Easton ea50 aero or fulcrum racing 5 thoughts

tubbs_214

Right I've got a cube bike and it had the easton ea 30 custom wheels which are utter pants after going back to cube twice, they have replaced the wheels with the ea50 aero's. I already have some fulcrum racing 5 (2012 model I think). Which would be your set of default wheels if you had the choice. I know the ea50s are more expensive but wasn't sure if that was just paying for the name. The set of wheels which isn't going on my cube will be put to use on my old bike which is mainly for when its really bad weather or I'm commuting.


Cheers

MartinB2444

What was the problem with the ea 30s? I changed the Fulcrum Racing 5s on my 2011 Cube for some Racing Zeros. The Zeros are beautiful wheels but the performance gains over the 5s was pretty small. I think the 5s are great value for money.

andi1363

EA50s came with my Cube. Worst wheels I have ever used. Multple broken spokes and so flexy that climbing out the saddle would induce brake rub. After several spoke replacements, the wheel was exchganges under warranty at which point I sold the things on Ebay.