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They see me rollin' - wide rims!

I read a thread the other day on a forum I frequent about wide rims and whether there was any justifiable reason for the poster getting them and I read a lot of mixed opinions and a lot of debate so thought it was about time I chipped in my opinion and wrote my long term review of my setup. A little bit of background, I've previously had mavic rims before the rise of tubeless and I then converted to stans rims and have ridden on arches, crest and flow setups. Just over a year ago I read another thread (what would we do without the internet right?!) about wide rims and the reason we should all have them and frankly the video and the writing made sense to me and I started to research the rise of these carbon rim setups. For me, ignoring the stiffness and every other carbon benefit, I looked at carbon rims purely because I wanted wider rims but I was not prepared to gain the weight for the extra width. Enve rims were out straight away, every biker with the internet has probably seen

Review : Superstar Delta Pedals with Titanium Axles

So the Superstar nano pedals I had on the bike were significantly worn, looking very much worse for wear with slight play in the bearings so a little over a year ago I decided to save a bit of weight and get something a bit brighter and so invested in some superstar delta pedals. Superstar had a special offer on at the time so I picked them up with titanium axles for a really good price. Bear in mind that for the couple of years I had superstar pedals installed I'd never once had to strip and service them so I'd hoped the same could be said for these. Now after a years use I thought I'd finally feedback about them, I much prefer a long term test review than a 'I rode on them for five minute' review! I think a few things occur when considering pedals. Weight Grip Longevity In terms of weight they are fantastically competitive with other pedals and only weigh in at a mere 330g with the titanium axles installed. Very good when you consider the price in co