what kind of agreements do wheel companies make you sign?

Pro triathlete here… I don’t have have a wheel sponsor and I am on a super budget. All my wheels are Light Carbon wheels. Road and Tri bikes with DT Swiss 350. I have 45, 50, 80, and disc wheel. I have had ZERO issues with any of the wheels and enjoy training and racing with them. The cost most definitely made me skeptical but after 3 1/2 years of use. I can say with confidence that they were more than justified and the price was unbeatable.

Love your self styled epishodes. Your expert insight on component quality is appreciated, especially those bike parts that do not cost the same as my first helicopter.

Imagine being the tool that demands someone with a princess blanket workspace to sign a waiver. I mean seriously here..... I'd sign it only if the PEN IS WORKING!!!

Nice to see quality alternatives to all the expensive wheels. Thanks for reviewing.

I’m concerned the set you received was a “golden sample” from the marketing department.

I bought a set of iCAN wheels a year ago and they have been good. Light, strong, and don't stop too well.

Own three wheelsets ( 2x gravel and 1x roadbike): perfect quality, no issues at all.

Nice to see a more robust/Cheaper Carbon option on the market for winter. Even if they are a bit of a Hambini special they do seem to inspire confidence in there construction.

They haven't made purchasing these wheels easy. Can't find a place to pick click and buy. This does keep me from my impulsiveness. LOL 🙃🤣 Thanks for the review. 👍

I really should turn the volume down for your intros. Gets me everytime!

Hi Hambini, Thanks for review, I have just ordered a Pro-X set (same as review), be careful Pro-X prefer Paypal and $, so extra fees (Paypal, currency exchanges, shipping, VAT + Import tax will take overall cost to around £500), (But still happy). Wheels are due later this month, I will update upon trial ride (November). NB - Pro-X so far have been very helpful and prompt (despite Holiday time-Golden Week in China). Best Regards.

Nice - great that these are rim brake wheels too! Tempted :-) Appreciate your honest and clearly spoken reviews!!

Airbus Portal Navigation - go on, give us a sneaky peek!

Meanwhile, in Italy... The cassette of my obscenely expensive top-tier groupset doesn't fit on the likewise obscenely expensive top-tier hub it's supposed to. In no other industry is price so completely removed from quality, or even maintaining basic manufacturing tolerances, as it is in cycling 😢

I find a bit of extra weight in the rims is advantageous on the flat, as it seems easier to maintain speed. Great wheels, thanks for the review Mr Hambini.

I 100% know you can only review what was put in front of you but there does seem like a 'Hambini Special' vibe going on. I enquired about the price of their wheelset with DT Swiss 240 hubs with Sapim CX-Ray spokes with the same rim, $USD779 plus $USD141 delivery including all costs (import charges etc) to Ireland which seems reasonable if the hubs/spokes are genuine. If I do pull the trigger my address will include "Hambini House" somewhere that doesn't confuse the postman. Another great review, thanks.

Been on a pair of 60mm Elite Carbon rim brake wheels for last 2 years I won’t touch anything else, sold on these strong ass wheels. Was about 650$ Canadian direct buy.

I have a set of LightCarbon wheels I have thousands of miles on and they are bomb proof. I'd venture to say they are as true as the day I bought them, but I don't have any means to provide scientific data to back that up. I've absolutely beat on these wheels too. Single MTB track included. I also bought another similar set from Carbonda to keep road tires on and the carbon hoops had near identical markings and labels on the inside. I wonder if all of these hoops are coming from a standard supplier.

It's actually quite easy to get carbon wheel in this price in Asia, non-branded rim with novatec/powerway hubs

Might take a look and see if they sell the rims alone. I’d be interested in a set of heavy rims like that to build up with nicer hubs for day to day riding.

Awesome review as usual!!!!!! I use Scribe wheels. Very happy with them. But on my new build I'm using Zipp 303s. And my reason for that is I want a better warranty. These wheels remind me of the Scribes "probably great" reliable, cheap. And would be a great winter trying wheel. My only reservation here is. They could send a reply nice wheel for review. And be SHITE later on. So I went Zipp which compared to Scribe was $100 bucks more. But for $500 this wheel is a banging deal!

Just got a quote for a pair of 28 wide 38 deep disc brake wheels. £788 delivered to UK. Not expensive but not crazy cheap.

Nicely Done, thanks for sharing!

The Hambini stamp of approval. Priceless!

Hambi you should do a vid of you building your own wheels, choosing the parts and all

Focussing skills on point in today's video. I'm interested in a second set of wheels for my gravel bike. Running a cheap set for actual road riding could be a good option

these wheels might have been specially made for you to review .... are we sure the production would be the same ?

You're really big in the Philippines, what you said is good-they buy it.

Great video! Could you please explain the significance of the bearings not being 'ISO size". Thank you Hambini

As long as it wont kill me, its good enough.

I am very keen to find out more about their 'ProX 3-Spoke Carbon Wheel 27mm Wide Aero 700C Tri Spoke Wheels'.

excellent show! time to send the whreel set to Kenny McAskill - let him ride the wheels without tires (!) stairs up and down, jumps from rocks, fences, etc.; which I think he did this before

Shows how crazy expensive bike stuff is when nearly 400 quid is considered cheap

Great, a lot of criteria for wheels I now know. Front mtn. wheel delaminated so watching was entertainment.

Would love to see a chart of 50-0km/h braking distances of different rims with a Sun CR-18 as a baseline.

My experience on cheep Chinese products is wide quality variance on the same model. Sent item for review might be inspected and selected. What consumers receive is a different story.

Hambini doing his Sean Connery,James Bond impression....'so what time do you get to Wimbledon to watch the tennis Mr.Bond?.…....... 'Oh about tennish.

If you don't race and and rarely ride above 35 km/hr (or your hairdresser), how important are aero considerations? I just want something to that won't delaminate or blow up under high tire pressure or if I hit a pothole. What would be the rider weight limit for these wheels? And, if the bearings are not iso sized, is there still an an easy replacement available?

The pitfall of course is that they just send a pair of wheels that came out perfect, so it's heavily biased.

Thanks Brokowski!!! Pulled the trigger~ boom sauce

RIP the ProX website!

There is a lot of money to be made in the "entry level racing" and training material by offering this kind of equipment at this price point. This segment has been neglected for years by the major brand. In order to be successful in this niche you have to have low production costs to maintain a reasonable margin, cut all the middle men and go for higher volume at a lower price. Look at how many wheelsets coming from the Far East that have been launch in the last three months with a direct sales model. My guess is that in ten years from now, the "traditional brand name" will either have heavily target the upper niche market to maintain their profitability, we will also see a continuation of the consolidation of the manufacturers (mergers, acquisitions) that we have witnessed in the last 10 years. Just look at Shimano who has already decided to drop the mechanical 105. I know shimano that is making cheaper groupsets but, it's because of their quasi monopole in the oem market of the lower end of the spectrum.

Thanks!

Here in the US, it's just crawling with punters who are looking for budget carbon wheels at an affordable price with decent performance. I can think of one budget brand in the country whose cheapest carbon wheels are USD $1500.00, and their alloy wheels are USD 400.00. And they're all relatively heavy for what they are. ProX basically blows the entire range out of the water. Based on your findings, I hope that American cyclists discover ProX, because they seem like genuine good quality for the money. And the budget brands - especially one in particular I shall not name - should just pack up and go home.

@ Hambini and others, which brake pads do you recommend? Which are gentle on rims, but brake well? Hard choice, there are million models

Seem to remember Peak Torque saying he built up rims from light carbon may have imagined that though!

It looks like quality. Their hub options and spokes tell me that the rims must also be good quality! Where can I find prices for their wheels? And where do they sell them when there is no shop on the website??

Great video. Thanks.

Another brand called Boreas seems to be using the same hubs, and also with about the same price.

Great review. when's the reaming for the 30mm rotor track crankset dropping? 😵

Have you done any reviews on aluminum wheels. I ride on roads with 22% gradients and pot holes big enough to lose your dog in so I don't trust carbon.

Sounds like a great wheelset for some gravel grinding.

Taking into account all your comments on your past wheel reviews regarding desirable features and observations, in so far as they can be translated to other wheelsets, I believe the Reynolds Aero 46 wheels might be a good all purpose wheelset, - I'd be interested in an opinion...?

@Hambini any experience with the Novatec hubs? I have a set of 172s and I can't find any real life info on them

the pink shirt really made my pen work

you can get these rims built with sapim spokes and dt swiss hubs too. i'm thinking of giving that a go. how "heavy" can they possibly be? the 38 deep dt180 estimate weight is 1412 grams.

Have you reviewed any Light Bicycle wheels? I have been using them for years on my mtbs but would be curious to hear your opinion.

Hey Hambini, enjoy the videos, have you any experience or take on scope wheels? Looking at the rim brake r5 version for racing.

Please do some MTB chinese carbon wheels! We have some good choices for road wheels now that you've reviewed a bunch but I'm really interested in knowing the quality of some of these chinese MTB rims. cheers

The rim and braking surface looks very similar to the Winspace LUN Road rim. Same factory perhaps?

I wish you could also make a review for the Avian carbon wheelsets also from china, they claim to be also making rims for this one top uci wheel brand. They are also cheap around $500 for their 1500g 45mm carbon clincher disc wheels. they are also famous here in the philippines.

Perhaps you were unclear, but you seemed to find it remarkable that the spokes were steel. At this prices range what else would they be. Further you suggested that these offered more vibration dampening, but compared to what? Based on the dampening, you posited that the wheels would be more flexible, again versus what? When and why would you consider more or less flexible wheels advantageous. Finally, when discussing wheel flexibility, you ignored lacing patterns and ga. of spokes.

how does the manufacture of these compare to elite drive or something similar from light bicycle; i.e the rim itself as i would likely upgrade to a dt swiss hub option and the sapim spokes i guess. the rim brake surface grooves look similar to elite drive

Sounds pretty interesting. Considering getting one pair of these. Does anyone know if the 21/28, wider rim can fit in the 6800 Ultegra calipers with 28mm 5000s Contis on them?

Hambini, have you tested these wheels on mountain descents? I don't trust any carbon clincher in the mountains anymore due to tire blow-offs. What is your comment on safety of these wheels?

Ordered a set of these after watching the video, albeit the 45-25 version (45 high, 25wide) to fit to Supersix Evo 2012. Also took the CX Ray spoke upgrade. Can't wait :) Would you recommend upgrading the bearings in these? If so, to which?

Intriguing! They seem to sell rims too - what spokes/hubs would you recommend?

Will the aero gains be worth the extra weight over my stock checkpoint 5 alr aluminum wheels? This may be a dumb question. I'm also polish...

I googled but it doesn't tell me, how come non iso is a disadvantage. Explains it as a dimension measurement lingo. Plz enlighten.

I feel sick knowing what I paid for my Rovals. 😣

I get that they are light but would prob rather have Shimano hubs with Mavic rims and DT but I shake my fist at clouds

you reckon one can run 23mm tires on thems 25mm rims?

So this would be a better choice instead of alu wheelset at around same price and weight??

140 usd shipping brings them up to Elite wheels pricepoint

Their website seems tricky -- each model has several rim depths and widths availalble. Are certain models redundant?

those rims are seriously THICC.

how much would shipping be to western europe? would it be 150+ euros like frames from china?

Hello Hambini. From one Aeronautic Engineer to another, I have got this idea about minimising pressure drag on old round frames that forces us to keep up with the market and buy shite bike. What if the surface is roughed, increasing more turbulence hence delaying separation of flow (Baseball effect). Can't we add a lightweight plastic (sort of glued or attached) well painted at the end of the frame to increase the tail of the airflow hence reducing vortices. Let me know if my ideas are shite or not. I have run some couple of simulations on Ansys for the first method and I got a 20 percent reduction of pressure drag at the back of the wheel

Please can you review a set of scribe wheels…

hambini are you sure its isnt cherry picked?

This looks like a fair price for -plastic- composite wheels. Do 2K$ wheels do 5x better? Of course no, they are lighter, are manufactured (or branded) by better known company and generally, needed by very narrow segment of cyclists.

kind of sounds like they're just thermoforming a strong plastic for the rims

How do you actually buy these wheels, all I have seen is an "inquiry" button (the misspelling of enquiry makes my eyes bleed but hey") ?

What's with the mumbling?

Can't find anywhere that sells them, it looks to me that the Pro X website is set up for trade enquiries. No mention of the price you've mentioned.

Maybe good wheels for cx?

Hambini, Could you comment on the relevance of non-ISO sized bearings? 15267 looks like an easily obtained bearing as far as I can tell.

Who can compete with these wheels for the price (or close to the price)?

Non ISO sized bearings? Ahhhh damn. Could be a deal killer.

would be interested to know the difference between the rim and DB version

Nice

Hi 👋 any plans on reviewing Hunt or Scribe carbon wheels?

They don't seem to post wheelset weights on their site, unless I'm blind?

Considering the similar weight, what are the advantages of these (relatively) heavy carbon rim wheels over ~same price aluminium rim wheels?

Look decent but I'd rather just get aluminium for that price with likely slightly better hubs

looks like Elite standard wheels,hubs are generic and manufacturers stamp their brand on them, strange bearing selection though,seem good value

Is Hambini going soft on us? I've watched him for years, and the often takes a dump on all sorts of big name manufacturers. Except bearing manufacturers, which he loves implicitly. Now I've seen 2 videos where he was actually supportive of products that were questionable at best. Is he a schill now, or is it really the case that a lot of things from the best known manufacturers are junk and some things from unheard of manufacturers are all-singing, all-dancing marvels of the world? Not that I'm against the little guys.

Why would anyone waste money on cheap heavy carbon wheels when you could get better aluminium wheels for less?

The majority of wheels are made in China or Taiwan. So when bike shops advice you to buy theirs instead of Chinese imports... 😬