Yay wheels! ❤️

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NorthCascades
NorthCascades Posts: 10,970 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I redid the sealant and replaced one of my valve cores, and just enjoyed my first ride on my nicer wheels since last fall. Some air was leaking, I wasn't in the mood to deal with it, and have been using some box section alloy wheels with tubes in the meantime. What a profound difference! Great wheels make it feel like an entirely different bike. It's not just faster, it's more sure footed and precise through corners. Side winds are less of a concern, which is crazy. And they make the most wonderful sound above maybe 20 mph, it says "you can dig a little deeper!"

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  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
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    Nice! Bike upgrades are fun.

    I'm wondering about cross winds on my new ones. Just had HED 60mm wheels put on my tri bike. Looking forward to giving them a whirl this week to find out.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
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    Nice. I ended up having to clean out all the boogers left behind from the old/dry sealant before I could get a good, strong reseal. That was a bit of a chore. Maybe not an issue on road tires, though?

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