In my search for wheels for my Plasma, I can stumbled across these: http://fairwheelbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4437 The 68s at 1186grams are certainly light and look like they would be less of a sail than the 808, but perhaps the 38mm would be a better all around wheel.
I couldn’t find too much more info on these wheels anyone know anything more?
Nick Crumpton came to our last team meeting in Austin to talk about his frames. He uses the Edge fork and says all of their stuff is outstanding. The guy is quite a perfectionist so that’s a pretty good endorsment as far as I’m concerned.
I will be considering the 38mm clincher when it becomes available.
I have been riding a pair of their 68mm wheels. They are lighter than Zipp 404’s, but deeper. Incredibly fast wheelset. I couldn’t be happier with it.
They have plans to release a 110mm tubular as well as a disc later in the year. The clincher rims will be available in late January in limited supply initially as they build inventory. You can expect the weight to be around 405-415grams for the 38mm. The 68 won’t be available in a clincher until later.
Ciao,
what is edge’s website? i cannot seem to find it. thanks!
It is going to be revamped in the near future, but at least you have it.
Thank you!
I am the sales manager at Edge and am joining the forum so as to be able to field any questions that anyone may have concerning our products. We are in the process of doing soo much, and a cool informative website is one of them.
We are a new company to come to market, but everyone here has a long history in the bike industry and in composites. We are offering a very complete line of rims and working as quickly as possible to get products finished and to market. The goal for 2008 is to have the following depths available 24mm, 38mm, 68mm, 118mm, and a Disc. All rims and corresponding depths will be available in both clincher and tubular models. The 38mm and 68mm are available on a very limited basis right now due to such high demand. We are in the process of finishing the clinchers so that they can be released. The official release will most likely be Sea Otter, but we plan on having product available for sale much sooner.
There are some very good reviews on the Fair Wheel Bikes forum under the product review section that everyone should read.
Our rims are designed to optimize the use of each and every fiber. We use a proprietary method of creating the spoke holes so that the fibers remain uncut. Most companies drill these spoke holes which forces the use of extra fiber to reinforce the spoke face. We are able to bypass this unnecessary addition of reinforcement fibers… We are also able to build rims that can handle much higher spoke tensions, not to mention a railroad track, pot hole, or other debris you may encounter on a ride.
We also make a road adn aero fork that is available in the 2.0 models. Our forks are also gaining great reviews and the reasons are due to the nature of the processes we use to mold them. All of our forks are one-piece molded design. This means that there is no bonding or post curing/pre curing that goes into our forks. After a fork has been cured you can literally pull it out, sand the flash and excess resin and go ride it. Our aero forks have seen wind tunnel time and the engineer who did the testing said that it tested extremely well and that the air flowed very smoothly over and through the fork. Stay tuned for actual comparitive data.
This is a very brief introduction but should help answer some questions. If you would like to email me feel free. Jake@edgecomposites.com
Hi Jake…welcome to the forum…thanks for the post. You might want to think about posting both your email and a website link in your profile page for quick access.
We also make a road adn aero fork that is available in the 2.0 models. Our forks are also gaining great reviews and the reasons are due to the nature of the processes we use to mold them. All of our forks are one-piece molded design. This means that there is no bonding or post curing/pre curing that goes into our forks. After a fork has been cured you can literally pull it out, sand the flash and excess resin and go ride it. Our aero forks have seen wind tunnel time and the engineer who did the testing said that it tested extremely well and that the air flowed very smoothly over and through the fork. Stay tuned for actual comparitive data.
This is a very brief introduction but should help answer some questions. If you would like to email me feel free. Jake@edgecomposites.com
Hi Jake,
Do you have any wind tunnel info regarding wheels built with your rims? Can you briefly describe the general shapes of the rims too? It’s hard to tell from the pics on the fairwheel site.
Thanks.
Is this the same company that makes these?
Sure thing, The 68mm rim is your typical convex foil shape designed for aerodynamics. The 38mm rims is more designed to carry high spoke tension, but be a lightweight multi-tasking wheel. It is a very similar shape to what the Rolf Vigor had or what the Lightweight is.
We will be getting wind tunnel time in the near future. I would imagine that the results will show our 68 to be less aero than deeper rims and more aero than the shallower rims on the market. The internal nipples will also help minimize the effect of the air flowing over the rim. The rims are 22mm wide.
Personally, I am a big fan of the 68mm rims. I use them for everything; road racing, crits, tt, and I even train on them. My set built up with 240s and aerolite spokes is only like 1268grams, so they actually climb really well to.
I hope this helps.
Anyway the 68mm can come is a 32 hole version?
Most certainly not… These rims are tawainese cookie cutter rims. It is a mere coincidence that another company decided to name their company Edge and release new product this year. They are Edge Technologies or something. Our stuff will always have our logo on it (like the one pictured on the rims and forks in the Fair Wheel Bike forum), and we are officially Edge Composites.
Its not available in a 32 hole version yet. Maybe in the future, but it is extremely stiff and strong in the 28 hole. I’d say 28 is border line over kill in the 68.
can you post some pictures on here of the wheels and forks? doesn’t seem to be any on the website
Who are dealers for these wheels? I saw some on ebay" new"
Thanks.
I think you are confusing us with the taiwanese company Edge Design or something. I couldn’t find any of our rims on EBAY. We only sell rims at the moment. All of our rims are here in Ogden, UT. I tried to post some pictures, but I can’t seem to figure out how to do it on this forum…
Is this the same company that makes these? No these are a Taiwanese discount wheel…
Is this the same company that makes these? No these are a Taiwanese discount wheel…
I cant tell if he is being a smarta$$ or not…
I tried to post some pictures, but I can’t seem to figure out how to do it on this forum…
PM me. If you can email me pictures - I will gladly post them to this thread.