Скачать или смотреть Magene EXAR UltraDark Chinese Carbon Road Bicycle Wheels Review by Wheelbuilder Jim Langley

A complete look at Magene's impressive new EXAR UltraDark Carbon Road Wheels model DB405 plus a full inspection of the build quality from my pro wheel builder's perspective. These 1347 gram, carbon rim, carbon spoke hoops cut through the wind with different rim heights; boast hooked bead rims so that you can run tubeless or tubed tires safely; have a star ratchet cassette for maximum power transfer; plus the rim profiles are optimized for modern wide tires so that you enjoy excellent performance with all-day comfort.

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The discount code for these wheels is Jim10
Here's a link to the wheels in Magene's website: https://woto.ink/i2AnUz

Here's the tour of the factory that manufactures Magene's wheels:
   • Watch This Before You Buy Carbon Wheels in...  

Here's my video on how to align aero spokes that aren't aero - it's easy:
   • Fixing Bladed Spoke Twist on Aero Road Bik...  

Timecodes
0:00 - Why great bike wheels make such a difference
0:16 - My experience checking Chinese carbon bicycle wheelsets
0:29 - How I inspect bike wheels as a wheel builder
0:43 - Today I'm checking Magene's 2024 EXAR UltraDark Carbon Road Wheels
1:33 - The Discount Code for viewers of my channel
2:24 - Unboxing the Magene EXAR UltraDark Carbon Road Wheels
3:07 - Full specification on the EXAR UltraDark Carbon Road Wheel
3:18 - Actual wheelset weight
3:29 - Rim weights
3:44 - Benefits of carbon spokes
4:01 - How durable are carbon spokes?
4:17 - The spoke lacing patterns and the benefits
4:42 - About Magene's EXAR UltraDark Carbon rims
5:00 - Rim profile diagrams showing dimensions
5:15 - Close-up of Magene's hooked bead rims that accept more tire types
5:30 - Details and benefits on Magene's hubs and star ratchet drive
6:10 - Complete wheel quality control inspection
6:29 - Why you need to do a quality control inspection on wheels
6:53 - The 11 quality control checks we're doing
7:24 - Check one: wheel trueness (lateral runout)
7:47 - Close-up of FRONT WHEEL trueness
8:30 - Close-up of REAR WHEEL trueness
8:40 - Check two: wheel roundness (vertical runout)
8:59 - Close-up of REAR WHEEL roundness
9:20 - Close-up of FRONT WHEEL roundness
9:33 - Check three: rim centering (also called "dish")
9:52 - How to use a rim centering gauge tool (wheel dishing tool)
10:21 - Rim centering check on the FRONT WHEEL
11:58 - Rim centering check on the REAR WHEEL
12:33 - Check four: spoke length
12:52 - Check five: spoke tension
13:39 - Spoke tension check FRONT WHEEL
14:47 - Spoke tension check REAR WHEEL
15:58 - Check six: spoke twist (are the aero spokes aero?)
16:40 - How to check aero & bladed spokes for twist
17:44 - Spoke twist check REAR WHEEL
19:44 - Spoke twist check FRONT WHEEL
21:44 - Check seven: stress relieved
22:14 - How you stress relieve wheels by hand
24:57 - Stress relieve check FRONT WHEEL
25:17 - Stress relieve check REAR WHEEL
25:39 - Why it's important to check how tires fit on wheels
25:59 - Check eight: rim tape
26:41 - Check nine: tubular valves
27:14 - Check ten & eleven: tire installation & removal by hand
32:05 - Grading Magene's EXAR UltraDark wheels
32:30 - Final verdict: Magene's EXAR UltraDarks are very nice wheels

Tools I use in the video and in my shop
Park Tool TS4.2 Professional Wheel Truing Stand
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Park Tool WAG-4 Professional Wheel Alignment Gauge
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Park Tool BSH-4 Bladed Spoke Holder
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