Originally Posted by
Quijibo187
The 7s are a nice wheel at the price, but the little extra for the 5s is $$ well spent.
a fair bit lighter, just as durable (if not more) and a smoother rim finish at the joint.
Agreed. While I can't comfirm, I've also been told the 5s have a chorus level hub vs. the veloce/centaur internals. Prior to that I was told it was the R3 with the better internals. Too bad campy discontinued the Protons after 2005. My 05 Protons are the best prebuilts I've ever owned. 1600gms, pre 07 Centaur/Chorus level hubs, butted spokes. Love'm