30/50/60/88 mm and tri spoke options. Appear to be carbon clinchers.
I saw a pic of TJ’s Kona bike yesterday and was wondering what wheels those were.
they look cool, did he partner with Jordan again?? (-;
they look cool, did he partner with Jordan again?? (-;
LOL
On a serious note, the more interesting product might be his bars. They’re not on the shop yet but I think if you go to the Red Crown insta page you’ll see that he is running some Red Crown branded monopost riser bars. No details on them coming to market but I’m sure they will at some point.
they look cool, did he partner with Jordan again?? (-;
Made me laugh out loud. We need to set up a gofundme page in case Jordan alleges they are ‘unsafe’ 
Just looked. The actual mono riser and the cross piece it attaches to is 100% 51 Speedshop.
The basebar looks to be different, and then he just bolted on those angled wedges and his own cups.
The specs are underwhelming, they are overpriced and with that weave they look like the cheap east asian carbon frames from the early 2000’s. Not sure why anyone would bother given all of the other wheel options out there
30/50/60/88 These are typical Aliexpress wheel sizes. They are just rebranded carbon wheels from China.
Don’t get me wrong. I use them and you can’t beat the value for the money.
I run 60mm front and back for my road bike.
88 and 50 are my training wheels. I use Zipp 808 and disc tubulars for the race.
I’ll take the Chris Kind ceramic bearings #detailsmatter
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The specs are underwhelming, they are overpriced and with that weave they look like the cheap east asian carbon frames from the early 2000’s. Not sure why anyone would bother given all of the other wheel options out thereIt’s a spread tow fiber weave just like Textreme, which was cool and new on Felt bikes only a few years ago. It’s actually a performance benefit vs a purely aesthetic thing (though not sure if it really helps in a bike wheel…).
Unless I missed it, I didn’t see a single word about braking performance. I know it’s not cool for us to even suggest that wheels must slow down at least sometimes, but it’s amazing to me how this isn’t mentioned. Then again, maybe triathletes just don’t want to hear a wheel can also stop as well as it can roll.
It looks like the 12k weave that you can get at Nextie, Light Bicycle, etc. Not personally a fan, but everyone has a different idea what looks good.
Unless I missed it, I didn’t see a single word about braking performance. I know it’s not cool for us to even suggest that wheels must slow down at least sometimes, but it’s amazing to me how this isn’t mentioned. Then again, maybe triathletes just don’t want to hear a wheel can also stop as well as it can roll.
Well, they’re carbon brake tracks so they suck no matter the wheel brand.
I will rue the day if wheel manufacturers abandon aluminum brake tracks. Tried carbon clinchers for a couple of years and hated them. In addition to inferior stopping power they’re a pain in the ass to deal with as far as swapping out brake pads if you also run aluminum wheels for training.
Unless I missed it, I didn’t see a single word about braking performance. I know it’s not cool for us to even suggest that wheels must slow down at least sometimes, but it’s amazing to me how this isn’t mentioned. Then again, maybe triathletes just don’t want to hear a wheel can also stop as well as it can roll.
The white paper on their site mentions “Nanotech machined brake tracks for increased stopping power in all weather conditions” with a photo that looks similar to Zipp’s brake tracks, so I imagine they would be at least somewhat decent (at least compared to other carbon rims)…
Thanks for finding that!!
Unless I missed it, I didn’t see a single word about braking performance. I know it’s not cool for us to even suggest that wheels must slow down at least sometimes, but it’s amazing to me how this isn’t mentioned. Then again, maybe triathletes just don’t want to hear a wheel can also stop as well as it can roll.
Well, they’re carbon brake tracks so they suck no matter the wheel brand.
I will rue the day if wheel manufacturers abandon aluminum brake tracks. Tried carbon clinchers for a couple of years and hated them. In addition to inferior stopping power they’re a pain in the ass to deal with as far as swapping out brake pads if you also run aluminum wheels for training.
I’ve ridden a bunch of different rim brake carbon clinchers and have found that the braking really depends on the whole setup - rim, brake pad, brake caliper, brake lever, and adjustment. I put the lever part in bold because that’s one that never gets talked about - and with TT brakes the performance varies a lot (my current favorite for braking strength is the Shimano TT lever).
Ideal setups work pretty well, or about on-par with cheap to mid-level alloy rims (no carbon rim can compete with the best alloy stuff). Some of the better rims I’ve ridden are the Roval CLX 60, DT Swiss ARC 1100 Dicut 62, or new-ish Zipp stuff. With a good, lever, caliper, and pad, they’re gravy. Standard or direct-mount Shimano calipers are always strong, and a yuge step up over the little scissor TT brakes that were super prevalent for a few years there.
On a tangent, that’s why I think the origianl P2 and P3 were some of the best tri bikes of all-time - legitimately fast and used standard rim brakes, so you can choose your brake, and changing pads is lightning fast with no fairings to remove.
On a tangent, that’s why I think the origianl P2 and P3 were some of the best tri bikes of all-time -
Not just the original, but all generations of P2s and P3s - aluminum and carbon - right? All of them have standard front and rear rim brakes mounts in the standard locations. It’s the P4/P5 that moved to proprietary rim brake bits or disc. And the new lower lower-cost disc frames are called “P-series.” So the P2/P3 will forever remain unsullied.
On a tangent, that’s why I think the origianl P2 and P3 were some of the best tri bikes of all-time -
Not just the original, but all generations of P2s and P3s - aluminum and carbon - right? All of them have standard front and rear rim brakes mounts in the standard locations. It’s the P4/P5 that moved to proprietary rim brake bits or disc. And the new lower lower-cost disc frames are called “P-series.” So the P2/P3 will forever remain unsullied.
Yes, I believe that’s right.
Guys all these companies are just chinese carbon blank rims that are rebranded. I use a pair that I got for $650 with dt 240 hubs that run as good as my old Zipp 808s.
.https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32805771554.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.5d752e0e92PVpA
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The Red Crown ones are 27mm at the brake track. The wheels you posted are 23mm. I’ve been hunting around all the bargain bin sites and haven’t found an exact match. I’m thinking that this is probably close to how he got Dimond going – found some IP collecting dust somewhere, bought it, and bringing it to market.
Guys all these companies are just chinese carbon blank rims that are rebranded. I use a pair that I got for $650 with dt 240 hubs that run as good as my old Zipp 808s.
.https://www.aliexpress.com/...0.0.0.5d752e0e92PVpA
That store looks good actually, but you have to very careful when you buy from Aliexpress. Low wheels are ok(30-60mm), but if you buy high rims especially 88mm depth, surface is not straight. In other words, wavy! Buy from a seller with a lot of positive reviews and also ask them if wheel surface will be straight. Good thing about Aliexpress is if you are not satisfied, you can file a claim and dispute easily. You must click received and satisfied button and seller will be paid after that. If you don’t want to take a chance, buy from TJ Tollakson’s store. I’ve bought at least 6-7 pairs from Aliexpress for myself and friends and we are very satisfied.