Today saw me riding the Litespeed Vortex with the new Stans Alpha 340 / Sapim CX Ray / Chris King R45 ceramic wheels. They are very light with weight just a tad lighter than that of my Campagnolo Hyperon 2 Ultra tubular set. The Campy's weigh 912g and 1333g front/rear with a Campagnolo Record 13-29 cassette in the back. The new set weighs 929g in the front and 1285g in the back with a Campagnolo Record 12-23 cassette. The ride is as expected very sweet. The ceramic bearing roll very smooth and there is no tyre rub on the brakes whilst sprinting. Obviously the Chris King hubs need to settle and break in. Due to the extreme tolerances this can take a couple of 100 kilometers. The typical 'angry bee' sound is also not present. It sounds more muffled now. This will changes when the kilometers accumulate. I felt really good, supercompensating from the Provence weekend no doubt - and did a couple of short laps in Blanden and Haasrode. Just to get a feel for the wheels and check out the gearing . Here are a couple of pictures from the new wheels.