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Dave
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: February 20, 2012
Strengths: Light weight, aero, internal nipples. ceramic bearings. Basically a Zipp 101 with a smaller price tag.Weaknesses: 1000+ miles and none to be found.Bottom Line: This is NOT for the AL Race, rather the S30 GOLD wheelset. I have had these for 4 months and over 1000 miles on them, no problems what-so-ever. The ceramic bearings are super smooth, the wheels roll true even with the poorly maintained roads of NE FL. The shape is aero enough to give a nice advantage but not so deep as to get pushed all over the road at the first sign of a crosswind. I have read where people had problems with spokes on the AL Race, these have no problems. I am ~185-190 pound, 6'1" guy and tend to hammer these with my group; if they were going to break I would have already popped several. Are there cheaper wheels out there, yes. Are these wheels worth the money if you want a wheel that you can use for training and racing, yes. Bottom line - the S30 Gold is a fast, well built, good looking, high quality wheelset.
Favorite Ride: LBS
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Mavic Aksium Race
Bike Setup: Specialized Tarmac S-Works SL2, Ultegra 6700 drive-train, S-Works cranks, Sram S30 Gold, Michelin PRO3 Race tires
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Howard
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: August 5, 2011
Bottom Line: No problem with the bearings as described by previous reviewers, however . . . Within the space of 4 days I had spokes break on both the front and back wheels with no apparent cause; they just popped. Once is an anomoly, twice is a trend and a disconcerting one. If the next one pops while I'm going down a hill at 35+ mph, I am hamburger.
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saladroll
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: June 21, 2011
Strengths: aero rims, when fresh they spin up lovely, look fine.Weaknesses: bearing hub combo design is very very poor, after 300k of riding front bearings are shot, on to a possible 3rd set. internal nipples on spokes are a bit of a PIABottom Line: Bought these on the recommend of the reviews at Competitive Cyclist, but have maybe ridden them for a total of 6-700 km and this is because the front bearings are total rubbish, or maybe the its the hub and bearing combo. I am not a brutish rider, 160lbs, roads here in Ontario aren't bad, not great in all spots but still never had a wheel fall apart so fast. When fresh they spin up lovely, smooth for about 100k then the grind comes in. This is my third and final time with these wheels, after this these hubs are going in the mail/trash back to SRAM. Was really looking forward to a light weight climbing wheel - DO NOT BUY.
Favorite Ride: Sawyer Hwy 118, NH
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: Competitive Cyclist
Similar Products Used: Fulcrum - never ever had a problem
Bike Setup: SRAM Force on a local bike frame that shall remain nameless.
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Mike Adams
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: May 10, 2011
Strengths: Good handling, stiff, looks.Weaknesses: Hubs and bearings are worthless!Bottom Line: Major problems with the bearings and hubs. After eating two sets of front bearings in less the 600 miles SRAM sent up-dated F/R hub replacements. The Shop Mechanic contacted SRAM and double checked to made sure he had the hubs adjusted properly. After 120 miles the front bearing went bad again.
Favorite Ride: Assault on Mt. Mitchell
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$800.00
Purchased At: Hawley's
Similar Products Used: Reynolds Solitude, Mavic, Fulcrum 7.
Bike Setup: Cannondale SuperSix with SRAM Red Group.
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