Summary: Bought new and arrived with signed card - handbuilt by dt swiss. Went severely out of true after 100 miles. Took to LBS and tension was all over the place. Had trued and is again out of true after one hour ride. I am 160lbs and ride on smooth roads.
Other than that, they are really smooth, plenty stiff, accelerate and handle beautifully. Hopefully i can get this issue sorted out.
Strengths: Nice looking
stiff
handling
smooth
Weaknesses: out of true twice in under 120 miles.
stickers already peeling and tearing.
Similar Products Used: mavic aksium
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Bike Setup: merlin extralight 3a/2.5v selle italia plus saddle
fsa k force carbon light cranks dura ace group kinesis forks
Summary: already had dt swiss 1850 for training purposes,decided to get a lighter set for climbing and sprinting,lucked out and got a set with the 240 hubs(wow)32 spoke rear 228lbs 28 spoke front
Strengths: light,strong,surprisingly stiff for a light set
Weaknesses: none to this point
Similar Products Used: alex
neuvations
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Bike Setup: Trek Pilot 2.1 , Shimano 105 and ultegra, bontrager and B race , Continental 4000 tires, shimano ultegra brakes, koolstop pads, jagwire cables
Summary: Perfect wheels...... super light & super smooth, ultra stiff and responsive, yet provide a comfortable ride. By far the best wheels I 've ever had. Hi spoke count makes them strong and durable. the 240 hubs with quad bearings are stable and smooth. If there is any deflection its' not noticable. handles hard cornering like the bike is on rails.
Bike Setup: 2009 Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL2 with SRAM Red and DT 1450 wheelset.
Summary: Bought these to replace my Ksyrium ES's. They are incredibly smooth and look great with the white rims and hubs. I loved my ES's, and I feel this is a better wheelset overall. They are only a hair bit smoother than my Ksyrium ES's to me. There is a little less maintenance involved with the hub. I had to have my hub on the ES's re-done after about 500 miles. The biggest thing I love about this wheelset is that they do not sail in crosswinds like my ES's did. There is a noticeable difference in this area.
Strengths: Butter smooth hubs. Do not sail in crosswinds like with bladed spokes.
Weaknesses: Stickers are crap. They started unsticking after one ride. I keep trying to stick them back, but they're terrible. No warranty on the stickers either. They need to figure out a better design in this area.
Similar Products Used: Kysrium SLs and ESs.
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