$500 new carbon clincher Vuelta Corsa at BikeIsland.com?
12-24-09, 12:28 AM
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$500 new carbon clincher Vuelta Corsa at BikeIsland.com?
I've seen a lot of posts asking about low-cost quality 50ish mm height racing wheels, and a lot of references to Williams and Neuvations, which look/sound great.
I saw this wheelset on bikeisland.com - the Vuelta Corsa carbon 50mm. Clincher. For a shockingly low racing wheel price of $500 new (doesn't even seem to be on sale):
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1719
Can any of you more knowledgable folks look at the specs and tell whether this wheel is going to be a dud over the long haul in longetivty or performance? ?It's a bit heavier than the Williams 58 or other offerings, so that may be a big minus. I was just curious as to how this wheelset could cost less than half of even the low cost Williams/Neuvations?
I saw this wheelset on bikeisland.com - the Vuelta Corsa carbon 50mm. Clincher. For a shockingly low racing wheel price of $500 new (doesn't even seem to be on sale):
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1719
Can any of you more knowledgable folks look at the specs and tell whether this wheel is going to be a dud over the long haul in longetivty or performance? ?It's a bit heavier than the Williams 58 or other offerings, so that may be a big minus. I was just curious as to how this wheelset could cost less than half of even the low cost Williams/Neuvations?
12-24-09, 09:22 AM
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for that price i would just get the soul s4 deep v aluminum clinchers. They cost less and and are about a pound lighter. probably will take more abuse too.
12-24-09, 10:12 AM
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Heavy. I've got basic Easton Ascent II wheels that weigh 1419g, which is more than a pound less than those wheels.
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I've seen a lot of posts asking about low-cost quality 50ish mm height racing wheels, and a lot of references to Williams and Neuvations, which look/sound great.
I saw this wheelset on bikeisland.com - the Vuelta Corsa carbon 50mm. Clincher. For a shockingly low racing wheel price of $500 new (doesn't even seem to be on sale):
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1719
Can any of you more knowledgable folks look at the specs and tell whether this wheel is going to be a dud over the long haul in longetivty or performance? ?It's a bit heavier than the Williams 58 or other offerings, so that may be a big minus. I was just curious as to how this wheelset could cost less than half of even the low cost Williams/Neuvations?
I saw this wheelset on bikeisland.com - the Vuelta Corsa carbon 50mm. Clincher. For a shockingly low racing wheel price of $500 new (doesn't even seem to be on sale):
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1719
Can any of you more knowledgable folks look at the specs and tell whether this wheel is going to be a dud over the long haul in longetivty or performance? ?It's a bit heavier than the Williams 58 or other offerings, so that may be a big minus. I was just curious as to how this wheelset could cost less than half of even the low cost Williams/Neuvations?
12-24-09, 11:37 AM
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EDIT: Nevermind, I HTFU and used the search.
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12-24-09, 12:02 PM
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Where do you guys find these crazy prices?
This is what a quick google shop search showed:
https://www.google.com/products?rlz=1...ed=0CBIQrQQwAA
Almost all over $2,000 for reynolds dv3k. I can understand LBS markup, but $900 is HALF of what the list prices are showing. Where do you come up with these prices?!
This is what a quick google shop search showed:
https://www.google.com/products?rlz=1...ed=0CBIQrQQwAA
Almost all over $2,000 for reynolds dv3k. I can understand LBS markup, but $900 is HALF of what the list prices are showing. Where do you come up with these prices?!
12-24-09, 12:40 PM
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I thought my DA 50's were heavy!
