They are definitely the ugliest wheels on the block, but are supposedly the lightest and stiffest disc wheels available, in addition to being the least expensive. Franz has declared that they are scary-light. Time will tell if they live up to expectations.The question has been asked, if they're the lightest, stiffest, and cheapest, why aren't they more popular? One reason could be that their customer service department is non-existent. They don't answer their phones (once because they were busy deer hunting), and it took a month for the wheels to arrive.
Additionally, as evidenced by this photo, the fit and finish is a bit lacking, though that's to be expected from a manufacturing facility in Wisconsin.
If the wheels do, in fact, live up to the hype, these small quibbles can be overlooked.I'll hand over the blog reins to Franz for a full review once he has some time on them. If he survives riding outdoors with a front disc.
3 comments:
When picking wheels for the velodrome, cheapest and lightest probably wouldn't be my pick. Do they have a penchant for exploding?
Jonnie serious has been using them all last year. He put down a 10.9 at nationals. He is also 20 pounds heavier than me and rides primarily on a less steeply banked track. This produces more lateral forces than our 43 degree banked track. Independent tests show that Accel are laterally stiffer than zipp and mavic, yes stiffer than mavic. Weight with axels tend to be about 100 grams lighter than the above. They come with ceramic hybrid bearings with the equivalent of a ABEC5 rating. On paper these should be the wheels.
Upon visual inspection lateral and verticle wheel trueness is better than my Zipp and tri spokes I have owned in the past.
However fit and finish is far inferior to any wheel I have owned. I am not entering a beauty contest, I want the very highest performance. I will put on the old Cane Creeks for podium photos.
Cant you just get some vinyl decals that say lumber one?
-JJJ
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