Wheel weights

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  1. Mark1

    Mark1 Active Member

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    Does anyone know the weight of the 08-12 and 13-16 wheels? Basically wanting to know if the later wheels are lighter.
    Cheers Mark
     
    #1 Mark1, Jun 6, 2017
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    I saw a report a while ago that said the new wheels were not for weight saving, more for cosmetics
     
    #2 Jez, Jun 12, 2017
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    Earlier wheels are slightly lighter than the latter but the latter wheels have better rotational mass
     
    #3 sps170373, Jun 12, 2017
  4. Mark1

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    Thanks for the replies guys, think I am going to hold out for some magnesium wheels.
     
    #4 Mark1, Jun 13, 2017
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    What do you want them for road or track? As would be very careful with magnesium wheels for the road as large potholes etc could damage/crack them
     
    #5 sps170373, Jun 13, 2017
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    Track only, haven't ridden on the roads for 10 years, and definitely don't have any plans to.
     
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