Description Reynolds proudly introduces the Attack, a breakthrough wheelset that makes carbon performance a reality for just about any rider. The Attack is the high performance, all-carbon clincher within reach o...
Summary: These are absolutely worthless!!! Reynolds should be ashamed of making such a product. I know some people are happy with them, I was at first but after 8 months the rear rim bulged and I almost killed myself coming down a canyon road. After contacting my local shop and they said they have seen a lot of this so I contacted Reynolds and they admitted that it was a problem also. I cant believe they have not been sued over this yet. Also the reynolds customer service is poor and that is being generous. If you buy these you are taking a great risk!!!
Strengths: none! none! you have been warned. sorry for the harsh review but I feel I must tell my story before someone actually dies from these!!!
Weaknesses: The risk you are taking with your life by buying these!!!!
Similar Products Used: Mavic sl ssc, Campagnolo shamal
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Summary: These are absolutely worthless!!! Reynolds should be ashamed of making such a product. I know some people are happy with them, I was at first but after 8 months the rear rim bulged and I almost killed myself coming down a canyon road. After contacting my local shop and they said they have seen a lot of this so I contacted Reynolds and they admitted that it was a problem also. I cant believe they have not been sued over this yet. Also the reynolds customer service is poor and that is being generous. If you buy these you are taking a great risk!!!
Strengths: none! none! you have been warned. sorry for the harsh review but I feel I must tell my story before someone actually dies from these!!!
Weaknesses: The risk you are taking with your life by buying these!!!!
Similar Products Used: Mavic sl ssc, Campagnolo shamal
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Bike Setup: cervelo rs, shimano dura ace with red cass. no problems with this combo either
Summary: i was first apprehensive about these carbons and first time buyer, but gotta admit these kick butt, i weigh 250lbs and ride over railroads and ugly pavement with no worrys roll very good, but they are loud,I will buyanother pair
Strengths: sturdy and responsive
Weaknesses: braking in wet weather and long declines ( be careful not recommended for heavy fellows and long declines, per reynolds factory
Similar Products Used: shimano 20s vittorias rims custom very old
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Summary: I bought a floor model Parlee Z1 with a model-year 2007 set of Reynolds Attack wheels on it. I had the shop put proper carbon-specific brake pads on the bike. I ride in very hilly areas with steep descents. The wheels have performed beautifully. They spin up fast, are just aero enough, and absorb road shocks nicely. No broken spokes; no delamination; no going out of true whatsoever. They ride better than some Ksyrium SL Premiums I tried. So far, so good!
Strengths: Light, nimble, aero, shock-absorbing
Weaknesses: None so far.
Similar Products Used: Ksyrium SL Premiums
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Bike Setup: Colnago Dream, Campag Chorus
Cervelo SLC, Dura Ace
Quintana Roo Calient Full Dura Ace
Summary: Do not use these wheels on anything resembling a reasonable descent!!!
I bought a set of these when they first came out and used them primarily on flat rolling ocean roads - they were quick; soun up well and held 30 mph plus speeds with out any problems. Some of the guys had reported broken spokes but they are heavier riders than me. The wheels were not true out of the box but easily fixed although you have to take the tire off and the rim tape to get to the spoke nipple. One morning a mate and I did a gentle hill ride - the wheels were on a Colnago Dream with Conti GP4000 tyres at 110 psi. On the first half of the descent there was minimal braking - just a few decent squeezes going into hairpins. By the time we had finished the descent the back brakes were vibrating badly and making bad clunking noises. On inspection the rear rim had bulged in four places, the wirst being a distortion of over 3mm each side - my friend was running the same set up and his rear rim had done exactly the same thing! When I took the tyre off at home the biggest distortion had started to delaminate and i suspect another mile of riding would have seen a complete failure and a very bad crash. These rims are made of crap carbon that doesn't stand up to any sort of braking - don;t use them in the hills!! Buy a set of Mavic Kyserium Sls or Carbones!!
Strengths: Cheap. Good on the flats. You can waffle on about the wonders of full carbon clinchers
Weaknesses: Rubbish quality. Cannot withstand moderate braking without catastrophic failure. When I bought a s et of Mavics to replace these the bike shop owner said that they had seen almost a 100% rm falure rate with these rims and wouldn't stock them anymore. if you use these on hills you are taking a huge risk!!
Similar Products Used: Mavic Cosmic Carbone
Kyserium SLs
Easton Circuits
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