Reynolds Attack Carbon Wheelset

roadrider84

Hi there,

I'm thinking about buying a pair of Reynolds Attack wheels. They have been reduced by Wiggle to 650 pounds!!.

I've read some pretty good reviews but wondered whether anyone actually owned a pair and what your thoughts on these wheels are.

Many thanks

tri-mad

The Attacks are a very good wheelset - depending what you are using them for. They aren't very deep - so a good all round wheelset.

If you are looking for a set of road wheels / all-rounders - they they are good.

If you are looking for a set of timetrial wheels - go for something deeper. If you're looking at Reynold wheels, the Strikes are a great set of wheels at 66mm. If you are not fussy - Planet-X are doing their 50mm deep sectioned wheels at a reduced price at the moment.

Just be aware - that the Reynold's are a full carbon wheelset - so you need carbon brake pads - so if you are mixing wheels between alloy and carbon rims, you will need to keep swapping the pads.

ronthechef

I'm also thinking of getting a pair, not sure if I should go for the new DA wheels the shallow carbon clinchers, I'm 90kgs, how stiff are the attacks???

roadrider84

Thank's for the response Tri Mad.

Are the wheels good for climbing etc? I've read some mixed reviews and quite a few people say they have had some problems with the spokes.

Considering the terrible english roads, I wonder whether I would be better with a pair of Bontrager Race X Lites, slightly cheaper and not a great of difference in weight really.

Cheers

chriskempton

RR84,

You son't say what kind of racing these are for, but unless you're racing and think you'd get an advantage from these, I'd steer clear.

1. Don't know if you've had carbon wheels before, but the braking is significantly inferior with a carbon braking surface, so you'll go downhill slower, and be more likely to crash. That's even if you go to the trouble and expense of fitting carbon brake pads and swapping them each time you swap your wheels.

2. These are full carbon clinchers, so the skinny bead each side of the rim that the tyre hooks into is CF. When you puncture, the bead is very vulnerable to being crunched up. A damaged rim is going to cost £hundreds to replace.

Some Bonty X Lites (or Shimano Dura Ace carbon/alu laminate) sound a much more practical and just as fast option for less cash.