Hope Pro 3 RS SP full carbon clincher wheelset

**Greg Quinn** · 22nd December 2012

Carbon rims do have a major benefit. They save you having to swap brake pads if you race on carbon tubular wheels. At the end of the day it's all comes down to price.

**Danny87** · 22nd December 2012

Yeah I guess that is 1 benefit they have and if you have the money and only 1 bike to race and train on why not.

But for the sake of 4 bolts and about 10 minutes of labour when swapping between a carbon set of race wheels and an alloy set of race wheels I don't think my girlfriend would be understanding the justification of such a purchase.

Plus for the cost of these wheels I think I'd just buy a second bike for training on and then I wouldn't have to worry about swapping break pads.

**Greg Quinn** · 22nd December 2012

Sound logic Danny. However I would buy carbon rim training wheels at the right price. They would have to be less than £500 though. Changing brake pads twice a week is a small hassle I could do without. Then again I could also do with a second Powertap to save changing tyres from turbo to road but there are dozens of more important things to buy first and limited funds.