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Want a pair of custom painted carbon fiber wheels by manufacture Carbon Sports? It can be yours for a shade under $5000. Carbon Sports started with a set of its 20-spoke Generation, which is then custom painted by a artist. The Generation Three wheels claims to boast 30 percent greater stiffness than the previous model via new all-carbon spokes. 20-spokes front and rear weighs a claimed 1090-grams pre-paint, the paint adds roughly 36 grams to the set. HAWT.