
Chinese Carbon Price With Western Quality? - Nova Wheelset From Nepest
The Cycle Workshop | Ribble Valley Cyclist
5. März 2026
As a working bike mechanic and YouTuber, I’m in the privileged position of seeing a lot of carbon wheels. And what I’m seeing, is something has changed.
Right now, Chinese carbon wheel manufacturers are standing at a fork in the road. Some choosing to continue down this path of making £250 wheels to flog on AliExpress. Whilst others are now building low-volume, high-end, almost bespoke products that rival the biggest Western brands.
In this video, I take a look at the new NOVA wheelset from the small premium Chinese wheelset manufacturer, Nepest. They come in various sizes from 35mm, through to 66mm. And they do mullet sizing too. The ones they’ve sent me are the 45’s
These are the headline stats for this wheelset:
45mm Deep road specific Wheelset
Carbon Fibre Rim
Tubeless Ready Hooked Design
Carbon Spokes
Ceramic Bearings
£1,100/€1250/$1,499
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🛒🛒 *Nepest Nova Wheelset* 🛒🛒
https://www.nepestsports.com/products/nova-wheels-with-ceramic-hub-new?ref=TCW
💰💰 8% DISCOUNT CODE - TCW 💰💰
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*⏰ Timecodes ⏰*
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Wheelset Overview
02:32 - Close Look - Rim
04:14 - Close Look - Spokes
06:27 - Close Look - Hub
08:38 - Freehub Sound Check
09:03 - What Do They Weigh?
09:31 - Truing Stand Test
10:27 - Postage & Packaging Costs
10:49 - Warranty
11:07 - My Thoughts & Conclusion
12:29 - Where to Buy, Discount Code & Outro
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NOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) NepestNOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) Nepest
Erstellt: 6. Januar 2026Der Rezensent liefert eine detaillierte Bewertung der NOVA Carbon Wheels von Nepest. Er beschreibt das Auspackerlebnis, hebt die Premium-Materialien und -Verarbeitung hervor und testet die Laufräder auf Gewicht, Rundlauf und Bauqualität. Der Rezensent stellt fest, dass die Laufräder ein Premium-Leistungs-Rennrad-Laufradsatz mit maßgeschneiderter Kohlefaserlaminierung, Kohlefaserspeichen, Keramiklagern und einem DT Swiss-ähnlichen Ratchet-Freilauf sind. Er teilt positive persönliche Erfahrungen mit einem früheren Nepest-Laufradsatz und äußert Vertrauen, dass dieser neue Satz genauso gut sein wird. Allerdings äußert er auch allgemeine Branchenbedenken gegenüber chinesischen Herstellern bezüglich Garantieunterstützung und Langzeitzuverlässigkeit.
KI-Zusammenfassung
Pros
- Schöne, hochwertige Laufradtaschen inklusive
- Premium-Leistungsprodukt
- Hochwertige T800-Kohlefaserfelgen
- Lasergraviertes Design/Branding (blättert nicht ab, fügt kein Gewicht hinzu)
- Felgen enthalten Entlüftungslöcher
- Nackte Kohlefaseroberfläche (keine Lackierung/Lack) zeigt Qualität der Laminierung
- Maßgeschneiderte Kohlefaserlaminierung für geringeres Gewicht und erhöhte Festigkeit
- Verwendet markengebundene, teure Venoa-Kohlefaserspeichen (4. Generation, sehr leicht bei ~1,5 g pro Stück)
Cons
- Allgemeine Branchenbedenken: Sind sie so gut verarbeitet wie behauptet? Ist die Garantie das Papier wert, auf dem sie steht? Wird der Hersteller bei technischen Problemen helfen?
- Mögliches Problem mit Kohlefaserspeichen und Seiteneinstecknaben (theoretisches Risiko des Entspeichens bei extremem Aufprall, obwohl Nepest ein Design dagegen hat)
- Endkappen waren sehr fest (erforderten einen Lagerauszieher zum Lösen, was für jemanden ohne Werkzeug problematisch sein könnte)
- Standardgarantie deckt Freilauf und Lager nicht ab
- Verlängerte Garantie kostet extra
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