Nice job Elite Wheels for offering something a little different on the market. These Velo Six wheels probably aren’t ideal for sustained climbs due to their weight, but everything else makes for a great road wheel. I do suspect the power transfer aspect compensates for the weight.
I have a set of the Elite Drive 6 wheels which I've been running on my road bike for a year now. I just ordered a set of mixed depth Elite Drive 40/50 wheels which I'll put on my road bike in a few weeks and will shift my Drive 6 wheels over to my gravel bike. I love how unique they look and they're fast! I'm always getting comments about how cool they look from my riding buddies. Super fantastic wheels!
Thanks for the review! I noticed they are very flimsy laterally.....I mean, the spoke ls meet the hub at a 90-degree angle. Does your front wheel speed wobble if you take your hands off the bars?
These are great - I wonder if one can do a custom order with no decals and a custom paint job? These would look lovely in a soft matte gold with a British racing green frame
6 spoke looks great. Here in Germany we have bike ahead components. Much more premium but their logo looks cheap and not good. These are nicely stealth.
Hold on, you said no spoke holes for maintenance 3:30. How would that be relevant since the spokes aren't adjustable anyway, or were you just saying points relevant to normal spoked wheels?
Thanks for the review! About how much do you weigh and what range of max watts do you produce? I'm pretty big; 6' 3" and I have destroyed a number of lower priced carbon wheels. Only Zipps have held up so far. Curious on what you think how robust these wheels would be for larger riders. Thank you.
@@PatrickLino Yoleo, Profile Design and Mavic. Destroyed the hub on the Profile Design and they didn't respond to the warranty. Yoleo and Mavic I put a "hop" on the rear that was not fixable. Using the Yoleo wheels on my "flat days" bike. Thanks for reviewing the lower-priced wheels and bikes. I think the name-brand manufacturers have been getting way, way, way too expensive.
So the real question is how'd that shimano cassette work with your force set up? I'm definitely getting new thoughts about that. And I'll be ordering my wheelset soon enough with your promo code. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! I've never had an issue using Shimano cassettes with SRAM eTap. Both outdoors and on the indoor trainer. However this should only be the exception not the norm.
thx for the review and I'm a normal 3-point rider. I using an drive 50d wheel and I feel hard as well. Can you feel much harder than this? I want to mount it on my cool s5 but I'm a little troubled considering the downside of uphill due to weight
Hi Patrick. I purchased the d67 hyper last year which are awesome. How do these compare? I did a season racing tt on my road bike. Would these be faster for straights tt races then the d67? Hard to tell I guess, but keen for your opinion
Too heavy for a surgy crit. Maybe a good road race wheel if it’s totally flat. But honestly these are good recreational wheels. Not a primary set of race wheels
Are these the future of carbon wheels? Listened to podcast where Joe (China cycling)was saying that Craft Works Racing Wheels are the next stage (3rd generation) of where carbon wheelsets are going but it more seems these wheels are in a league of their own and leading. The only downside I am seeing currently is the weight. If doing the spokes this way makes them less likely to break, more aero vs the craft type wheels, suspect the focus will be on making these lighter without losing its advantages.
@@PatrickLino so we instead play the game of slowly reducing the number of spokes from 24..21..16 (craft wheels). Uci requires at least 12 spokes. Before this rule there were wheels being raced by pros with less than 12 spokes. We are going back to the future , hopefully with also safety in mind
@PatrickLino well thank you sir! 😊 Still not a definitive answer though. Did you pay for this set of wheels or not? Transparency in a review is a good thing, we can agree on that right? Thank you in advance.
sir try balance the wheels. i use golf weight sticker to balance my wheels. it worth, balanced wheels will feel more smooth when we descend fast in the down hill. seeing how it shaking probably it need about 2 gram for counter the valve mass. i attach it on the inner rim then seal it with a rim tape.
@@JFomo then again…why are we using obviously aero wheels for climbing, when actual climbing exists? Haha I wouldn’t take my deep sections wheels down a descent either. And these wheels won’t climb well too
Hey Mr. Lino! I was expecting that those would beat the heck out of you.
But they do look the business 👍🏾
Merry Christmas my Friend
Thanks Luis! Hoping to get down to FL this winter!
@@PatrickLino bring you 11-23🤣
@PatrickLino just say when and hopefully, we can get some rides in.
Nice job Elite Wheels for offering something a little different on the market. These Velo Six wheels probably aren’t ideal for sustained climbs due to their weight, but everything else makes for a great road wheel. I do suspect the power transfer aspect compensates for the weight.
Great looking wheels, I think these may be made by yuan an if you are “wheeling” to go direct
Yuanan is usually more expensive interestingly @@datcheapdad
@@datcheapdad ask him and get back to me. Good luck with him responding back to messages when your wheels arrive 100g over the advertised quote.
Hey mate I would like to buy a pair of race wheels. Can you advise me as to which wheels are the fastest that you have tested please?
@@WillPower46 what type of terrain?
I have a set of the Elite Drive 6 wheels which I've been running on my road bike for a year now. I just ordered a set of mixed depth Elite Drive 40/50 wheels which I'll put on my road bike in a few weeks and will shift my Drive 6 wheels over to my gravel bike. I love how unique they look and they're fast! I'm always getting comments about how cool they look from my riding buddies. Super fantastic wheels!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Elite wheels are doing their damn thing. I bought some elite drive 45s cs. They are superb.
What are the CS line of wheels?
@@PatrickLino think he means carbon spokes
Thanks for the review! I noticed they are very flimsy laterally.....I mean, the spoke ls meet the hub at a 90-degree angle. Does your front wheel speed wobble if you take your hands off the bars?
Hi there - I just uploaded an update to these wheels a few minutes ago.
These are great - I wonder if one can do a custom order with no decals and a custom paint job? These would look lovely in a soft matte gold with a British racing green frame
Thx for the review brother, ordered a pair using your code 🤜
Much appreciated!
I love these wheels. If i hadn't already bought a set of monocoque wheels before these were released I'd probably get these.
Send a pic on IG of your wheels!
Merry Christmas bigboy.
Love you
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lino
6 spoke looks great. Here in Germany we have bike ahead components. Much more premium but their logo looks cheap and not good. These are nicely stealth.
Thanks for watching!
Oh wow. They do remind me of the GT/Mongoose wheels back in the day!! Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Set enroute
@@jimmynickelz Wicked!
Hold on, you said no spoke holes for maintenance 3:30. How would that be relevant since the spokes aren't adjustable anyway, or were you just saying points relevant to normal spoked wheels?
You’re right.
Thanks for the review! About how much do you weigh and what range of max watts do you produce? I'm pretty big; 6' 3" and I have destroyed a number of lower priced carbon wheels. Only Zipps have held up so far. Curious on what you think how robust these wheels would be for larger riders. Thank you.
Thanks for watching! What lower priced wheels have you used in the past, that you destroyed lol?
@@PatrickLino Yoleo, Profile Design and Mavic. Destroyed the hub on the Profile Design and they didn't respond to the warranty. Yoleo and Mavic I put a "hop" on the rear that was not fixable. Using the Yoleo wheels on my "flat days" bike.
Thanks for reviewing the lower-priced wheels and bikes. I think the name-brand manufacturers have been getting way, way, way too expensive.
I like these, I like these a lot (for aesthetics of course). But glad they're backed up with performance.
They are a hoot to ride!
Those wheels look sick! Thanks for sharing this video and your thoughts.
Thanks for watching!
@@PatrickLino I really appreciated your comments on stiffness. I was reluctant to purchase for my gravel bike but now you have aleviated my concerns.
@@davidwarner6755 My %15 off code should as well...
"man, my wife is gonna kill me!!" 🤣🤣🤣 bro, I can relate 😅
Haha I’m still alive (for now) 🤣
Ordered a front for my TT bike (disc rear) Bit of a early adopter gamble but they look mega.
Mega is a great description. Thanks for watching!
So the real question is how'd that shimano cassette work with your force set up? I'm definitely getting new thoughts about that. And I'll be ordering my wheelset soon enough with your promo code. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! I've never had an issue using Shimano cassettes with SRAM eTap. Both outdoors and on the indoor trainer. However this should only be the exception not the norm.
Nice! Drop 28c on the front and 30c on the rear for a blend of aero and compliance!!
Thanks!
thx for the review and I'm a normal 3-point rider. I using an drive 50d wheel and I feel hard as well. Can you feel much harder than this? I want to mount it on my cool s5 but I'm a little troubled considering the downside of uphill due to weight
What is a 3-pointer rider? And what do you mean by "hard"? Thanks for watching!
@@PatrickLino I mean "FTP" 3.- and "hard" means stiffniss of wheel
@@jeongmoonhyeon these wheels aren’t meant for climbing.
Hello how about the side wind and climb feeling. Thanks
Hi Patrick. I purchased the d67 hyper last year which are awesome. How do these compare? I did a season racing tt on my road bike. Would these be faster for straights tt races then the d67? Hard to tell I guess, but keen for your opinion
Too heavy for a surgy crit. Maybe a good road race wheel if it’s totally flat. But honestly these are good recreational wheels. Not a primary set of race wheels
I can somehow imagine the feel of it from while ure describing it 😂 Elite wheels man. Kept me awake at night. Damm
Haha im cracking up
Those things look dope. Love the review. Sadly the discount code doesn’t work 😢
“First Look”….disguised as a review haha. Let me ask Elite what the deal is with the code
Yeah coupon works only with Drive wheels
@@dbgrand roger
The wheels look great, what were the wheels on the bike that they replaced? Look like zipp 353 or 454's? Have a great Christmas
The previous wheels were from the same brand as the frameset. Yishun / Light Carbon 👍🏾
Daym looks sick af
Goes fast in a straight line haha
What maintenance could you possibly do that would be impeded by not having rim tape and no spokes to true?
I don't understand what you are really trying to ask me.
I am a 65d user. Can you tell me which one is better in terms of front wheel crosswind stability?
Velo Six for sure.
Hi sir How’s this wheel after a month and how they do on climb?
There are no climbs here in Chicago, as mentioned in the video.
Where can you put speed sensor?
GPS computers have speed sensors.
Are these the future of carbon wheels? Listened to podcast where Joe (China cycling)was saying that Craft Works Racing Wheels are the next stage (3rd generation) of where carbon wheelsets are going but it more seems these wheels are in a league of their own and leading. The only downside I am seeing currently is the weight. If doing the spokes this way makes them less likely to break, more aero vs the craft type wheels, suspect the focus will be on making these lighter without losing its advantages.
By future as in seeing pros use this design? Highly unlikely. But they look cool and will most certainly be talked about out on the road.
@@PatrickLino so we instead play the game of slowly reducing the number of spokes from 24..21..16 (craft wheels). Uci requires at least 12 spokes. Before this rule there were wheels being raced by pros with less than 12 spokes. We are going back to the future , hopefully with also safety in mind
Very nice wheel it is sama with Bike speed Ahead wheelset sir?
These are from Elite Wheels
Please tell us you got these for free at the start of the video. More then enough YT "reviews" being paid for without people knowing ☹️
You must be new here if you think I don’t regularly pay for the items I review on this channel. I forgive you however.
@PatrickLino well thank you sir! 😊 Still not a definitive answer though. Did you pay for this set of wheels or not? Transparency in a review is a good thing, we can agree on that right? Thank you in advance.
How do u rate these on performance against the other normal wheelsets like bora n princeton n zipp?
I have not tried Princeton yet
How abt bora n zipp? @@PatrickLino
@@babynted1 bora?
Campagnolo Bora WTO or hyper wheels? @@PatrickLino
Sir Compare with enve wheels？how it perform
How do you define performance?
Like speed rolling and everything meaning is it as good as a enve 5.6 or better sir
And if compare to drive 65D which will be better?
What racing wheels will you recommend?
Are the rims hooked or hookless? Thanks
Hooked
@@bebopman5 Hahahah at being hookless
So how were they in cross winds?
Pretty light winds this weekend. 3 days in a row.
Baller😎
They hold speed well!
Uh-oh, awesome!
BRRRRRAP!
Sic!!!!
Thank youuuu!
sir try balance the wheels. i use golf weight sticker to balance my wheels. it worth, balanced wheels will feel more smooth when we descend fast in the down hill. seeing how it shaking probably it need about 2 gram for counter the valve mass. i attach it on the inner rim then seal it with a rim tape.
It’s shaking because the bike is barely being held in place by the bike stand. No imbalances out in the actual real world.
I'm sure they are fast in a straight line but that stiffness is going to be too stiff for corners especially down a twisty mountain.
Shame I’m can’t test that theory here
@@PatrickLino it's probably for the best. You don't want to wash out while taking a downhill corner at speed.
@@JFomo then again…why are we using obviously aero wheels for climbing, when actual climbing exists? Haha I wouldn’t take my deep sections wheels down a descent either. And these wheels won’t climb well too
Looks like the blades on the tail of a helicopter “, definitely looks aero though.
Sounds like a chainsaw when I’m rolling by
1600g. too much. Seem s aluminum wheels 🤔
Alloy wheels aren't aero.
Hello how about the side wind and climb feeling
Chicago has no climbs