Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
I’ve been meaning to get this review out for a while, but I was hoping to get some real climbing in before I did. Unfortunately, given the current situation, that wasn’t looking possible, so it was time to close the loop on this 700c wheel set from Farsports/Wheels Far.…
Deep down we all know that disc brakes are technically superior. Now, there are rough edges in the current implementation, certainly for road disc, but that doesn’t change the fundamentals. There are plenty of use cases where rim brakes are just as good, but disc allows you to plan for peak. For e.g. I live in a flat place, but also like to travel to the mountains with my bike. Disc is…
There are quite a few different Chinese wheel OEMs out there offering well spec’d wheelsets for very reasonable prices. Interestingly, there is also a dearth of information available about them. With very few reviews, especially from major sites. So when I decided to roll the dice on a set of 35mm carbon wheels from Far Sports (Farsports?), I thought it only fair to document as much about the process as I could:…