Shimano RS21 Wheelset

thefd
thefd Posts: 1,021
edited March 2015 in Road buying advice
Ribble have these on sale at the moment at a fantastic price. I'm thinking of getting a set as spares. Anyone used them before and have a view on what they are like?
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  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    They are round and straight. Iam not being fecetious but if these are to be spares wheels, round straight and cheap are the boxes you want ticked first. They even stay round and straight for majority of users. Miche reflex are the other option i would suggest.
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  • cadseen
    cadseen Posts: 170
    edited March 2015
    Good Budget set of wheels, had them for a few winters. No problems

    http://tidd.ly/fd490563
  • The secret rider
    The secret rider Posts: 812
    cadseen wrote:
    Good Budget set of wheels, had them for a few winters. No problems

    http://tidd.ly/fd490563


    fd4905637dfb7eee

    Link is just to home page :cry:
  • The secret rider
    The secret rider Posts: 812
    TheFD wrote:
    Ribble have these on sale at the moment at a fantastic price. I'm thinking of getting a set as spares. Anyone used them before and have a view on what they are like?

    No weight listed for the pair and also they are white . . . white wheels really ? :?
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    I've used a set of RS21 from November, I bought them as a winter wheel and I have to say that they're faultless.
    To be honest there doesn't seem that much between the Mavic Elites/RS80 that I use during the summer and the RS21, they climb and descend well and there doesn't seem to be any difference in time/speed, they've took some hammer around country lanes too hitting a few potholes but they're still true. Good buy.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I have a pair of RS10's which are coming up to 8 years old. In that time I've serviced the bearings and lubed the freehub a couple of times, had to replace a rear D/S spoke (almost certainly weakened when the chain went off the back of the cassette), and had to true the front wheel after a particularly violent pothole incident.

    I don't commute; all my rides are for leisure and on quiet roads and I don't do much braking, and the wear indicators are remarkably still visible on both sides of both rims. Don't think they owe me anything after all this time...
  • MisterMuncher
    MisterMuncher Posts: 1,302
    I'd be tempted to go the extra 40 quid for RS61's off Planet X. Marginally better hub, wider and can run tubeless if desired.

    You know what you're getting with Shimano. Not the lightest, maybe not the cheapest, but generally work very well.
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    MisterMuncher wrote:
    I'd be tempted to go the extra 40 quid for RS61's off Planet X. Marginally better hub, wider and can run tubeless if desired.

    You know what you're getting with Shimano. Not the lightest, maybe not the cheapest, but generally work very well.

    they are £10 cheaper at merlin, £149 for RS61s seems a good price.

    what are the main differences? is it just the tubeless compatibility or better parts?
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  • vanleapo
    vanleapo Posts: 150
    They are even cheaper at Rosebikes. £102 + £7.60 postage
    http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shim ... aid:592364
    I just bought a pair for my son's bike.
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  • thefd
    thefd Posts: 1,021
    vanleapo wrote:
    They are even cheaper at Rosebikes. £102 + £7.60 postage
    http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shim ... aid:592364
    I just bought a pair for my son's bike.
    That doesn't include tyres and inners - the ones at Ribble do...
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    2016 - Cervelo R3
    2013 - R872
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  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    I spec'd these on my Ribble 525. They are nice wheels. No problems with a few K miles of usage. I'm 78kgs, bike is nearly as much and I carry a fully loaded pannier. They are still true.

    I would buy them again.
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    you have a 78kg bike?
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    So that's 156kg plus a pannier. 'kin ell, they are stronger than I thought!
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    Chris Bass wrote:
    you have a 78kg bike?

    You clearly haven't felt the weight of a Ribble 525. Even unladen it's a bit of a tank...

    Regardless, it's still lovely to ride
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    jordan_217 wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    you have a 78kg bike?

    You clearly haven't felt the weight of a Ribble 525. Even unladen it's a bit of a tank...

    Regardless, it's still lovely to ride

    I was quite taken by them at the bike show. Punter asked one of the Ribble staff what it weighed. "heavy" he replied. :D
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    keef66 wrote:
    jordan_217 wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    you have a 78kg bike?

    You clearly haven't felt the weight of a Ribble 525. Even unladen it's a bit of a tank...

    Regardless, it's still lovely to ride

    I was quite taken by them at the bike show. Punter asked one of the Ribble staff what it weighed. "heavy" he replied. :D

    Joking aside, it really is a lovely bike to ride. Since I got it my Enigma Echo has become redundant, put it that way.
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”

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