Is the performance of hand built carbon road wheelsets really better?

Is the performance of hand built carbon road wheelsets really better?

For hand build carbon bike wheel brands,we insist on putting builder first and pay attention to the building process and detail control. It is an important guarantee for ensuring product performance and riding experience.Excellent building techniques are the key to ensuring that the performance of the carbon wheelset is fully utilized. Experienced builders not only ensure that the tension error of each spoke is controlled within a very small range, but also stand out for their attention to detail. When riding a well crafted carbon bicycle wheel set,you will feel very responsive and not soft.At the same time,the durability and rigidity of the entire carbon bike wheelset will be improved to a certain extent.

Because excellent carbon wheelsets must ultimately be completed manually, the characteristics of bike wheelsets can be divided into aerodynamics, stability, feedback, lightweight, and road feel. So what is the most important? For riders, lightweight is the most intuitive and easy to promote, so some rounds sacrifice other characteristics, especially feedback, for the sake of lightweight. But in the actual riding process, feedback is more important than lightweight. Being 100 grams lighter cannot make you faster, but feedback cannot be faster. What is feedback? The feedback of the frame group is usually called tonality, and the feedback of the bike wheel set is also called tonality. There is no unified standard for tonality, but good tonality can allow you to unleash your abilities (with longer and more lasting power bursts) and experience the riding pleasure brought by road bikes (a truly refreshing feeling).

Whether the carbon bike wheel set is good or not depends on the design and parameters. It can be weighed or touched by hand to perceive the details of the wheelset. But what really matters is to ride, to feel the feedback brought by the carbon wheelset with your body, to feel whether the wheelset motivates you or drags you down when you give it your all. A good carbon wheelset must be validated through riding, which is also the purpose of testing. It provides riding validation for you to choose a carbon bike wheelset, rather than just looking at appearance and parameters.

Bola handmade premium carbon wheelsets pay great attention to details, using wheels manufactured in their own factory, top-notch spokes, 7075 aluminum forged material CNC spoke caps, each with spoke logos and Bola carbon wheels. The details of the preparation include full coverage of all banner threads and careful adjustment of spoke tension. Each wheelset has a factory inspection data report and builder signature, providing data such as spoke tension preparation and high-pressure testing. 1: The 1 2x weaving method has excellent performance, and as long as the tension feedback of the wheel set is carefully woven, it will not be bad, resulting in very excellent performance. Of course, a 1:1 ratio will result in different tension between the spokes on both sides, requiring higher tension (to prevent low tension on the non driving side). High quality wheels, spokes (caps), and hubs are needed to ensure long-term stability of the wheelset. So when you see the Bola wheelset, when you see its design and materials, you will feel that the performance is not bad. Using the same 1:1 2x weaving method, the tone of the wheelset will vary, with a feeling of increasing intensity as one steps on it, and it will be continuous. Relatively speaking, pedal feedback motivates you to output high power for a long time. Non perforated tire beds do not require tire pads. This is the weight of using an open tire and adding 10 grams to the weight of a pair of air nozzles using a vacuum tire. For a wheel set with 24 spokes and a front to back ratio of 1:1, this weight is normal. In actual cycling, as long as you don't climb long slopes, wheelsets weighing less than 1500 grams are sufficient for easy riding. Of course, under the premise of controlling the total weight, there will be more space for choosing tires.

Many riders with different carbon wheelsets should be aware that changing the wheelset may cause rubbing against the disc and require readjusting the calipers, which is the reason for the problem of the flower drum. But replacing the big brand wheel set will not rub against the disc, because the flower drum is very standard, which is also the advantage of Bola hub. Changing the wheel set does not require readjustment. The currently popular fat ring combines aerodynamics and stability, with a carbon bike rim height of 50mm, an outer width of 30mm, and an inner width of 23mm. A larger inner width of the carbon wheel rim can expand the tire wider, increase air capacity without increasing weight, thereby reducing tire pressure and improving comfort.

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