Pro-Lite Bracciano good or bad?

juststartinout
juststartinout Posts: 86
edited February 2011 in Road buying advice
I am lookin to upgrade my wheels in summer to some prolites but was wondering are they as good as some sites say? I thought i'd post on here as i feel i'd get a honest review from people who have had experience with them.

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  • ADIHEAD
    ADIHEAD Posts: 575
    I've got some and they're amazing :) Better than my 08 Mavic Ksyrium Elites :wink:
  • juststartinout
    juststartinout Posts: 86
    Thanks for that adihead
  • amnesia
    amnesia Posts: 118
    Can't go wrong for under £200... but they're out of stock :(

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... ROLWHFR280
    2013 Focus Izalco Pro 2.0 UDi2
    1999 Sunn Vertik II MTB - old skool !
  • unixnerd
    unixnerd Posts: 2,864
    Great wheels, best 200 quid I ever spent. Ribble will get more in, I had to wait three weeks but it was worth it.
    http://www.strathspey.co.uk - Quality Binoculars at a Sensible Price.
    Specialized Roubaix SL3 Expert 2012, Cannondale CAAD5,
    Marin Mount Vision (1997), Edinburgh Country tourer, 3 cats!
  • gwillis
    gwillis Posts: 998
    Got mine from triandrun for under £200 , great wheels for the money and look great
  • gwillis
    gwillis Posts: 998
    Got mine from triandrun for under £200 , great wheels for the money and look great
  • juststartinout
    juststartinout Posts: 86
    Thanks all for the advice
  • johnsonmoog
    johnsonmoog Posts: 51
    Will they take a Sram cassette (10 speed)? TAI.
  • mzm70
    mzm70 Posts: 123
    There's a guy in our club who swears they are Planet X Model Bs.

    Well, I have both and have just done a visual comparison and I can't find any difference except the decals.
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Got a pair of Pro-Lite Treviso's and couldn't be happier with their performance. Would definitely buy Pro-Lite again.
  • sturmey
    sturmey Posts: 964
    There's a guy in our club who swears they are Planet X Model Bs.

    Well, I have both and have just done a visual comparison and I can't find any difference except the decals.

    Have you weighed them?

    Only looks don't tell the full stor,y do they? - and as a matter of fact the Bracciano's also look like the Prolite Trevisos,the Lucianos, The Meranos,Comos etc etc.
    Can't see Planet X knocking out a £200 wheelset for less than half that. They are not a charity after all.
  • unixnerd
    unixnerd Posts: 2,864
    Can't see Planet X knocking out a £200 wheelset for less than half that. They are not a charity after all.

    I thought the Pro-Lites were an amazing bargain, but how Planet X can do a 1600g wheelset for 120 odd quid is beyond me. Makes you look at all these 2000 quid road bikes with much heavier sets and ask yourself who's conning who.
    http://www.strathspey.co.uk - Quality Binoculars at a Sensible Price.
    Specialized Roubaix SL3 Expert 2012, Cannondale CAAD5,
    Marin Mount Vision (1997), Edinburgh Country tourer, 3 cats!
  • thespanishadam
    thespanishadam Posts: 341
    Chain reaction stock the Pro-lites... also priced matched Ribble when they were out of stock. Drop them an email with the Ribble link.
  • mzm70
    mzm70 Posts: 123
    OK, just been and weighed the 2 front wheels (minus skewers)

    The PX Model B has £10 Schwalbe Luganos on and weighs 1112 g
    The PL Bracciano has Conti GP4000s and weighs 960g

    I can't be asked to take the back wheels off ATM but will update this thread if I do.
  • mzm70
    mzm70 Posts: 123
    Just looked at the weight of the tyres The Schwalbes are 305/325 and the GP4000S are 205....so it's close

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