Special Wheels BST

Special Wheels
Many top specification bikes come with
lightweight wheels these days, but despite
that, there’s still some kilos that can be shaved,
or coolness added, in the aftermarket arena.
One modification we always make to our staff bike here at FB, so long
as we can get our grubby mitts on them, is in the wheel department.
Usually we are after lighter ones, be they carbon, magnesium or
otherwise. This is because losing unsprung weight off your bike has
wonderful affects upon it. Not only does handling and steering vastly
increase in scope and effectiveness, your bike’s also faster due to the
weight loss. In fact in this modern era, there’s a perfectly good
argument that purchasing a set of wheels can have just as much impact,
perhaps more, than a full exhaust system. And, all for around the same
cost too – those Akrapovic titanium zorsts aren’t cheap, after all!
Yet it’s not just performance, sometimes aftermarket wheels can
simply just look better than stock, or be in more preferred colours. True,
any set of Gucci wheels aren’t a light (sorry) investment, but the truth
is, what you get from them in return always outweighs (sorry, again…)
the outlay. So, here are some super hoops we’ve brought together for
you to peruse and drool over, enjoy!
KINEO
FROM – £2,068
BST
FROM – £2,187 WWW.BIKEHPS.COM
Regular readers will know of our love
for BST’s carbon wheels, as we’ve
used them quite a lot over the years.
We’ve abused the hell out of them too,
and are yet to come unstuck or have
anything untoward happen, so any lingering
negative preconceptions about using this
material for wheels deserves to be banished
forever. They’re made using the latest Prepreg
technology, with advanced materials utilising stringent aerospace
manufacturing processes with a single moulding process. We see
these wheels a lot, meaning they’re very popular, so much so that BST
even do a set for the weeny Honda Grom at £998!
WWW.BIKEHPS.COM
You may recognise these particular type of wheels already, as they
come on MV Agusta’s Dragster 800 RR. It’s part of what makes that
bike look so special, and considering the price difference over the
stock Dragster and what you get as well as the wheels, it’s a bargain!
Anyway, Kineo wheels come for many naked bikes, including those
sporty ones we love. They come in five powder-coated rim colours,
and also different hub colours too, plus the spoke ends are also
available in a range of anodized hues. They would certainly make your
Monster (or similar) stand out from the crowd, and the build quality is
utterly delicious.
DYMAG CA5
FROM – £1,700
WWW.DYMAG.COM
Not letting BST have it all their own way in the carbon wheel market,
Dymag presented the stunning CA5 not long ago. It is gorgeously
constructed and claims up to a 30 per cent weight reduction (up to
nearly 5kg in some cases) off of standard hoops, with a far lower
inertia value. They’re made using 3D carbon cloth with Kevlar
reinforcement, and come with an option to upgrade to hybrid ceramic
bearings, oooooo… Like the BSTs, Dymag’s CA5 is strenuously tested
to ensure they not only do their job, but are bloody strong with it.
What they also offer is a different choice to BST, but not only that,
some competition. This means that they’ll just get better and better
as both continually improve their products, and we can’t wait to see
what Dymag comes out with next, or where they take the gorgeous
CA5 to. Want!
20 NOVEMBER 2015 WWW.FASTBIKESMAG.COM