Zipp 303

songbird
songbird Posts: 60
edited March 2009 in Road buying advice
Does anyone use these (clinchers). Are they a solid wheel? could you use them all the time.

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Zipps don't have a fantastic reputation for durability or lateral stiffness - look elsewhere if you want something tough. Reynolds, Corima, Fulcrum or Campagnolo if you want strength and reliability.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • akkers
    akkers Posts: 140
    I have the Zipp 303s but in tubular. Personally I dont see the point in clinchers on a carbon rim. I havent had a problem with mine, and the design is very good, including the golfball dimple patented design).
    Ive also had great service from Zipp whenever Ive needed advice on anything, such as tyres, glues, valve extenders etc so I guess Id recommend them.
  • bahzob
    bahzob Posts: 2,195
    Got some. Use them for sportives and road racing. Happy with them, seem smooth, fast and light. Use clinchers because use them on sportives including those abroad and pretty comfortable with fixing a puncture on a climb and then going into an hours descent. Not so sure I would feel same if had tubular, Beloki's crash in mind partly, but happy to be corrected.

    Dont though use them all the time, only for events. Dont see point of using for training.
    Martin S. Newbury RC

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