Upgrading wheels...
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Upgrading wheels...
Postby Dr.Nate » Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:19 am
The bike comes with Shimano RS30 wheels.
For a recreational rider and for group rides will an upgrade make much of a difference?
I'm considering the following upgraded wheel sets
1. Shimano RS 80
2. Mavic kysrium elite
3. Zipp 404 firecrest clinchers
I haven't taken delivery of the bike yet but the LBS suggested that if I upgrade the wheels he will do a swap and I only pay the difference. So I don't wan to make the mistake of buying with the current wheels and upgrade 2 weeks later!
Any thoughts ?
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby open roader » Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:17 pm
Tough ask here.Dr.Nate wrote:I haven't taken delivery of the bike yet but.........
You have not even test ridden the bike to acertain how the hoops ride and perform on the CLX 3.0 frame and on the other hand if you act now you will save yourself the trouble of offloading an 'as new' pair of Shimano RS30 hoops if you actually do decide to change your mind after sucking and seeing..........
I've ridden on the Ksyrium Elites, they are uber reliable on lumpy roads but a tad heavy for my liking and also a tad bland if you are wanting to tart up your Colnago says my 20 cent opinion........
I tested a freind's set of 2010 404 dimpled clinchers which were def. aero when you put the effort in to hold speed well above 30km/hr, looked the goods and were well made but very expensive.
If you care about the bike's cosmetic appearance (and I admit I am one who shamlessly does) then the Zipps will match that gorgeous sloping frame of the CLX 3.0 IMHO.
If you are moving at above 30km/hr + a lot then the aero benefits of the 404's will kick in but if you are mostly rolling about in the sub 30km/hr area then I say the aero benefit of deep dish wheels like the 404's is wasted.
I can't comment on the Shimano RS 80's as I have no idea what they are.......
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby open roader » Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:45 pm
Well I wasn't going to mention that........ but it is actually a rice frame after all.........RonK wrote:Tsk, tsk - fancy mixing rice with pizza in the first place.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby hooman » Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:52 am
I changed the standard wheels on my Cervelo RS and now ride on Ksyrium Elites and noticed the difference immediately but then I rode on a friend's Zipp 404 Firecrest and couldn't substantiate the difference (except when the wind almost blew me over).
Either way you will enjoy the riding.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby kunama » Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:59 pm
The RS80 is an alloy rim with carbonfibre overlay and Ultegra hubs.
They look like this:
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby Dr.Nate » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:16 pm
Are the zipp 404 long lasting on good as well as average roads? What should I try and negotiate the difference between RS 30 and Zipp 404s?
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby Baldy » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:19 pm
Having said that I would swap them for a set of 404's every day of the week and twice on Sundays
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby Dr.Nate » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:22 pm
This just gets more confusing ! Those RS 80's do look neat on your giant maybe those are the go....
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Upgrading wheels...
Postby toolonglegs » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:39 pm
I train on kysriums and race on deep dish... I notice the difference instantly.
As often said... Aero trumps weight nearly everywhere.
But would I ride everyday on $2000 dollar wheels?.... No.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby Dr.Nate » Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:03 pm
I have to agree, I would love the zipps but its definitely overkill for the type of riding I do.....
So I think its between the Shimano RS 80 and the Mavic Kysrium Elite's..... Is there much between these two wheels ?
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby open roader » Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:15 pm
I rode for 18 months on a pair of 50mm carbon wheels. I also live in an area where 7/10 days have a wind over 30km/hr and often faster. It was only ever when the wind gusts rose over 45km/hr and upwards that I felt the taller rims were really dragging in a cross wind and at those speeds with a gusting wind just about every rider is going to feel like they are being buffeted irrespective of which wheelset they are on.Dr.Nate wrote:Where I ride can also sometimes get windy so maybe the zipp 404 aren't suitable... Mmm
Unless you really ride a lot of your miles in faster winds like the ones described above I'd not rule out any deep dish wheels like the Zipp 404's because of any cross wind drag effect IMHO I rode on $1600 50mm carbon rims as my regular trainer wheelset and never lived to regret it but that was my perogative at the time.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby PawPaw » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:50 pm
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... source=UQC
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... source=UQC
AUD415 vs 745.
1521 vs 1783 grams
A lot of bling in the 50mm.
the rs80 are lighter than the ksyrium elites by 1.9%, or 29grams
I know dura-ace and ultegra hubs are highly regarded. I don't insight on the ksyriums.
da c24 1,386 9/04/12 $791
fulcrum 0 1,430 1/04/12 $780
bracciano 1,482 9/04/12 $419
ksyrium sl 1,485 9/04/12 $820
fulcrum 1 1,485 9/04/12 $698
rs80 24mm 1,521 9/04/12 $415
kysrium elite 1,550 9/04/12 $549
fulcrum 3 1,555 9/04/12 $520
ultegra 1,652 9/04/12 $404
fulcrum 5 1,760 9/04/12 $215
rs80 50mm 1,783 9/04/12 $745
fulcrum 7 1,849 9/04/12 $164
Below is some excel fun - comparison of price and weight.
Wheelsets are ordered from lightest to heaviest.
What you are looking for in the $/gram plot is a wheelset that is below the black trendline.
Wheelsets for a comparison like this should have their quality validated by many users. The analysis reveals nothing of quality, only where a wheelset is relative to the price trendline.
Keep in mind the rs80 50mm are alloy/carbon deep dish. all the others are not.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby PawPaw » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:08 pm
- wheels don't last forever. a guy on our group ride this morning had the rim of his carbon wheel shatter and cause a loud tube flat. scared the bejesus out of us, and he was lucky it didn't happen on a dangerous part of the route. end of his ride, 5 minutes after it started. arguably an alloy wheel may have been easier to predict failure. the carbon wheel didn't have wear indicator holes or anything to judge use by date.
- just because you pay 4x the price for a wheel, doesn't mean it will last any longer.
i prefer alloy wheels because I think they are easier to true, and you can replace the rims if generic enough.
most of my riding when over 35kph is in a pack sharing the lead, so deep dish aero ain't the ducks nuts. plus there's always wind after 7am on most of my rides.
and full alloy wheels don't have issues with delamination. plus I don't know if carbon/alloy composites are inferior with heat dissipation during braking.
Rather than buy 404s, I'd rather have 2x sub $800 wheelsets, the second set on a backup bike, for when (not if) I have a mechanical.
There's nothing worse than trashing a component on Good Friday , and being rideless for the rest of the hols.
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Postby toolonglegs » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:18 am
most of my ride today was at over 35kmph in a pack with large amounts of time on the front in a strong wind... Funnily felt exactly the opposite about my wheelsPawPaw wrote: most of my riding when over 35kph is in a pack sharing the lead, so deep dish aero ain't the ducks nuts. plus there's always wind after 7am on most of my rides.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby Comedian » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:28 am
I feel the same way. It's the higher speed rides is exactly the time you want the deep dish wheels. The wind thing is a furphy. I've only ever felt a gust strong enough to feel something through the bars and it really isn't that dramatic and certainly manageable unless you're intending on practising your "no handed bike moves".toolonglegs wrote:most of my ride today was at over 35kmph in a pack with large amounts of time on the front in a strong wind... Funnily felt exactly the opposite about my wheelsPawPaw wrote: most of my riding when over 35kph is in a pack sharing the lead, so deep dish aero ain't the ducks nuts. plus there's always wind after 7am on most of my rides.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby PawPaw » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:09 am
I've seen the line of some deep dishies in a cross wind on the Ted Smout bridge and Flinders Pde. No furphy ime.
I often wonder if the subjective benefits one feels on deep dish is primarily more stable steering (when there's not a cross wind).
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Upgrading wheels...
Postby Comedian » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:05 pm
Thing is... Until your doing 40+ they aren't worth the trouble.
I remember my fist bike shop sprint with them. All of a sudden I was a top 5 finisher.
Long rides like Bris-gc they are awesome. For anything hilly it's not so clear cut. I'm thinking about whether to use them on the noosa 160.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby PawPaw » Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:58 pm
In the meantime, I'll focus on the aero advantages of
- getting the bars down another spacer
- trialing a longer 110 and 120mm stem.
- 10% bodyfat.
and
- sustaining 40+kph for longer than my current solo wind and gravity unassisted 5-6 minute threshold.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby Ken Ho » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:09 am
If you want some more bling wheels, look at a Campag Shamals. Good aero, not too heavy, not too expensive and have cultural synergy with your nice Italian frame.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby toppity » Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:39 am
9 months ago I bought a set of Chinese 60mm carbon tubulars. They were o.k. but not great. They were not very stiff so I sold them.
In the last 6 months I've bought a set of 2008 404's tubulars and found them to be very good. Light, stiffish and responsive. They only get used for racing and I noticed the difference straight away, but I will use the RS80s in racing with strong crosswinds.
I've just purchased a old mismatched set of Zipp 440s tubulars which I plan on using as training wheels on my new Six13. It will be interesting to see how they go.
I've also owned a set of RS30s which I planned on using as training wheels, but they just didn't do it for me and I couldn't even bring myself to train on them. Too heavy, didn't roll too well and left me feeling very slow. I know you should train heavy and race light, but the extreme was too great for me.
I also have a pair of 20 year old Shimano 600 hubs on Mavic Open 4CD training wheels that are great and bullet proof, but I'm looking for a 10 speed free hub for the 6402 rear hub, which I'm struggling to find, to keep them going. I really want to get it right because you can never have enough wheels.
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Re: Upgrading wheels...
Postby PawPaw » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:40 pm
Forget talking in months. How many km's ya got on tha RS80s; and what kind of of terrain? how many pot holes have you jumped? how much gravel road? etc.toppity wrote:I'm about 100kg. I've had a set of RS80s that came on my CAAD9 for 18 months now. They have done a heap of km's and are still great. I've raced and trained on them with zero problems.
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