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Pros & Cons

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Pros

These wheels came delivered safely in a single box. They weigh in at over a pound heavier than the bontrager wheels. They are comparable in weight and roiling resistance to the wheels they replaced on my 30 year old bianchi.

Bontrager 23 x 700 tires look like they will slice through the air with no problems. This is a no brainer, especially if you have any sort of steel rim on your bike now. Lacing is 20 radial front and 24 2x rear.

For fitness buffs like me, they are fantastic. Custom paint and all. An indication of hand building.

Rear wheel is pretty creaky pulling some of the steeper hills here in seattle. Also, i like to ride with my brake pads as tight as possible.

The only thing is you almost definitely need a cone wrench because the bearing cones are way overtightened, at least on mine.



Cons

The join on the rim is quite pronounced and can be felt and heard when braking on the bike. The worst parts about the wheels are the hubs. There is a lot of friction in the rotation of the wheel.

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Highlights

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Quality


After a fair amount of amazon reading i chose these tires and was very pleased with the purchase


With the summer months coming up i will be doing 50 to 80 miles a day


You can not go wrong with the wheelset


Installed on my miyata road bike with the shimano hg51 8speed cassette

Price


Only negative is that they are heavy but given the price they are worth it


The price was unbeatable but i should have looked more carefully when reading the description

Shipping


I ride hard and fast and have hit many curbs and everything else at decent speeds

Packaging/appearance


I have ridden these wheels for two seasons and they are as true as the day i pulled them out of the box


These wheels are the same weight as the wtb wheels trek put on the 7300fx


Packaging could have been a little more protective but i got lucky with my set


The bontragers developed cracks in the rims

Competitiveness


I purchased these to replace a set of chinesium wheels that came on my motobacon


A little on the heavy side but you cant beat the price


18 miles into my first ride on them i hit a fistsized rock which didnt throw me but did flatten both brandnew tires with new tubes


I have to say they do take a beating

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, set, true, good and old.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 272 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 18 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The bike has a 7 speed cassette which fit on the hub with a few spacers behind it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If i get another road bike this will be my wheel of choice


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Took the bike with the new wheels out for a spin today


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There wasnt a mark on them when i recieved


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not the lightest or most advanced wheels by any means but thats not what i was looking for


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Beat they hell out of them courier work on and off curbs raced alley cross with them cobbles stones 2 years and slightly out of true also hubs are wearing down especially the tumbler mech in the rear hub


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Obviously if youre willing to spend more you can get lighter wheels but these are really good at this price point and they looked great on the bike


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Overall it was like riding a brand new bike

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