Shimano RS10 wheelset

Serious Cat

I need a new set of wheels and have seen these wheels advertised , for every positive review of them there are also comments about regular spoke breakage, difficulties in obtaining replacement spokes and so on. Id be interested in riders who have owned them found them to be and would recommend them or not.

chris_bass

I use these mostly due to not being able to afford anything better but think they are pretty good all rounders to be honest. For the price they arent going to be world beaters but I find them to be great value for money.

keef66

I have run a pair of RS10s through 6 winters / 5000 miles of all weather riding, much of that in the dark, so they are no stranger to potholes. Don't even know if I have a spoke key to fit the nipples cos they've never needed truing. Serviced the hubs a couple of times but nothing needed replacing; just a quick wipe round, fresh grease and pop it all back together. Ditto the freehub; taken it off twice and drizzled oil into the internals. Still working flawlessly. Keeping an eye on the rim wear indicator; suspect I'll wear out the rims before anything else goes pop.

smidsy

At under £80 a pair they are effectively disposable.

They may well last you 1000's of miles but even if they only last a year they are good value.

logitech208

85kg and approx 3000 miles on mine and they are still true and run nicely.

ugo.santalucia

There is a review here, which for once does not appear to be complete bulxxhit...

http://road.cc/content/review/21374-shi ... 0-wheelset

The only point I would argue with the reviewer is that straight pull spokes are not a definite plus, but a definite minus as they seem to break just as easily as low quality J spokes, if not more easily and they are always a bit of a headache to find... although spares for the RS10 seem to be more available than their more expensive models, generally speaking.
If that's your budget, you can find them at 80-90 pounds with a 50% discount, which is a good deal, I would not pay full price for these... they are not worth 170 pounds or so

topdude

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/wheels-factory-built-wheels-factory-road-tri-shimano-r501-standard-spoke-clincher-wheels-pair/shimwhfr202

Have you considered these, amazing value and tough as old boots.

Serious Cat

What are J spokes ?

The main problem area I keep coming across as far as the RS10`s are concerned is durability and specifically the alloy nipples, one decent pop from a pothole and spokes snapping albeit non-alloy spoke wheels suffering no ill effects.

russyh

I have had a couple of sets on various bike and my weight has ranged from 95kg to 85kg i have never had a problem with them breaking spokes or even going particularly out of true. £ for £ i think they are pretty good to be honest.

ugo.santalucia

Serious Cat wrote:

What are J spokes ?

The main problem area I keep coming across as far as the RS10`s are concerned is durability and specifically the alloy nipples, one decent pop from a pothole and spokes snapping albeit non-alloy spoke wheels suffering no ill effects.

J spokes are the classic spokes, with a J bend at the spoke head to hook them in the hub flange. They represent 90+% of the bicycle spokes market (MTB, touring, commuting, city bikes, BMX etc..) . Wheels for race bicycles are now mostly built with straight spokes instead, which require specific hubs and they are extremely difficult to buy as spares, as normally are sold from the manufacturer to the wheel factory in large quantities and limited sizes.
J spokes can be found commonly in all sizes as they are still use to build and repair wheels in shops and workshops. Straight pull are typically proprietary and sold from the wheels manufacturer at extorsion prices and with very limited availability. Essentially Shimano and the likes don't want you to fix the wheel, but rather buy a new one

keef66

topdude wrote:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/wheels-factory-built-wheels-factory-road-tri-shimano-r501-standard-spoke-clincher-wheels-pair/shimwhfr202

Have you considered these, amazing value and tough as old boots.

Just bought those very wheels for my winter build when they had 10% off, so £63 the pair. Thought the more numerous plain spokes a definite plus for winter wheels.