Wheels - American Classic Sprint 350 OR Pro Lite Barcciano

chris217

Trying to decide between the AC or the Pro lites - both similar weight, the AC are slightly lighter and price wise similar too.

anyone has either wheelset and ride experiences / coments on reliability would be helpful.

which ones should i buy ??

cheers

darren H

Was in my lbs the other day talking to a rider who had got problems with the spokes loosening on his American classic wheels. He was a heavier rider and had this problem for weeks.
He wasnt happy.


Get some zondas , bulletproof

Ber Nard

You can get the Pro Lites for just under £200 from Ribble:

http://tinyurl.com/2wde7j8

Pro Lite wheels generally get good reviews, so I'd save the money and get them.

What price are you looking at for the American Classics?

Rob

chris217

thanks guys, yes have heard some reports of problems with AC spokes and hubs actually.

think pro lites get the vote

Rob CRC have AC sprints for £290

cheers

Monty Dog

AC350s are only really suited to lighter riders IME - they do require 'looking after' i,e tweaking with a spoke key. Hub design actually is pretty good and bearings are cheap and easy to replace.

markos1963

Chris217 wrote:

thanks guys, yes have heard some reports of problems with AC spokes and hubs actually.

think pro lites get the vote

Rob CRC have AC sprints for £290

cheers

The reports of hub problems with American Classics are from the past, apparently all sorted nowerdays.
The Pro-Lites got a reasonable review in Cycling Active this month but there where plenty of alternatives, they seemed to like Fulcrum 5's

chris217

cheers, i think weight wise the pro lites and AC are pretty impressive.

ADIHEAD

I've got a set of Bracciano's, bought from Ribble for £175! I prefer them to my Ksyrium Elites which retail for £400! Although mine are the 08's.

unixnerd

I've got a set of Bracciano's, bought from Ribble for £175

Same here. Love them to bits. Superb value for money. I went from 2kg wheels to these at 1.5 and it made a really big difference to my bike, especially climbing.

Mad Roadie

Chris217
I have AC 420's - never had a problem with them at all and they seem really stiff and up to a few knocks in potholes etc - i would strongly recommend them on the basis of my experience in all but windy conditions. Not good on hills though of course