DT Swiss 1450 Mon Chasseral

simmo3801

I've got a Planet X on order through Halfords and was thinking of buying some bling wheels for it. I've more or less narrowed it down to the Mon Chasserals. I'm not wanting them specifically for climbing but as I'm only 11.5 stone I reckon they should be ok for general riding.
Are they too light for this being 1450gs?
Would I be better looking at the 1850s although I thought these were still quite heavy?

I have a pair of handbuilt Mavic Open Pros for my second bike so want factory ones for the new one in case I'm inundated with suggestions of hand built.

Any other suggestions would be most welcome. Mainly training and sportive riding.

Cheers

sloboy

I've got the standard 1450's from last year - the one concern that you'll see raised about 1450's in general is the robustness of the single eyeleted rear rim.

You'll see that the latest 1450's actually have a quoted weight of about 1470 and have the double eyeletted rear. I don't think there's any need to worry if you get the double rear - that's basically a top class component build you have there.

However, it might be worth checking if the wheels you're considering are the single or double rear. Mine are the single, they've done about 2000km, I'm about your weight and they're fine so far, but people have reported those rims cracking, so I keep a fairly close eye on them.

pb21

The Mon Chasserals are essentially hand built wheels I think. I reckon they would be suitable for general riding 1450g is not that light really, I would not go for the 1850s personally.

simmo3801

Thanks Sloboy - I had read about the single eyelet rim cracking so will look into this. Think Wiggle are cheapest so far at £386 for a pair.

And thanks PB21

Monty Dog

Also worth considering Campagnolo Neutrons - a well proven design, about the same weight as the DTs but without all the glitches. 1850g IMO is pretty heavy for a pair of wheels these days - OK for touring/training but not racing as they'd feel very sluggish in comparison.

powenb

what does happen if they crack?
Are they then replaced with the doubles under warranty?

wildmoustache

i've never ridden mon chasseral 1450s but have heard all about the cracking eyelets. totally unacceptable on an expensive wheelset IMO. people might slag off mavic and campag wheels, but they stand up to all manner of a abuse in a way that many others don't, including many handbuilts.

as monty says, consider the neutrons or if you can stretch, the lighter neutron ultras. i would far rather have their proven reliability, strength and comfort than the mon chasserals. problem is that they are not bling ...

if you must have bling then the Eurus for £400 from ribble might be the best bet.

redddraggon

I considered the 1450s for my build, but went with the Neutron Ultras for £360 from Ribble.

Monty Dog

I expect that DT will replace the rims if you experience problems - however, whilst I have no doubt about the integrity of DT but I have absolutely no faith in Madison, DTs UK distributor and my experiences of their warranty support. Fine if you've got a spare pair of wheels or be prepared for a long wait....I'd only buy the DTs if I was confident that they were the double-eyelet rims - I'd never drop that much money on a product with a known problem.

wildmoustache

Monty Dog wrote:

I expect that DT will replace the rims if you experience problems - however, whilst I have no doubt about the integrity of DT but I have absolutely no faith in Madison, DTs UK distributor and my experiences of their warranty support. Fine if you've got a spare pair of wheels or be prepared for a long wait....I'd only buy the DTs if I was confident that they were the double-eyelet rims - I'd never drop that much money on a product with a known problem.

Yes, it's rubbish.

Who wants to spend nearly £400 on a pair of bicycle wheels only to have them blow up and have to send them back to DT, all the downtime, get them repaired, lose faith in them etc. etc. if you were thinking about these I wonder how much you value your time!!!??

I buy products that work.