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Wheelbuilding | Alloy Rim Weights

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To help pick out the appropriate set of rims for your custom wheel build, we've broken them into two main groups: Standard Rims & Disc Rims.  To make things easier, we've further broken these groups into Categories, based on their dimensions. (ie Width and Depth) and sorted them according to their Weight. These 3 specifications are the main attributes to consider to optimise your ride performance and overall experience.  Here are some bullet points to help you along: style of riding (ie, criterium, century, touring) terrain (ie, tarmac, gravel, cobbles) distance  gradient  wind conditions optimal tyre size frame / brake clearance -------------------------- ...

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Avant-Garde Nuance (AGN) | E.22 by EliteWheelworks

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Avant-Garde Nuance (AGN) The Avant-Garde Nuance (AGN), is our latest series of E.22 rims.  It is named exactly after our anonymous test team, which features a diverse group of wheel connoisseurs scattered over South East Asia. As the name suggests, it embraces the current reform in the industry, with the goal of testing and delivering vastly superior product, even if concepts are initially unconventional and unaccepted.  This new line presents the hallmark of modernism, and the series of finished products depict our vision of the future.  Essence & Development Two years following the success of the X-Series (nicknamed the Experiment), the AGN takes a...

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ENVE SES 4.5 CARBON CLINCHERS | Peloton Magazine

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Whether you’re heading out for the weekend road race, midweek crit practice or your next gran fondo, the right wheels can inspire confidence in yourself and put a little fear into your competition. The ENVE 4.5s will do both. The ENVEs are instantly recognized by your competition, even if you thought you were flying under the radar with the blackout stickers. At ride after ride during our recent test of the 4.5s we heard: “Oh great, you brought the ENVEs, so it’s going to be fast.” In the riders’ minds, we had come to destroy the group simply because of our wheel selection. We loved...

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THE METHOD BEHIND MASTER CRAFTSMANSHIP | Parlee Cycles

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An unrelenting focus on design efficiency leads to maximum performance. Better acceleration. Better tracking. Lighter weight. Unmatched durability. Remarkable comfort. That is what sets PARLEE apart. View Parlee Frames! 

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The age old question - Which is faster? Tubulars or Clinchers?

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So, the age old question, which is faster?  Tubulars or Clinchers?  We've always been told by coaches and the veteran racers, "Train in clinchers, Race in Tubulars", but is this true?  Here's a test by done by BikeRadar, on a Time Trial Bike and a Road Bike. They will be testing the Enve 4.5 Tubulars, against the Enve 4.5 Clinchers.    Enve mentioned that their clinchers are more aero than their tubulars. On the climb test, the clinchers were indeed faster than the lighter tubulars. Perhaps, aero really does trump weight.     Stay up to date, follow us on: Facebook...

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