Shimano WH-6500 Ultegra

Price Paid:  $150.00 at friend

Favorite Ride:
Julian Loop

Bike Setup:
C-dale caad 4. Jamis ventura, Giant Cadex.

Summary:
Super wheels. Very fast and aerodynamic. Very stong also. They look nice with the alloy finish and match my bike well. I also don't have many problems in cross winds (compared to the Rev/x I used to ride). I crashed in the tour de tucson and broke my front fork and bent the bars but these wheels didn't even go out of true.

Strengths:
Very stong and aero. Nice looking

Weaknesses:
Not real light and different spokes.

Similar Products Used:
Mavic Open Pros, Sestriere, Xeroxx

Price Paid:  $150.00 at friend

Favorite Ride:
Sunrise Highway loop

Bike Setup:
C-dale caad 4, Jamis Ventura, Giant Cadex.

Summary:
Excellent wheels. I bought them 5 years ago from a friend used and realy like them. They are so strong. I crashed at the tour de tucson and cracked my fork and bent my bars but the wheels didn't go out of true at all. They are a very aero wheel and you don't get knocked around in the wind (like the spinergy rev-x). Not real light but the roll well.

Strengths:
Aero. Relatively light. Nice looking silver finish matches bike.

Weaknesses:
a little heavy. Different spokes.

Similar Products Used:
Mavic Open Pros. Rolf Sestriere. Rev-x.

Price Paid:  $400.00 at http://www.velo.qc.c

Favorite Ride:
Anywhere

Bike Setup:
Trak XO1, 8spd bar-cons, FSA 50/34, Ultegra RD, blah, ....

Summary:
I paid Cdn$400 for these wheels & love them. I have had the opportunity to ride these wheels on a variety of surfaces ranging from road, sidewalk, grass & crushed gravel trails, & very light single track.
I am very pleased to say that I have not had any problems with them at all. They are stable at speed, & have taken a few good wallops due to my riding style, or lack thereof (must pay attention to potholes).
They look real cool too, low spoke count & all.

Strengths:
Very strong & I noticed a difference in speed on the road, +3 kph faster I would guess over my CX wheels, Mavic MA3/Matrix Aurora (6500's mounted with Mich Jets at the time)

Weaknesses:
Machined rim is my VERY small complaint. They are wearing fairly fast due to the grit from the trails. I concede that they were not meant for this duty.

Similar Products Used:
None. Looked at Mavic Cosmos & Cosmic Elite, Mavic K's were too pricey at the time

Price Paid:  $450.00 at renta bike

Favorite Ride:
Gatineaus

Bike Setup:
TCR zero, FULL Ultegra

Summary:
Oh my god I am in love

Strengths:
dampens road chatter, nice and stiff, great rolling wheels, still in true. I have used only Michelin ProRace on htem and can put them on by hand. I am not insanely strong so it's either technique or the tire.

Weaknesses:
None that I can think of

Similar Products Used:
Ambrosio excellence on Mavic571, Open 4 CD

Price Paid:  $400.00 at E-tailer

Favorite Ride:
Deer Creek Cyn/High Grade Road

Bike Setup:
Litespeed Tuscany with ultegra.

Summary:
Love the wheels. Noticed increased speed instantly. Very smooth, fast and quiet! Changing tires can be a challenge, but not as bad as I expected. Have over 2,000 miles on some rough roads and are still as true as the day I got them.

Strengths:
Fast, quiet, smooth, strong, stay trued!!

Weaknesses:
Changing tires is not looked forward to! Ten minutes to change both.

Similar Products Used:
Mavic Open Pro; Mavic Cosmos