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Paul Saunders
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: November 29, 2011
Strengths: Great hubs with smooth long-lasting bearings and races.
Strong rims have stayed reasonably true even through heavy use on poor roads.
Tyres fit "very" securely on these rims which will keep them from rolling off should you suffer a puncture while cornering at speed (perhaps such security is of value to the paranoid).
Recognisable G3 rear wheel for those who want an Italian look to their bike.Weaknesses: Large rims mean that removing a tyre is very difficult and time consuming: you won't want these on your bike for a Sportive or indeed any event you've trained for.
Rim wear hasn't compared favourably with other brands.
G3 Campagnolo proprietary system on the rear wheel: does not allow for perfect re-adjustment of wheels should they depart from true (NB. wheels can be trued by professionals to a "working condition" but the style and number of spokes limits the mechanic in many cases).
Rear hub is cut/drilled purely for this G3 system meaning the great sealed rear hub is unusable with any other rim type. (As an associated point I have found Campagnolo to have pretty appalling after-sales (particularly through their UK distributors) with spare G3 rims unavailable and quoted at a price that precludes replacement).Bottom Line: The high quality of these wheels (at their price point) cannot justify the practical problems of tyre replacement and limitations of a proprietary design.
These wheels are a consumable not an investment and there are better options for consumable wheels.
If you "really" want to buy an economy Campagnolo wheelset my advice is to get the cheaper Khamsins as a consumable wheel and invest in another set for big days.
On balance I can't recommend these to anyone.
Purchased At: Ribble Cycles
Similar Products Used: Campagnolo Khamsin wheelset and other Mavic and Fulcrum wheels at the same price-point.
Bike Setup: Carbon road bike, not particularly relevant to this review.
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Kayaction
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: September 20, 2011
Strengths: EstheticWeaknesses: Not solid wheels, hard to make them true lateral and radial.Bottom Line: Bought these used but in good shape thinking they were solid. I'm 6'3' 215 pds and it's tough to keep them true specialy the front wheels. I have to fix them after each ride and the spoke set up do not help to get a good job done.
Favorite Ride: 75 to 100 km
Purchased At: Used Ebay
Similar Products Used: DT Swiss 520 : much more solid
Bike Setup: Reliable Colombus tubing frame, Campy Record for the rest.
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Glyn
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: September 9, 2011
Strengths: Utterly reliableWeaknesses: NoneBottom Line: Bought the wheels second hand in 2009 and to date they have carried my 100kg plus weight over 10,000 kilometres with just one set of bearings on front wheel replaced. Wheels are still true and roll just fine. They are a little tight when fitting tyres but conversely no chance of tyre and wheel parting company.
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: Battaglin 3Cime carbon, SRAM Rival groupset, 12/28 rear, 54/43 front (I think)
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Owen
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: September 3, 2011
Strengths: Price. Strength. Work well with Stan's tubeless conversion and Hutchinson tires. Nice looking and compliment my Record/Super Record bike nicely...Weaknesses: A bit heavy but not terribly. Ulgy and sorta cheap skewers.Bottom Line: Bought as a replacement wheel-set for my training wheels which have been relegated to the trainer this winter. I have just a couple of hundred miles on them but so far I am pleased, for the price especially. I am a heavier ride, and the roads here in western PA are often somewhat less than smooth but the Scirocco's have been great. I can not attest to the complications many have had in mounting std clincher tires as I converted the wheels to tubeless, however I can say that they have been working fantastic as tubeless and the Hutchinson Intensive tires mounted without the use of levers. A great wheel-set for a great price, I am considering purchasing a 2nd set just to have around...They are a bit on the heavy side, I suspect due to the substantial hubs rather than the rims so they roll nice, seem pretty stuff and climbing is not too bad - they are training wheels so weight really isn't an issue anyway.
Favorite Ride: Dirty Dozen Pittsburgh
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$249.00
Purchased At: Competitive Cyclist
Similar Products Used: Planet X Model B wheelset
Ksyrium Elites
Bike Setup: Planet X Superlight Pro Carbon, Campy Record/Super Record and Easton EC90, Speedplay Zero...
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Richard
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: July 21, 2010
Strengths: Lite for the price, very stableWeaknesses: tire change is inpossibleBottom Line: Hi everyone, I would have to say that I was a bit skeptical when the bike shop said it was a good set of wheels for the price, but my Elite’s wore out and did not want to shell out that kind of money at the time. The bearings are more efficient and a very stable wheel on the descents and durable in the rough stuff. I’m running a full campy record on a Light Speed frame, a good color match. Like everyone else the 700c tires are almost impossible to install. I usually ride by myself so when a flat does occur that will be a real challenge. “Hey mister can you give me a han”, For the price these are a great set of wheels.
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$275.00
Purchased At: californai peddler
Bike Setup: light speed 61 cm frame,campy record
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