Chinese Carbon Price With Western Quality? - Nova Wheelset From Nepest
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Chinese Carbon Price With Western Quality? - Nova Wheelset From Nepest

The Cycle Workshop | Ribble Valley Cyclist

5 de marzo de 2026

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Descripción

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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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)   Nepest

NOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) Nepest

Creado: 6 de enero de 2026

El revisor proporciona una evaluación detallada de las ruedas de carbono NOVA de Nepest. Describe la experiencia de desembalaje, destaca los materiales y la construcción premium, y prueba las ruedas en cuanto a peso, alineación y calidad de fabricación. El revisor señala que las ruedas son un juego de ruedas de carretera de rendimiento premium con laminado de carbono a medida, radios de carbono, rodamientos de cerámica y un buje libre estilo trinquete DT Swiss. Comparte una experiencia personal positiva con un juego de ruedas anterior de Nepest y expresa confianza en que este nuevo juego será igual de bueno. Sin embargo, también plantea preocupaciones generales de la industria sobre los fabricantes chinos en cuanto a soporte de garantía y fiabilidad a largo plazo.

Resumen IA

Pros

  • Hermosas y de alta calidad bolsas para ruedas incluidas
  • Producto de rendimiento premium
  • Llantas de carbono T800 de alta calidad
  • Diseño/marca grabado con láser (no se despega, no añade peso)
  • Las llantas incluyen orificios de respiración
  • Acabado de carbono desnudo (sin pintura/barniz) muestra la calidad del laminado
  • Laminado de carbono a medida para un peso más ligero y mayor resistencia
  • Utiliza radios de carbono Venoa de marca, costosos (4ª generación, muy ligeros, ~1.5g cada uno)

Cons

  • Preocupaciones generales de la industria: ¿Están tan bien hechas como se afirma? ¿Vale la pena la garantía? ¿El fabricante ayudará con problemas técnicos?
  • Posible problema con los radios de carbono y los bujes de entrada lateral (riesgo teórico de desenroscado bajo impacto extremo, aunque Nepest tiene un diseño para combatir esto)
  • Los tapones estaban muy apretados (requirieron un extractor de rodamientos para aflojarlos, lo que podría ser un problema para alguien sin la herramienta)
  • La garantía estándar no cubre el buje libre y los rodamientos
  • La garantía extendida tiene un costo adicional

Dónde comprar

NOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) | Nepest

NOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) | Nepest

nepestsports.comAfiliado · cyclistshub
🇺🇸1.499,00 $
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