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I have a pair of 420mm disk and canti cro-motos with a 200mm steerer, what spec are yours :?:
I have a pair of 420mm disk and canti cro-motos with a 200mm steerer, what spec are yours :?:
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Yours look a little newer and shinier than mine
I will get some pics up later :xmas-wink:
Enjoy your day, Merry Christmas :xmas-big-grin: :xmas-big-grin:
Yours look a little newer and shinier than mine
I will get some pics up later :xmas-wink: Enjoy your day, Merry Christmas :xmas-big-grin: :xmas-big-grin:
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Crank Brothers? I have a pair of Cobalt SL (stainless) headsets on my desk. They're a beautifully made, well conceived piece of common sense engineering, but I can see how they might be fragile, especially if not installed with the greatest of care.
I have read of a couple of bottom bearings shattering under the load, but nothing recent. Most reviews containing such complaints are a good few years old now. If they're as good as their wheels, then I've nothing to worry about. If I were in a similar position, where the low stack height was essential? I wouldn't hesitate.
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Crank Brothers? I have a pair of Cobalt SL (stainless) headsets on my desk. They're a beautifully made, well conceived piece of common sense engineering, but I can see how they might be fragile, especially if not installed with the greatest of care.
I have read of a couple of bottom bearings shattering under the load, but nothing recent. Most reviews containing such complaints are a good few years old now. If they're as good as their wheels, then I've nothing to worry about. If I were in a similar position, where the low stack height was essential? I wouldn't hesitate.
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Cobalt wheels.
Yes, you can buy better performing for less, but that would be missing the point a bit.
I've got two sets, & I love them.
My comparisons are limited to the other stuff in my cupboard, which at present is a set of Hope/Mavic wheels that were OE fitment on my Whyte, a set of Spinergy's (with the PBO fibre spokes) and a set of Mavic Crossmax ST's. All are good wheels.
The Hopes are the most conventional. 36 spokes in standard 3 cross lacing, and they are a fine set of wheels that seem to put up with my 16stones just fine. The Spinergy's are quite unremarkable in terms of ride and handling (which is a good thing!), but they do seem to spin up quite nicely. The yellow spokes are a bit wild to my eye though. The Mavic's are a bit "creaky" for my liking. They use thick gauge alloy spokes in a mix of 2 cross and radial lacing. They handle nicely, but the noise is odd.
The CB Cobalts do everything the other wheels do just as well, and to be honest, in a "Pepsi challenge" I really don't think I'd be able to tell you which wheels were on my bike by feel alone (the creaking from the Mavic's aside). The crank brothers wheels do have a couple of other little bonuses to consider though;
1/ they're an absolute doddle to clean. They really only take a few seconds to wipe down after a ride and they're sparkling again, and
2/ the real reason for having them, they look absolutely ace mounted on a bike.
Admittedly, you'd be mad to pay the RRP for a set, but for the money you can get them second hand, they're pretty good wheels...
Cobalt wheels.
Yes, you can buy better performing for less, but that would be missing the point a bit.
I've got two sets, & I love them.
My comparisons are limited to the other stuff in my cupboard, which at present is a set of Hope/Mavic wheels that were OE fitment on my Whyte, a set of Spinergy's (with the PBO fibre spokes) and a set of Mavic Crossmax ST's. All are good wheels.
The Hopes are the most conventional. 36 spokes in standard 3 cross lacing, and they are a fine set of wheels that seem to put up with my 16stones just fine. The Spinergy's are quite unremarkable in terms of ride and handling (which is a good thing!), but they do seem to spin up quite nicely. The yellow spokes are a bit wild to my eye though. The Mavic's are a bit "creaky" for my liking. They use thick gauge alloy spokes in a mix of 2 cross and radial lacing. They handle nicely, but the noise is odd.
The CB Cobalts do everything the other wheels do just as well, and to be honest, in a "Pepsi challenge" I really don't think I'd be able to tell you which wheels were on my bike by feel alone (the creaking from the Mavic's aside). The crank brothers wheels do have a couple of other little bonuses to consider though;
1/ they're an absolute doddle to clean. They really only take a few seconds to wipe down after a ride and they're sparkling again, and
2/ the real reason for having them, they look absolutely ace mounted on a bike.
Admittedly, you'd be mad to pay the RRP for a set, but for the money you can get them second hand, they're pretty good wheels...
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well problem solved!
dropped the forks off at a local welder/fabricator to have 70mm added to the steerer.
they are done and ready for pick up tomorrow, £20
happy days as i get to raise my position a little and keep my forks and the king headset!
will post a pic once i get em back!
well problem solved!
dropped the forks off at a local welder/fabricator to have 70mm added to the steerer.
they are done and ready for pick up tomorrow, £20
happy days as i get to raise my position a little and keep my forks and the king headset!
will post a pic once i get em back!
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Sorry I didn't get back to you about the fork swap, my Mum has been ill in hospital
Glad you got it sorted nicely though
Sorry I didn't get back to you about the fork swap, my Mum has been ill in hospital
Glad you got it sorted nicely though
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