Monday, December 19, 2011

Giant P-SL1 road wheelset review

Giant's wheels are new this year. They use plain-gauge DT spokes with an odd configuration for the rear: radial on the drive side. It's a peculiar decision that works okay; the drivetrain torque just goes through the hub-shell first. And straight-pull radial spokes should be easy to replace with the cassette in place.

Build quality is good. While there are slight high spots on each wheel, the rear right on the limit of what we'd consider acceptable, they shouldn't get worse because the spoke tension consistency is excellent. The rims are unusually wide, 16mm at the bead seat, so they better suit 25 or 28mm training tyres at about 100psi than 23mm race tyres at 120psi.

This article was originally published in Cycling Plus magazine.



Via: BikeRadar.com Road Bikes & Gear

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