DT Swiss racing wheel R 1500 Shimano DEAL or NO DEAL!

woody1545

Hi,

Just be sent an email by ROSE advertising these DT Swiss wheels, they're less than £130 with delivery and weigh 1550g.

http://www.roseversand.com/product/deta ... er11052012

Seems like a good deal, does anyone have any experience with them?

Thanks!

ugo.santalucia

They use the lowest end components in the DT range... rims with no eyelets, heavy hubs.
I don't believe for a minute in the claimed weight... more like 1650 or even 1700 (the ca. is self explanatory... how hard can it be to measure weight?).

That considered, the pricetag is so low that it's worth a punt... don't expect to live a long life

keef66

"That considered, the pricetag is so low that it's worth a punt... don't expect to live a long life"

Are you suggesting the front wheel might fail on the first descent??

ugo.santalucia

keef66 wrote:

"That considered, the pricetag is so low that it's worth a punt... don't expect to live a long life"

Are you suggesting the front wheel might fail on the first descent??

Of course not... I'm talking about the wheels...

Benjamin Hall

Ive got them on my rose and just recieved the same offers email. I'd say go for it.

I was going to sell them and swap them out for something bling, but they have been bulletproof over the last few months and they are light (Skewers are shite though!) enough to race on. Ive had two pretty big crashes on them now, one when someone went under my wheels in a race, and they are still perfectly true.

I don't notice any flex in them, they feel good in the hills, especially in the saddle.

If i had any cash i'd get a set as spare.

beancounter

woody1545 wrote:

Hi,

Just be sent an email by ROSE advertising these DT Swiss wheels, they're less than £130 with delivery and weigh 1550g.

http://www.roseversand.com/product/deta ... er11052012

Seems like a good deal, does anyone have any experience with them?

Thanks!

Link says €190 plus shipping.

That's a lot more than £130...

bc

jibberjim

beancounter wrote:

Link says €190 plus shipping.

That's a lot more than £130...

If you're one of the accounts who got the newsletter it's 130 quid, if you didn't get the newsletter then it's more.

woody1545

Looks like they've sold out so the promotion price has been removed.

Luckily in true forum style I asked for advice but was too impatient to wait for the answer and bought them anyway for £136 including delivery!

Thanks for your replies.