what are these wheels?

[Rob_T]

i like these wheels:



i want them for my bike.

on the litespeed website it says they are Stan’s NoTubes Grail Comp but when i do a search for them i don't see anything that looks like them. anyone know exactly what they are?

[yellowjack]

They look a lot like Crank Brothers wheels to me.


ETA: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/crank-brothers-...

Them's just one model. Their USP is the vertical rib on the rim, which means no drilling through the rims to fit spokes, and the darker part of the spoke toward the hub is an extra long 'spoke nipple', it would appear.

Here's their own website... https://www.crankbrothers.com/category/wheelsets

Edited by yellowjack on Thursday 26th March 14:14

[JuniorD]

They're bloody awful is what they are!

[MadDad]

A chap I used to work with built an Orange Alpine using Crank Bros wheels, looked the nuts but not very durable and always going out of true. The spokes had a habit of exploding and cost about £20 each to replace, he was forever getting his wheels re-built so ditched them in favour of a set of Stans Flow rims on Hope hubs - never had an issue since!

Like a lot of great looking bike bits, they look great but are for vanity and not sanity!!!

[yellowjack]

Looking more closely, I think they may be Cranks' "Cobalt 2" wheels. Link here to better images on the CRC website, but showing as 'Out of Stock', unfortunately...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/crank-brothers-...

[richardxjr]

Iodine2 innit?

£477pr @ Wiggle

1900g no ta.

[deadtom]

yup those are crank brothers wheels.

would not touch with the world's longest barge pole; the epitome of form over function

[Jimbo.]

Anything Crank Bros is utter gash.

This is funny. And true.
http://theteamrobot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/breakin...

[deadtom]

team robot is my new favourite thing