Thank you to GMBN Tech, and to this presenter, for being such good teachers. So many of the bike vids on RUclips ought to come with a bold disclaimer: "Warning: You aren't going to learn anything from watching this video.!" Never ever is that the case from this source.
On my new Atherton AM. 130 which I use mainly for forestry type single track and the occasional bike park riding I specced a light weight Stan's Mk4 Crest wheel set shod with lightweight Continental xc/trail tyres. For this winter I had a wider, heavier set of hand built wheels fitted using Stan's Mk.4 Arch rims with Hope Pro5 hubs shod with Wicked Will tyres.....And to be honest I have not noticed any real world difference in the bikes handling or speed, both sets provide equally great riding fun......lesson for me is don't agonise over small differences in wheel set weight, While Tom Pidcock will notice and need xc speed from his wheels and its lovely having x2 wheel sets for my bike as a non racer who rides just for the love of it I would have saved a few hundred pounds by speccing the heavier units in the first place!
Does an anisotropic layup cause warping often seen unbalanced layups? If so, how do manufactures mitigate it? Tooling desinged to alow the carbon to warp into the desired shape when demolded?
Hunt XC wide wheel set on my Polygon siskiu D. Don't know how they make an alloy wheel with steel spokes with 5 degrees of engagement under 1700g, so low priced compared to competition and tough enough to survive my riding.
I always get wheels that have more than 32 spokes that are round just because they last me longer the weight doesn't make a difference. I have one wheel that is half silver and half black spokes. Everytime I break a spoke I put a silver one in. The wheel has lasted me almost twenty years just riding it on the pavement
Since that submarine went bang I've been interested in how fatigue effects carbon bike parts over their lifetime. As for wheels it's sealed bearings, double butted j bends, brass nipples and alloy rims for me. Keep it simple.
compliance means, it did what you asked of it.. it's means it's stiff if you wanted it stiff - it means it'll flex if that's what you intended it means it landed in the skip when you threw it that way. when the bike trade use it, it means Flex just say flex ffs
Did you know most carbon fiber stuff is make mostly of fiberglass then toped off with carbon fiber maybe one layer for show. Yeah would never trust a rim like that never. Ok keepemcoming
🤔 What wheels are you currently riding?
Are you looking to change in the future? Let us know in the comments! 👇
I have on my trail bike Hope tech enduro with hope 4 hubs. On my ebike I have Hope fortus 30 with Hope pro hub 5. For me they are the best :)
Please more videos like this. Especially with Owen! One of the best videos of the year so far
And just Owen. His knowledge of bike mechanics is as great as Doddy’s or even better. 🤷🏻♂️
He explained that wheely well...
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Fantastic video, could hear Owen talk for hours
Different spokes for different folks 🙂.
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Great job Owen! An interesting topic well presented!
Owen always coming through with entertaining videos even when it’s just tech talk. 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Good video, thanks!
Thank you to GMBN Tech, and to this presenter, for being such good teachers. So many of the bike vids on RUclips ought to come with a bold disclaimer: "Warning: You aren't going to learn anything from watching this video.!" Never ever is that the case from this source.
On my new Atherton AM. 130 which I use mainly for forestry type single track and the occasional bike park riding I specced a light weight Stan's Mk4 Crest wheel set shod with lightweight Continental xc/trail tyres. For this winter I had a wider, heavier set of hand built wheels fitted using Stan's Mk.4 Arch rims with Hope Pro5 hubs shod with Wicked Will tyres.....And to be honest I have not noticed any real world difference in the bikes handling or speed, both sets provide equally great riding fun......lesson for me is don't agonise over small differences in wheel set weight, While Tom Pidcock will notice and need xc speed from his wheels and its lovely having x2 wheel sets for my bike as a non racer who rides just for the love of it I would have saved a few hundred pounds by speccing the heavier units in the first place!
DT stainless round spokes as well as their alloy rims with Shimano 756A hubs 32 holes .
Looking into a bew wheelset my for my trail bike awesome explaining on different situations
I still love my 26 inch rims as I am only 5ft 6 in tall .
If flat spokes are giving marginal gains then I’m having them 😂 need all the help I can get these days
would a 15 inch wheel with pink barbie stickers on the rims and plastic spokes be alright for a dh trail with 20 ft drops?
Well of course it would be ok.
@Ali_Clarkson has a wheelie good video on building wheels 😃 - Playlist name is "Wheel Build How-Tos"
Does an anisotropic layup cause warping often seen unbalanced layups? If so, how do manufactures mitigate it?
Tooling desinged to alow the carbon to warp into the desired shape when demolded?
Hunt XC wide wheel set on my Polygon siskiu D. Don't know how they make an alloy wheel with steel spokes with 5 degrees of engagement under 1700g, so low priced compared to competition and tough enough to survive my riding.
My next wheelset will be monocoque. Better ride and no maintenance required.
I always get wheels that have more than 32 spokes that are round just because they last me longer the weight doesn't make a difference.
I have one wheel that is half silver and half black spokes. Everytime I break a spoke I put a silver one in. The wheel has lasted me almost twenty years just riding it on the pavement
I don't understand why wider front rim over both same width
My Nukeproof Horizon V2's do me fine..Quality wheels..Ha!
Since that submarine went bang I've been interested in how fatigue effects carbon bike parts over their lifetime. As for wheels it's sealed bearings, double butted j bends, brass nipples and alloy rims for me. Keep it simple.
So long as you don't ride your bike 3500m below the ocean surface, you'll be fine. 😂
compliance means, it did what you asked of it..
it's means it's stiff if you wanted it stiff - it means it'll flex if that's what you intended
it means it landed in the skip when you threw it that way.
when the bike trade use it, it means Flex
just say flex ffs
Compliance means that it met all the environmental, safety, and import regulations.
very weak on the free hub tech.
Did you know most carbon fiber stuff is make mostly of fiberglass then toped off with carbon fiber maybe one layer for show. Yeah would never trust a rim like that never.
Ok keepemcoming
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