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 mars 2026

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Description

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)   Nepest

NOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) Nepest

Créé le : 6 janvier 2026

Le testeur fournit une évaluation détaillée des roues carbone NOVA de Nepest. Il décrit l'expérience de déballage, met en avant les matériaux et la construction premium, et teste les roues pour le poids, la rectitude et la qualité de fabrication. Le testeur note que les roues sont un jeu de roues de route de performance premium avec une stratification de carbone sur mesure, des rayons en carbone, des roulements céramiques et un moyeu libre de style ratchet DT Swiss. Il partage une expérience personnelle positive avec un précédent jeu de roues Nepest et exprime sa confiance que ce nouveau jeu sera tout aussi bon. Cependant, il soulève également des préoccupations générales de l'industrie concernant les fabricants chinois en matière de support de garantie et de fiabilité à long terme.

Résumé IA

Pros

  • De beaux sacs de roues de haute qualité inclus
  • Produit de performance premium
  • Jantes en carbone T800 de haute qualité
  • Design/marquage gravé au laser (ne s'écaille pas, n'ajoute pas de poids)
  • Les jantes incluent des trous d'aération
  • Finition carbone nu (pas de peinture/vernis) montre la qualité de la stratification
  • Stratification de carbone sur mesure pour un poids plus léger et une résistance accrue
  • Utilise des rayons en carbone Venoa de marque, coûteux (4e génération, très légers à ~1,5g chacun)

Cons

  • Préoccupations générales de l'industrie : Sont-ils aussi bien fabriqués que prétendu ? La garantie vaut-elle le papier sur lequel elle est écrite ? Le fabricant aidera-t-il avec les problèmes techniques ?
  • Problème potentiel avec les rayons en carbone et les moyeux à entrée latérale (risque théorique de dérayonnage sous impact extrême, bien que Nepest ait un design pour lutter contre cela)
  • Les capuchons d'extrémité étaient très serrés (nécessitaient un extracteur de roulement pour les desserrer, ce qui pourrait être un problème pour quelqu'un sans l'outil)
  • La garantie standard ne couvre pas le moyeu libre et les roulements
  • La garantie prolongée coûte un supplément

Où acheter

NOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) | Nepest

NOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) | Nepest

nepestsports.comAffilié · cyclistshub
🇺🇸1 499,00 $
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