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lucyfek
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: December 23, 2011
Strengths: Light and cheap, true and seemed tough (until the issue with spoke - I made it home but had to loosen the brake), would take jumps and potholes quite nicely. Look good. Spin well. Tires easy to mount. Cut through the air nicely. No problems with flats.Weaknesses: Cheap - pinned rims, imperfect braking surface (seems also narrower - more difficult to adjust brake pads). Drive side rear spoke just broke (9 months/3k, never ever had that on any wheel - not even these I built myself). The biggest fault was revealed when I tried to remove cassette (to service broken spoke) - the hub body was so gauged that the key tab was completely cut at 6th cog. We'll see if Vuelta's warranty is worth anything. It's possible that new Shimano cassettes (Ultegra 6700) are to blame - not sure why they keep narrow cogs separate/no way to lock them together for better rigidity/greater surface/less pressure on hub - but Vuelta did not specify any compatibility issues (possibly with cheaper/1 piece cassettes the hub would do better). I'm ~185# and like to push it/spin it up but surely this is what the wheel should be designed to handle (I only race against myself). Also freewheel is nosier than I'd like to.Bottom Line: replaced mavic cosmos with these and it's only partial upgrade - lighter, slightly more aeoro but rims are not welded (braking is not as smooth). Also taller rims = more side wind impact - not terrible but twice (or so) the sudden gust seemed almost to flip the front wheel from under me (felt as if suddenly the wheel folded, I was able to recover).
Favorite Ride: all over the place, no rain
Price Paid:
$327.00
Purchased At: nashbar
Similar Products Used: mavic cosmos (similar - ?)
Bike Setup: cad 9 (sometimes with cargo rack) - to race and commute.
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john mcgaha
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: September 27, 2011
Strengths: i can't offer any criticism or issues that have popped up since i've owned these. the price was excellent. aesthetically, it's a good-looking product. it's proving to be a durable, well-made product. rides well. provides good feedback from the road surface. handles rough roads well. bladed spokes.durable. price value. gets up to speed well.Weaknesses: nothing i can see or feel.Bottom Line: i took them out of the box. nice and light. bladed butted spokes. alloy rims. nice looking-all black with the red and white logo. the hubs, wow! not the most solid-looking part of the wheelset. as a replacement for a ksyrium wheelset that cracked at 3 spokeholes- from rough roads and riding on a flatted rear tire-more than once i had questions about the hubs, but after riding more than 1500 miles on a veriety of road conditions, i'm confident this wheelset will stand up and easily meet my needs, riding 70 to 90 miles a week 9 months out of the year and 40 to 50 per week in the winter months of virginia. i was thinking that riding on the patched, potholey, gravel-strewn back roads i use might get the better of these wheels, but this has not been the case. they have held up well beyond my expectations. i'd think these would be a nice fast training set for a racer, but couldn't speak to their durability in a race.
Favorite Ride: tarmac pro
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: vueltausa.com
Similar Products Used: mavic ksyrium- serious machined aluminum hubs, straight nippleless bladed spokes, alloy deep rim. loved these wheels until i ruined them.
Bike Setup: 2010 tarmac pro frame, ultegra front end, dura-ace rear, sram cassette, fsa cranks, spd pedals.
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Ryan Jacob
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: August 21, 2011
Strengths: light, stiff, smooth , awesome bearings , good looksWeaknesses: scewers are a little junky and back bearing is a little loudBottom Line: i wouldnt trust em on the ncr trail but there are rough roads around here and they are really versatile for different road surfaces . really a pleasure to ride on they roll fast and they are very responsive to acceleration and really are strong. im 200+ and theyre still true although back rim has a little hop now i had a blow out down n obx so will need to true it. insane bang for buck i recommend them if you want top performance for the well below the price.
Favorite Ride: road
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: nashbar
Bike Setup: Raleigh grand sport , these wheels
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Submitted by
superhossenpheffer
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: February 21, 2011
Bottom Line: I had seen the ads, and heard the rumors for some time now...
A reliable, stiff, and fairly light weight wheelset for just $300 that can support me at 190+ pounds? Yeah right.
Well, after much research and toil, I decided to find out for myself. I will compare these to my current set of Mavic Aksium Race.
Sure enough. $300 exactly and free shipping. Ok. Corsa Lites 1, Aksium 0.
Lighter than my Aksium's by a long shot. Aksium (1950 grams), Corsa Lites (1578 grams). That is about 1.1 pounds lighter in rolling resistance. Nice.
Corsa Lites 2. Aksium 0.
Tire changing was done by hand on both sets of rims without tools, so that is a good sign.
No change in points.
Short valve stem tube not working so well as the sidewall is shaped slightly different than the Aksium so the tire is not sitting well around the tube valve.
Corsa Lite 2. Aksium 1.
Skewers were quite light and attractive actually. Free wheel hub is very quiet compared to the Aksium. I will give them a point for this as there is nothing like a quiet ride in my humble opinion.
Corsa Lite 3. Aksium 1.
Spoke threading is much more sharply angled (if that is an accurate description I'm not positive) than the Aksium and therefore, my computer would not read the magnet due to the angle issue. Still haven't figured this one out yet. Most likely, I'll have to move the computer sensor to the back wheel where the stays are closer than they are at my front fork.
Corsa Lite 3. Aksium 2.
Ride quality. Noticeably different. No squeaking when under power (meaning the wheelset isn't flexing OR something else is tighter in the skewer area. I can't tell). Stiff indeed and the wheels remained true after many hard accelerations, standing and throwing the bike. I will say that I did feel like I wasn't working quite as hard going uphill as well due to the weight, but it wasn't like a "where did my wheels go" light. But, I could tell a positive difference compared to the Aksium.
Corsa Lite 4. Aksium 2.
Flat on my first ride! Boo. I haven't had a single pinch flat or otherwise from the Aksiums in three years of running them hard (with normal tubes - not ultralight)
Rim tape on the Corsa Lites is not ideal. Too thin, more narrow than most and I thought this could have been the issue. I changed it anyway on the rear but then realized that was my last roll. DUH!
Corsa Lite 4. Aksium 3.
So, that is where it stands at the moment. I will give them the victory in this comparison and a thumbs up so far.
A very good value for the money if you are a heavier rider like myself. I'm satisfied with my purchase at the moment, but I still need to work out that computer issue.
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: vueltausa.com
Similar Products Used: Mavic Aksium Race
Bike Setup: Look 555, Shimano 105.
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mike
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: November 16, 2010
Strengths: Great for racing, hills and training. Fast start and fast going up. Look good too!Weaknesses: Not many other than not as aero as my Zipp 808s...Bottom Line: Great wheels. Better than wheels that i have spent over $1000 on.
Favorite Ride: Vuelta Corsa
Price Paid:
$350.00
Similar Products Used: Mavic K es
Easton ea 90
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