2008 January | Velochallenge

New Cyclocross Wheels - EA 70X

obra4 | January 26, 2008

Easton 70X

So after my first “true” season of cyclocross (broken collar bone last season), I decided I needed a better wheelset. I basically have a stock wheelset, Xero’s which weigh a ton and they’re clinchers so whenever I run low pressure I encountered many pinch flats. So I begin investigating my options, I was drawn to ‘tubless’ with “Stan’s No-Tubes” but I was very hesitant after hearing various stories of cyclist burbing air into their tires. Personally I don’t want to take that chance and end up running my bike back to the pits to switch out wheels. Tubulars, I am very familiar with since I run them on both road and track. So minus the clincher and tubless option the only option available would be to go Tubular. I know that by going with this option that I must constantly check the glue with all that mud and water eating away at the glue. I’ve seen my fair share of fellow crossers running back to the pit with a rolled tire. The various tubulars I scoped out where just way out of where I wanted to pay. I decided my best option was to build a set up with ultegra hubs and mavic reflex rims. That was until I spoke to my local bike shop about a new wheelset ‘Easton 70X.’

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