As the popularity of cycling increasing tremenderously in our society, more and more people participate in this activity. Be they younger boys and girls or elder men and women, their passion for cycling is ascending.And this make the bike industry keep changing all the time,and change to a more adaptable level.
From the old style uniform bike to nowadays various styles bike,such as MTB bike, road bike, track bike, time trial bike and so on.Thus,people require to have the different wheels to be compatible with their bike,the function of their bike.There are also great changes taken place on the wheels. Wheels with different materials, aluminum and carbon aluminum and carbon wheels.Carbon wheels take its advantages as light,easy moulding into different shape etc.Therefore,it is more expensive than those aluminum wheels,but it still can not stop people from giving up the big brand like ZIPP.
And more and more people begin thinking how to choose carbon bike wheels,that is the point.Choosing a right carbon bike wheelset will be a great start to your ride.Before purchasing, you must know clearly what you use the wheels for, for MTB,for Road or Time Trial. And then search the Internet to know some basic information about the wheels you are interested in. Go to some big forum will be a very good choice,all the people discussing there.They talk about the buying experience, the function of their wheels, or the riding tips etc almost everything. Do not believe them all, just pick up the information that you think it is helpful. This will avoid some bad purchase, and give you more useful idea. If you have time, it is not a bad idea to visit some of the local carbon bicycle parts store.The shop keeper is often a small professor and trust me that they will also teach you a good lesson about the carbon wheels. They know how to distinguish good or not so good carbon wheels. And the wheels hubs is also a vital part which will influence the general performance of the wheelset,so pay attention to the hubs too,not just the rims.
Carbon rims from the appearance generally they have,3K/12K/18K/UD in glossy/matt looking. If you do not have any idea what they mean to be, i recommend you a nice article in a webisite:http://www.yoeleobike.com ,you can find the article introducing the weave finish differences on every single item page.And they will also show you with the pictures. After returning from the local shop and have brief view on the forum, you can considering your budget,and generally, the deeper the rims is,the higher the cost will be when the other parts of the wheelset remain the same. And the clinchers are often cost a little bit more than the tubulars. And when you buy from the local shops, it is no dout expensive, therefore, it becomes a wise choice if you buy wheels online.I do not deny the risk of buying items online, but the most important thing is enough research and patience. It is not wrong to choose the cheap one, but in your mind,you should have a balance about the price and the quality is equal or not.Never choose the cheapest with worst quality, because you will pay more for the repair and maintainence. Also famous brand always come with high cost,so choose according to how much you can afford. My advice is choose those less famous ,with good feedback and professional stores. A store can provide you not only products,but also service.Keep in mind the quality warranty of the carbon wheels because you will one day in case the bad situation of your wheels.Choose a bigger store and ask questions to the store seller, on one hand, they will give you advice.on the other hand, you can have a general idea of that sotre, whether it is professional enough.
These are just some of the basic tips before you buying carbon wheels.And wish everyone can choose the carbon wheels you like.
