Shimano Dura Ace 7850 CL Wheels

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  • relanium
    relanium Posts: 487
    Thats for the pair.
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    wow that is a good price. Now I am seriously interested although I also like the 50cm deep section carbon ones.

    Lets hope I win the lottery at the weekend :D
  • relanium
    relanium Posts: 487
    I just found this.......

    http://www.fawkes-cycles.co.uk/970/products/Shimano_Dura_Ace_7850_Carbon_Wheel_50mm_FR.aspx?utm_source=Froogle&utm_medium=PriceComp&utm_term=Froogle&utm_content=None&utm_campaign=PriceComp1
  • Bgammon
    Bgammon Posts: 22
    Thats just the front wheel, generally they are cheaper, so its gonna total around £500
  • Seanos
    Seanos Posts: 301
    Got mine for £450 from Merlin, ordered on 15th. I am a complete bike moron though so could someone tell me whether to remove the blue plastic rim thingy or not and, if so, how?

    Cheers :oops:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Don't remove it. It's rim tape.
  • Seanos
    Seanos Posts: 301
    Cheers, just worked it out... :oops: again
  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    I ordered some RS80s in the Merlin sale which turned out to be out of stock. After a bit of bargaining and cheekiness on my part I've ended up with a deal on some of these instead.

    Arrive on Monday. I hope I'll be impressed!!!
  • relanium
    relanium Posts: 487
    Question guys, when shimano state the weight of the DA wheels on their website, is that without the quick release skewers in? ie 1380g.

    Just asking because I also have a pair of Mavic ksyrium SL Premiums and their weight on the mavic site state 1485g, is that wheels & skewers? or just wheels?
  • ScottieP
    ScottieP Posts: 599
    The weight will be without skewers - sometimes the weight is without rim tape too - don't know if that's the case with Shimano - but definitely weigh them without skewers.
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  • relanium
    relanium Posts: 487
    Just fitted these onto my bike but not sure if anyone else has experienced this problem, when I spin the back wheel it doesn't freewheel very much & slows down very quickly, not like my other wheels..... Is this normal or is it because their new and need wearing in?
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    relanium wrote:
    Just fitted these onto my bike but not sure if anyone else has experienced this problem, when I spin the back wheel it doesn't freewheel very much & slows down very quickly, not like my other wheels..... Is this normal or is it because their new and need wearing in?

    Assuming you've got everything set up right it sounds like a wheel issue. My neutron ultras can freewheel for a couple of minutes in the workstand. Dura Ace level bearings are pretty good, so you should find the same.
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  • relanium
    relanium Posts: 487
    If ive got a wheel issue, does the wheel need sending back or can my LBS sort it out?

    It does make a clicking sound when its freewheeling, not sure if this is normal.
  • strodey
    strodey Posts: 481
    Just fitted these onto my bike but not sure if anyone else has experienced this problem, when I spin the back wheel it doesn't freewheel very much & slows down very quickly, not like my other wheels..... Is this normal or is it because their new and need wearing in?

    Mine just keep on spinning!

    Take them back but check you haven't knocked a brake pad off centre on to it putting it on first!
    Carbon is a mans best freind
  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    Holy carp!

    Just replaced my Vitoria Zaffiros/Shimano Rs10s with these wheels and Vittoria Open Paves.

    Finally went for a spin today/just now. Totally amazed by the difference. The comfort level is about the same/a little better but the power/acceleration difference is just sick. I put a new cassette on the new wheels with a harder gear range and the lowest (highest? never really know what way round it goes) I went was 50/13 on a reasonably uphill ride.

    The comfort level/road feel at high speed was greatly improved but as I said before, at around 10-15 mph not massively different.

    Acceleration is just unbelievable. I can't believe the difference. Getting up to ~30mph on flats was a breeze.

    My bike feels half the weight. That's the only and best way I can describe the change.

    Wow.


    :D

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