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

05 marzo 2026

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Descrizione

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

Creato: 06 gennaio 2026

Il recensore fornisce una valutazione dettagliata delle ruote in carbonio NOVA di Nepest. Descrive l'esperienza di apertura della confezione, evidenzia i materiali premium e la costruzione, e testa le ruote per peso, planarità e qualità costruttiva. Il recensore nota che le ruote sono un set di ruote da strada di prestazioni premium con stratificazione in carbonio su misura, raggi in carbonio, cuscinetti ceramici e un mozzo libero a cricchetto stile DT Swiss. Condivide un'esperienza personale positiva con un set di ruote Nepest precedente ed esprime fiducia che questo nuovo set sarà altrettanto buono. Tuttavia, solleva anche preoccupazioni generali del settore sui produttori cinesi riguardo al supporto della garanzia e all'affidabilità a lungo termine.

Riepilogo IA

Pros

  • Bellissime borse per ruote di alta qualità incluse
  • Prodotto di prestazioni premium
  • Cerchi in carbonio T800 di alta qualità
  • Design/marchio inciso al laser (non si stacca, non aggiunge peso)
  • I cerchi includono fori di respirazione
  • Finitura in carbonio nudo (senza vernice/lacca) mostra la qualità della stratificazione
  • Stratificazione in carbonio su misura per peso ridotto e maggiore resistenza
  • Utilizza raggi in carbonio Venoa di marca, costosi (4a generazione, molto leggeri a circa 1,5g ciascuno)

Cons

  • Preoccupazioni generali del settore: Sono ben fatti come dichiarato? La garanzia vale la carta su cui è scritta? Il produttore aiuterà con problemi tecnici?
  • Potenziale problema con i raggi in carbonio e i mozzi a ingresso laterale (rischio teorico di sfilacciamento sotto impatto estremo, sebbene Nepest abbia un design per contrastarlo)
  • I cappucci terminali erano molto stretti (richiedevano un estrattore di cuscinetti per allentarli, il che potrebbe essere un problema per chi non ha lo strumento)
  • La garanzia standard non copre il mozzo libero e i cuscinetti
  • La garanzia estesa costa extra

Dove acquistare

NOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) | Nepest

NOVA Carbon Wheels With Ceramic Hub (New) | Nepest

nepestsports.comAffiliato · cyclistshub
🇺🇸1.499,00 $
Verificato 15 giorni fa