Shimano RS80 wheels.

VTech

Are these a good direct replacement for the RS30 wheels ?
I mean this in that, for the money are they good value when compared to others in the same price bracket.

Wirral_paul

They are good wheels yes - but for £320 then i'd look at handbuilt. The RS80s are quite a low spoke count - so depending on your weight, might not be stiff enough.

I went through the same process of looking at RS80s - and especially after reading many of the posts on here, am looking at some wide (23mm) rims like the Velocity A23 or H + Son Archtype - comfort and handling are better (plus they can be easily repaired by any LBS).

Bobbinogs

As above, the RS80s are lovely wheels but they do have the usual drawback of a factory wheel in that they may be designed for a 'typical' rider who is not you and they are not easily repairable. I have some and think they are great, but at 65kg and one who does a fair share of climbing, they work for me. I also have some Aksiums as winter wheels and they are also very good, so if I had to wait whilst my LBS struggled to source a replacement RS80 spoke then it would be no skin off my nose. Shop around as the RS80s can be had for as little as £315.

smidsy

If you are going to pay £300 plus for general purpose wheels at least get some that can be repaired easily and cost effectively, with readily available parts.

Not Another Hill

I have a set. Very good wheels. I replaced Askiums with them. I find them stiff enough at my weight of 68 kg. raced on them a few years ago without any issues. They are a lot cheaper than Dura Ace wheel sets and not much heavier.

EKIMIKE

I won't ever again buy 'proprietary'/non-standard construction wheels if i can help it. Standard construction/handbuilt wheels are far more cost effective. Certainly for everyday, do-it-all wheels.

Factory wheels often aren't reparable (at a reasonable cost) and you can't re-use or sell on surviving components when others wear out (except to the local scrap metal dealer).

That's not to say factory wheels are rubbish. They're just not very cost-effective.

mroli

Dude - you might want to check the "what wheel" threads on this because it comes up a lot. But in a nutshell, they are pretty good wheels, look nice, are fairly light, but they can be hard to source spares for, once the rims go, that's it, they're done as new rims are hard to source. You CAN buy spare spokes (SJS were selling them), but they are expensive and you may have a wait and at the price point, you can get handbuilt wheels which do the same job, at the same weight, are easily fixable and are built FOR you.

I believe that you may be a little heavier than you would ideally like to be and that you have just bought some carbon wheels for best - therefore, I am "assuming" (perhaps incorrectly) that you want some "upgraded" all purpose wheels. I would look at handbuilts with a higher spoke count than the RS80s.

To answer your direct question - yes, they are good value when compared against other factory wheels at the same price point - IF they suit you as a rider/person. If they do not, then they are not such a good deal.

Compared to handbuilts, well, I have a pair and I would swap them in a flash for my friend's novatecs/H plus son wheels which are lighter, look cooler, cost less and are serviceable/fixable.

But DO look at previous threads.

rolf_f

I'd have thought they'll be rather better than those chinese carbon clinchers you bought - pretty much the same weight, much cheaper and much better under braking. But handbuilts would be better still.

EKIMIKE

Although these are the wheels a man if your position really needs:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/mavic-r-sys-slr ... lset-2013/

Carbon spikes and they even come with FREE tyres and inner tubes. Amazing value.

VTech

Thanks for the advice and mroli, you were right, I only thought of them as the ori wheels are the same but the 30 version. I am heavy so I am sure ill stress the wheels out but I
Hoping that by the end of this week ill be in the 14 stone bracket for the first time in a few years

VTech

EKIMIKE wrote:

Although these are the wheels a man if your position really needs:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/mavic-r-sys-slr ... lset-2013/

Carbon spikes and they even come with FREE tyres and inner tubes. Amazing value.

Too cheap, I just got a set of these for the weekend car and am in the mood to shop.
http://www.wheelsandmore.de/news_en/6Sp ... index.html

EKIMIKE

Ah I see. Boutique German is more your style. Here you go:

http://www.bike24.com/p230630.html

Poor value for money though - no free tyres and tubes. Nice clips though.