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rmeisel77
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: August 6, 2009
Strengths: Flat land high speed, sprinting, ride was good, hubs have great bearing's, fit and finish seems to be very high.Weaknesses: Rear spoke breakage, Cass. metal soft, little heavy but what do you expect for the price. Not such a good deal when add up missed rides!Bottom Line: I called Excel Sports and asked what was their best deal for the dollar on clincher wheelset. They thought Renolds Alta Comp wheelset was best bang for buck. For $150.00 was surprised with performance, ride, speed on flats, handling even during high cross winds, climbing not bad, best down hill wheelset ever had. Thought had it made! Untill 3 months later started breaking non drive side spokes at nipple.
Then cass. mechanism went bad. E-mailed Renolds, they e-mailed right back but no help. Buy if you don't mind possibly ending up with a good front wheel, extra 24 hole rim and set of skewer's. Maybe need to go back to stronger 32 hole cross three wheels and train harder to go faster?
Favorite Ride: Spearfish Canyon
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At: Excel Sports
Similar Products Used: Mavic Helium's
American Classic 420?
Bike Setup: Cann. Caad 5, Shimano 105 STI shifters derailleurs, Helium wheelset, Thompson seatpost, Dia Comp Ti. brakeset, FSA compact crank, Dura-Ace 12-27 cass. Flight seat, Campy headset
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Brett S
a Commuter
from Date Reviewed: August 21, 2008
Strengths: For the money you can get a set of these for, they can't be beat. The Reynolds hubs are still some of the best, even if these are the least expensive wheels they sell.Weaknesses: Not the lightest or stiffest, but for the money who cares.Bottom Line: I hated the set of Xero wheels that came on my bike so I picked these up off Craigslist never used just to have anything other than those crappy Xeros. So far I've put over 1000 commuter miles on these. That's about 35 miles per day with sections of construction and dirt paths. Spoke tension is still strong, true as they day they got out of the factory, and free spinning hubs to this day.
Favorite Ride: anywhere
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At: Craigslist
Similar Products Used: Xero, Mavic, Shimano
Bike Setup: stock Giant OCR w/ rack and panniers
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MJO
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: November 24, 2007
Strengths: Solid wheel without being punished.Weaknesses: Freehub.
Bottom Line: This wheelset has been decent. I like the stiffness and deep profile. I haven't had any problems with breaking spokes (I weigh in @ 175 lbs.) Although, I did have to return them to reyonlds to replace the freehub after 2000 miles. Other than that they are solid and as true as the day I rode them out of the shop. Reynolds customers service was top notch.
Favorite Ride: spook rock
Purchased At: pedal sports
Similar Products Used: Tempest II
Bike Setup: Fuji Team RC, Shimano Dura-ace all around
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Irn
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: October 27, 2007
Strengths: Price maybe, but do not confuse price with valueWeaknesses: Spokes, hubs, wt, durability, all of the aboveBottom Line: You get what you pay for. I needed a set of spare wheels for the winter season. At 115 with the Reynolds brand, how bad could they be. With less then 750 miles on these wheels I broke 4 spokes on a fairly flat low intensity training ride. Three non drive side spokes at the nipple, one drive side at the hub, left me walking to a close by shop for emergency repair. Replaced 5 spokes, and made it home. Freehub already showing sign of wear from the cassette. I wrote Reynolds to see what they would do about these wheels. I have high hopes based upon their good name and quality of forks, etc. Will post when I find out what they offer, in the meantime I would avoid these wheels. Poor build quality, spokes, freehub body and hubs.
Favorite Ride: Alpine Dam Mt Tam Marin County
Price Paid:
$115.00
Purchased At: E-Bay
Similar Products Used: FSA 200
Bike Setup: Ibis Silk Ti Sram Force 10, FSA Carbon Cranks.
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pl8ster
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: September 25, 2007
Strengths: They look nice, and are fairly light. Reynolds customer service was pretty good concerning the rebuild. Front wheel has been great and is currently on my rain bike.Weaknesses: Pretty weak overall. Broken spokes on the rear wheel and hub started catching.Bottom Line: Thank God they don't make this wheelset anymore! These wheels came on my Airborne Thunderbolt. I put about 375 miles on mine and replaced three spokes on the rear wheel, had the rear wheel rebuilt by Reynolds (on their dime, I just paid shipping) and then broke another spoke and developed hub problems. Avoid if you are even close to 200lb. as I am. You can buy the wheelset for not much over $100 now if you look hard enough, but I'd spend more on the Solitudes if I had to have Reynolds wheels.
Favorite Ride: Prout's Neck + Cape Elizabeth, ME
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Mavic, Campy, Alex.
Bike Setup: Airborne Thunderbolt w/Ultegra
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