Hey everyone how's it going?
It wasn't long ago when I introduced to you this set of wheels.
This is a budget carbon set of wheels made by ICAN
It's the F930 model, Trail version of these carbon wheels
and today I'm gonna try them out on a full suspension that's running an aluminum a wheel set right now
but the ultimate test for a carbon set of wheels it's gonna be here on my hardtail, let's check them out!
And here they are on my Yeti hardtail that I reviewed not too long ago
I've chosen a more trail oriented combination
Maxxis Rekon 29 x 2.4 in the rear, and the same Rekon but this time this is a 29 x 2.6
and if you remember from my in-depth review these F930 wheels have a 30 mm internal dimension
that give a good size to a wide tire like this.
And I took the bike to the local trails,
If you're wondering about pressure, 24 psi in the REAR with 19 psi FRONT, kind of standard for me.
And the plan was just to have some fun and look for the rowdier trails around here
so I can really test these carbon wheels on the Yeti ARC.
Trail starts with those couple of drops but right after that you'll have a couple of rock gardens
that will rattle your brains out if the bike is not set up properly
or in this case if my wheels and tire combination would be way, way too stiff.
This Yeti ARC hardtail is pretty compliant
but if the wheel was too stiff I would feel it right away
Obviously I'm talking about vertical compliance first and foremost here.
And talking about that I just made it to the second rock garden which is a bit of an uphill
Alright, woo, almost lost it!
If the wheels would be too stiff I would be thrown around quite a bit
it wasn't too bad this time I just lost my momentum right at the top.
Alright this section here is another good test because it's really really rough
and even with the full suspension you sometimes have a hard time
just keeping the direction.
Even though my GoPro is wobbling around on my chest
the steering was precise and I could keep my momentum going forward
another good sign for these wheels.
Nice!
I mean it's places like that where the wheels will show you and they're way way too stiff
or they're just nice wheels and you know what?
Can't complain!
30 millimeter ID rims
you definitely wouldn't ride these
with some skimpy 2.0 tires
If you run them like I do
29 x 2.6 up front and 2.4 rear
I think this uh these rims, these wheels are actually awesome.
Really like them.
Cornering is precise, what you want from carbon,
and they don't beat you up that much
like it's so characteristic to riding carbon wheels on a hardtail.
But I guess the big question is: why do we get carbon wheels to start with?
Well many would say weight saving and I can't argue with that.
Less rotational weight helps you accelerate better
especially when pairing carbon wheels with lighter tires.
It's not the case for me these are 1800 grams wheels.
Another reason is razor sharp cornering.
Because these wheels are laterally stiffer usually
you get just point and shoot type of approach to cornering
but that would be again lateral stiffness.
And you want that!
You don't want the wheel to be wobbling around
and I can tell you these wheels give you plenty of that.
Just lean the bike let it go and it's gonna go.
You don't necessarily feel that precision when climbing
but what you're gonna get again, because of the weight saving,
you're gonna feel them snappier.
I looked for rougher pieces of trail around here just to see how badly I'd get beat up
and you know what?
these wheels are a pleasant surprise, they're not bad at all!
So...
I don't think I'm even gonna put
these wheels on my full suspension because
I kind of have a conclusion already:
these are good wheels guys, for 550 bucks
plus the discount that I mentioned below
these are a steal.
Talk to the guys at ICAN if you want to get them custom
No logos, different... different hubs
different spokes, whatever,
for me it's a really good set of wheels,
I plan to use on my hardtail, believe it or not.
Thank you guys, enjoy!
All in all a beautiful day on the bike
and I found myself looking for the roughest parts of the trail
just to push the limits of these wheels.
And it wasn't just the wheels to be honest with you
because I really love riding the Yeti ARC, I really love this bike!
No problem..
I've used the bike before with a set of of Stan's ARCH MK3 aluminum wheels
and they probably felt a tiny bit more compliant however,
they were a bit more vague in corners like this as well
so overall I prefer the ICAN F930 feel versus that of the aluminums I had before.
What are you guys using on your bike?
Are you using carbon wheels are you using aluminum wheels?
I would love to hear your opinions in the comments below!
So there you have it guys! Carbon wheels, really aggressive pricing, discount in the comments below,
so what's not to like thank you i can for such a rad set of wheels,
looking forward to using it why not right here on my carbon Yeti ARC.
So that's it for me guys, do you have any questions let me know in the comments below.
I hope you found it useful and if you did don't forget to like, subscribe, comment,
and until next time hope to see on the trails,
why not riding some beautiful cheap carbon wheels.
Cheers guys, cheers!