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AliExpress's Carbon Wheels - What's the Compromise? Superteam H2 vs 9Velo
The reviewer provides a detailed analysis of the Super Team H2 wheels, which appear to be the same product as the SUPERTEAM S-ALL Carbon Ultra H2 D30-50 Disc Brake Special Edition. They state these are cheap Chinese wheels available from AliExpress, Alibaba, and the Super Team website for around £500-£800. The reviewer went into the analysis expecting them to be garbage but found they were actually decent for the money. The wheels feature a wavy rim profile similar to Princeton Carbon Works, a shark skin texture for aerodynamics, carbon spokes, a 54-tooth ratchet hub with lightening holes, and come with a quality control certificate, spare spokes, and valve extenders. While not perfect, the reviewer concludes most people would be pleased with them.
AI-Summary
Pros
- Cheap/affordable (around £500-£800)
- Decent for the money
- Good specification
- Aerodynamics are good
- Comes with quality control label and inspection chart
- Includes spare spokes, manual, and valve extenders
- Not heavy (739g rear, 613g front)
- Pretty decent for the money
- Most people will be pretty pleased with the wheels
Cons
- Chinese to English translation in manual is poor/comical
- Shark skin aerodynamics are unproven/overexaggerated
- Hub has mechanical run-out causing inherent vibration
- Spoke retention in hub is poor - spokes can pop out with minimal movement
- Rim tape is rubbish and folds over when mounting tires
- Rim bed profile may not allow tubeless tire use
- Not the absolute lightest wheels
- Spokes are narrower than premium alternatives (30-40% less aerodynamic)
- Spoke positioning not as wide as it could be
- Higher spoke tension makes wheels stiffer and influences critical speed/wobble
Key Points
- Wavy rim profile similar to Princeton Carbon Works
- Shark skin texture on rim surface
- Carbon spokes
- 54-tooth ratchet hub mechanism
- Hooked rim
- Radially laced on non-drive side, cross-laced on disc brake side
- Weight: 739g rear, 613g front
- 33mm wide
- Includes quality control documentation
- Hub has lightening holes cut out
- Ceramic no-name bearings
- Prices on Super Team website include all taxes