BergHugi wrote:
My BikeBeat Ăśberflieger Prototyp for rim brakes has 1210g (own measurement), it brakes good in dry and wet, 45mm height, 17.5mm internal and 26.5mm external width, nice wheels!
Man! Those things are light!! Pricey, but light. FWIW tubulars can be a heck of a lot less money and much lighter. I did a build that came in at 940g and I think I had $750 into it. When paired with veloflex records it increases the delta even more to a light clincher setup.
I have to agree that tubular is where it is at to save weight and gluing up is so easy and enjoyable. I like to clean my rims of old glue before re-gluing new tires, so, that takes some time and effort. However, gluing a new tire does not take a weekend.
My process:
-apply glue to first wheel and set aside
-apply glue to second wheel and set aside
-apply second coat of glue to first wheel and set aside
-apply second coat of glue to second wheel and set aside
-apply coat of glue to tire for first wheel and set aside
-apply coat of glue to tire for second wheel and set aside
-mount first tire onto first wheel and true up
-mount second tire to second wheel and true up
I normally only get through about half a bottle of red before I am done. When you go to peel said tires they won't be easy to take off. I don't like the cut and rip method as I had one glue job that I tried that with and it took some carbon with it. So, I roll the tire off which can take some effort, but that effort can be eased by using plastic pry tools.
ETA: I normally wait at least a few days before riding the newly glued tubies and store them fully inflated in the meantime. Since most of my tubulars were race wheels I sometimes would glue them up early in the year and they wouldn't hit the bike for a month.
DO NOT GLUE AND RIDE IMMEDIATELY.
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