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Jamie Gardner
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: February 9, 2012
Strengths: Price, noticeably aero, 2 sets of brake pads included, easily serviced, graphics look good, as light or lighter than competitors with similar wheel size (for a clincher).Weaknesses: Maybe a little flexy (for bigger riders)????Bottom Line: I purchased the 38 clinchers in April 2011. I had plenty of time to do research with a broken leg from skiing. Looking at several independent manufacturers and bike wholesale websites, these appeared to be the best $ per gram for an aero carbon clincher. Reviews also seemed favorable. I rode these all summer in group rides, on chip and seal roads, hit several pot holes and railroad tracks, and managed to get my fitness back enough to race them in August. These are my favorite wheelset! I have a lighter alloy clincher set (Rolf Prima Elan Aero- about 1300 grams) and the ride quality of the carbon is extremely noticable. I do not have powerful legs for time trialing but I was surprised at the aero advantage even in group rides. I was easily outcoasting even the heavy riders in our group. Their trueness has remained perfect although I am rather light at 5'8" and 155lbs. I do wonder if they might have some flex under a bigger rider as I occassionally have some brake rub when out of my saddle if my brakes aren't centered perfectly. Although this hasn't been much of an issue and I would gladly buy a 2nd set for my other bike when finances allow. I can't justify dropping over two grand for a pair of Zipps. I would say if you are of average build, like to ride hard and occassionally race, and are cost conscious that these wheels would be for you.
Price Paid:
$999.00
Purchased At: William's Website
Similar Products Used: Mavic Ksyrium SCC SL, Rolf Prima Elan Aero
Bike Setup: Fuji Team Pro with full carbon fork, Dura-Ace and Ultegra drive train w/Sram Red compact crank, Easton EC 70 seatpost, Ritchey aluminum bar and stem, and Williams 38c Carbon Clinchers.
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Cannondale R2000, Ultegra drive train w/Dura-Ace cassette and rear deraillier, profile design carbon seat post, 3T aluminum bar and stem, Mavic Ksyrium SCC SL wheelset.
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madurorr
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: February 21, 2011
Strengths: They are pretty! Seem to be strong clinchers you can train on. We'll see.Weaknesses: Came from the vendor with minor tension and trueness issues. Quality control isn't amazing according to the master wheel builder I had look them over before I rode on them.Bottom Line: Bought the Williams 58's (2nd Generation) about 2 weeks ago, and Wow!! I love them so far. Before I road them a mile I had the local bike shop master wheel builder scrutinize them. Perfectionist that he is, he found some minor tension/trueness issues that I believe he tweaked and fixed. I rode them hard (descents, climbs, sprints, hard intervals (tempo flats), hard braking, cornering, etc. for about 30 miles the ohter day and they remain staight as an arrow. Maybe a mm or less out on the front, not to be unexpected. I weight 205 lbs and am hard on wheels. No better tester for these things than me. Weight limit for the set is a claimed 225 lbs. When I am fit, I am sub 200 (low 190's). It is mid-winter here so I can't ride the hell out of them yet. I am looking forward to it however and to training (not just racing) on these wheels. The brakes pads Williams supplies MUST be used or you void your warranty. I didn't see that anywhere on their site. The Wheels do ship with two ocmplete sets of pads. They seem to wear quicker than my Dura-Ace pads did but we'll see what kind of life I get out of them. I didn't feel braking suffered at all, as some reviewers (testrider/peloton magazine, et al) have said. They braked fine for me. I was riding in chilly 47 deg dry conditions. Again, I am recommeding this wheelset to our entire team. At that price (950 bucks, enter coupon code 'cycloclub' at checkout and get 40 dollars off), anyone shopping high end carbon clinchers should consider these things. The reviewers all really really like the 38's but the weight limit on those is 200 lbs, so not for me. Did I mention that these wheels are beautiful??! Wow. The lbs guy thought the hubs might be American Classic. I think they are great so far. The wheels do roll very well. Was using Conti 4000 's mounted to the rims. My overall rating is a 4 because of the issues the local shop found, and due to the sloppy mounting ofthe rim strips which I had to correct to safely mount tires.
Favorite Ride: Tucson, AZ: ShootOut, Gates Pass, Mt. Lemmon, etc
Price Paid:
$950.00
Purchased At: www.williamscycling.
Similar Products Used: Bontrager XXX-Lites (clincher) .. admittedly amazing wheels, but something to compare them to
Bike Setup: 2007 Orbea Opal (full Dura-Ace).
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Submitted by
Seoulhawk
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: May 12, 2010
Strengths: Smooth ride
Great roll
Good breakingWeaknesses: None so farBottom Line: Purchased the Williams58 clincher a few months back and have about 500 miles on them. So far I am really impressed. I don't know if I am any faster, but I do know that I feel better after a ride. They have really smoothed out the road. I do know that I get more roll, they seem to roll forever. My ride partner noticed that he is always slowing down well before me when costing. The main reason that I purchased this wheelset was for the breaking. I ride mountains and breaking is very important. When I first put on the wheels they did not break as well as my Cane Creek aluminum wheelset but it was ok... I was surprised that the more I rode the better the breaking got. I am really happy and will post more later.
Also if you are military living overseas using an APO address SHIPPING IS FREE!
Favorite Ride: Namansangsung
Price Paid:
$999.00
Purchased At: www.williamscycling.
Similar Products Used: First carbon wheelset.
Bike Setup: Jamis Xenith Team, Williams58, SRAM Force
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Mike Adams
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: June 9, 2009
Strengths: NoneWeaknesses: Have to be fixed right out of the box. Major hassle and pain in the you know what!Bottom Line: I had high hopes for this wheels. In the first mile of riding these wheels the spokes kept popping and the wheels went out of true. Who wants to spend $999.00 for a product that needs fixing right out of the box. Wheels are crap! Mr. Williams advised me to take the wheels to my local bike shop to get them trued and they should be OK, yea right! Who wants to spend the time, money, and the put up with the hassle factor of fixing a new product? I should of saved my money and purchased some Zipp 404's
Favorite Ride: Hills
Price Paid:
$999.00
Purchased At: Williams Cycling Dir
Similar Products Used: Reynolds Attack
Bike Setup: Cannondale SuperSix, SRAM Red Group
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D. Ruebel
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: April 14, 2008
Strengths: Fast but soft ride for full carbon. Clincher is awesome. Love the special raised braking surface - It works. USA Made. Ceramics + Aero design offer big boost.Weaknesses: None so far.Bottom Line: Bought these wheels last week. Wow. Very fast, but surprisingly soft ride, yet feel very stable to the road. Cant get over how much they increase my avg. mph - 1.75mph on my standard 3 hour route. Very straight and true out of the box. Raced them in a stage race 4 days after receiving them - placed 3rd overall. Did the wheels assist? You bet. NO Doubt. Big boost. Ceramic bearings that came standard are very effective in transfer of power. Im a sprinter and these things dont give on a sprint or in the turn of a crit. I like that. Also, the finish is awesome with the carbon fiber weave noticeable. Will post later on durability.
Favorite Ride: texas hill country
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: Williams Cycling
Similar Products Used: Fulcrum Racing.
Bike Setup: Ridley Noah. SRAM drive. Vredestein Tricomps.
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