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IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus
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https://hedcycling.com/news/the-new-h3-plus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH0A8F_6JyE

Rim width: 25.5mm (I assume this is external?)
Rim depth: 60mm
Clincher (tubeless compatibility unknown)
Aero data: none (yet)
Price: $2,700/pair
Baller status: yes

My thoughts: crazy price for probably minimal (if any) gain over a modern 60mm BUT these are probably bomb-proof just like the old ones and they look amazing. If they put the "black" brake treatment on them I might break down and buy a front.


Last edited by: GreenPlease: Mar 30, 17 20:18
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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Yup. Those are super, super nice.

Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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Why'd they set an Attack on the rear?
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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Agree that it looks cool and all, but without data it's a crap shoot.

And you're right, it REALLY should have the "Turbine" brake track...

http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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I assume everyone will be clamoring for aero data (preferably independently confirmable), but yes, this leaps straight to the top 3 most desirable front wheels for me.
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [Tom A.] [ In reply to ]
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It will be interesting if there is data with different fork designs and power to spin.
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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Fantastic!

Brake surface not so much :O
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [KnudsenDenmark] [ In reply to ]
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KnudsenDenmark wrote:

Brake surface not so much :O

Are you saying this because it isn't carbon?
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [zachboring] [ In reply to ]
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And actually works in all conditions without fuss?

Now, hopefully the CdA is as good as the old H3 with wide wheel Crr.
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [owen.] [ In reply to ]
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Exactly.....inquiring about availability date and aero data release.

I already am looking for a hed 3, but depending on timeline may hold out for the plus
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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is this built in the new GT format?

oddly this is more expensive than the GT by quite a bit.
Last edited by: buzz: Sep 23, 15 6:22
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [zachboring] [ In reply to ]
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I was told a couple of months, so go from there :)
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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GreenPlease wrote:

Are these front-wheel drive or is the drivetrain suddenly on the left?

if you can read this
YOU'RE DRAFTING!
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [buzz] [ In reply to ]
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not quite as wide and a bit deeper
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [jeffp] [ In reply to ]
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Boo. I'll try to bum my dad's Hed 3 for my last race then until I can get a clearer picture to make a choice between my 9/H3/ or an H3+
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [zachboring] [ In reply to ]
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Yeah, all black more pretty;-)
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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and they can stand up on their own, even when leaning. great safety feature, can't lay 'em down.




"Outwork your talent." Kevin McHale
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [buzz] [ In reply to ]
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buzz wrote:
is this built in the new GT format?

oddly this is more expensive than the GT by quite a bit.

From the video on their website, you can see that the valve extends cleanly from the rim, and not into one of the spokes. (yeah!). I have a set of H3s and this is the only criticism - it's a PITA/nearly impossible to pump with a CO2. But this new valve location is ideal.
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [buzz] [ In reply to ]
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how is 2700 more than 3100 by "quite a bit" ?
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [jeffp] [ In reply to ]
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Has anybody seen the price for a front wheel only?
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [Liaman] [ In reply to ]
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looks to be the same as normal h3, and that goes along with what I was told, ie 1300
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [jeffp] [ In reply to ]
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This probably sounds nuts but, for... $1k... I'd buy one if it had the "turbine" brake track. They just look so cool. Looking cool is good for 5w, right?
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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I wonder if they made the hubs any better?
Could never understand why the hubs on the H3's always seemed like garbage, not smooth, wobbly freehub body, etc.
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [gibson00] [ In reply to ]
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If they used Boyd's new Eternity hubs that would be pretty cool. Just dreaming here though.
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Re: IT'S HAPPENING!!!! Hed H3 Plus [GreenPlease] [ In reply to ]
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Are those actually happening? I think the rear needed a redesign. Haven't heard anything about them since March.
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