though.
https://www.dtswiss.com/Components/Rims-Road/RR-411-db-asymmetric
26
Nov
Why i like IRC tubeless tyres.
Posted by Malcolm Borg
This is why i like IRC tubeless tyres. I have over 4000km on the Formula Pro RBCC tyres. These tyres have rice bran used in the compound. They are very grippy (one of the best tyres i have tried), comfortable and they have low rolling resistance. They are race tyre but they are also durable. The front and rear barely shows any wear to the file thread pattern. I am starting to pick up a few cuts now and this morning something did finally make it through the rear tyre but the latex sealant did its job and plugged the hole. I did not have to stop. Bear in mind i have deliberaltey not been dodging gravel, ride in an aera with alot of flint and i have been riding them off road to see how much stick they can take. I put more air in the tyre at the shop and all is well. The are the tyres that Cycle Team On Form https://www.facebook.com/teamonform/ will be using next year.
Punctures that heal thy self and tyres that seem not to wear out. Two more customers today saw the light too. Drop in and see for yorself.
