Shimano RS80's as every day wheels?

JamesFree

I have seen a set of Shimano RS80's come up at a good price secondhand and was wondering if they would serve me well as a everyday set of wheel, the only part that puts me off is the low spoke count.

I'm currently running Fulcrum Racing 5's and have been great with 1000 miles of commuting and weekend rides including the occasional nasty pothole

mroli

Fine for me mate.

sloppyschleckonds

You do get that rather sick feeling when you hit an overly large pothole, and another chunk is taken out of the rims. And they will lose that shiny bling laquer finish sooner rather than later. Roll superbly though.

meanredspider

Worked well for my commutes

racingcondor

Mine are doing fine on London's 'immaculate' roads.

meanredspider

cadseen wrote:

Well it will depend on your weight, if your not say 85kg or over they should last fine.
Merlin was doing these wheels at a good price.

I'm nearly 95kg and they are fine on highland roads and paths

JamesFree

Just missed a set on ebay for £200 dammit!!

The Spiderman

And seem to have gone up on Merlin now.And out of stock.....

solstice21

The Spiderman try ribble.