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Zipp Speed Weaponry 440 and 530 Tubular Rims

3/5 (2 Reviews)

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MSRP : $299.00


Product Description

  • These 700c rims, also 58mm deep, are hollow molded and fully utilize Zipp’s proprietary technology.
  • available in 16, 18, 20, 24, 28 and 32 holes
  • Abraded glass tire seating and braking surface


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    Overall Rating:2
    Value Rating:1
    Submitted by bwv2 a Road Racer

    Date Reviewed: January 27, 2005

    Strengths:    Fast acceleration, light, they look cool.

    Weaknesses:    They break if you look at them wrong. I weigh 175 lbs, and they're absolutely unrideable after 1 year. They begin by cracking through the braking surface, then the pads catch the carbon and rip them to shreds. No longer even rideable. A waste of my money. Poor braking when wet as well.

    Bottom Line:   
    These Zipp rims (440 tubular) are very light and fast-accelerating. However, they are highly underengineered. I used them for about 15 cyclocross races (no training on them at all) and they broke. I'm talking 30 cracks around the rim broken. I sent them in to see what Zipp would do about it, and they told me that I was out of luck. They said they were designed "to crack when impacted hard enough to deform the bead of an aluminum rim". That means that if you hit a rock, branch, twig, beatle with them they're designed to break. Who hasn't gotten a ding in an aluminum rim? These are a complete waste of money unless you plan to ride them on an indoor trainer, or if you get them for free.

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    Favorite Ride:   Brecon Beacons/ Afan Forest park loop, Swansea, Wales

    Price Paid:    $550.00

    Purchased At:   TriSports

    Similar Products Used:   Mavic Crossmax Elite, Shimano R535, myriad others.

    Bike Setup:   CX bike has carbon frame, carbon fork, FSA carbon cranks, Dura Ace levers, Chris King hubs, Tufo Elite tubs, Salsa Bell Lap bars.

    Overall Rating:4
    Value Rating:4
    Submitted by stefan rick a Road Racer from ripley/derbys/uk

    Date Reviewed: September 15, 2000

    Strengths:    light and fast good for mountains and flat smooth roads

    Weaknesses:    braking in wet conditions no good on rough roads, crits
    came untrue alot

    Bottom Line:   
    brilliant in selected road races but delicate poor braking s

    surface use corima brake blocks

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    Favorite Ride:   peak districks

    Purchased At:   sponsor/bradgate crt

    Similar Products Used:   campag shamals

    Bike Setup:   terry dolan carbon 2000 dura ace syncros profile brc forks


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