Dura Ace R9100 C40 or Mavic R-SYS SLR Clincher Wheelset
Marvinman
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I am planning a 7 day sportive in the Alps in August (Haute Route Alps) and am looking for a suitable wheelset. 21,000m of climbing and essentially 7 days of Marmotte/Etape style stages every day.
I've previously used DA c.24's for the mountains, but they are past their best. I currently own a 50mm carbon wheelset which I don't want to use. I have no real interest in handbuilt wheels and have narrowed the search down to the two wheelsets above. The main differences appear to be:
Weight: Mavic are lighter by around 200g (1290g against 1508g for shimano);
RIm Depth: Shimano are 35-37mm front and rear, Mavic are 24mm front 26mm rear;
Width Shimano said to be slightly wider than Mavic, but both take the 25mm tyre I will be using;
Brake Track: Not much difference as they are both suitable for the terrain;
Cost: Shimano about £400 cheaper, although that is not my primary concern.
I don't think there is much between them and any marginal aero advantage from the Shimano will be cancelled out by lighter weight of the Mavic on the many climbs during the event.
I would be interested in any views from any actual users or generally before I take the plunge thanks.
I've previously used DA c.24's for the mountains, but they are past their best. I currently own a 50mm carbon wheelset which I don't want to use. I have no real interest in handbuilt wheels and have narrowed the search down to the two wheelsets above. The main differences appear to be:
Weight: Mavic are lighter by around 200g (1290g against 1508g for shimano);
RIm Depth: Shimano are 35-37mm front and rear, Mavic are 24mm front 26mm rear;
Width Shimano said to be slightly wider than Mavic, but both take the 25mm tyre I will be using;
Brake Track: Not much difference as they are both suitable for the terrain;
Cost: Shimano about £400 cheaper, although that is not my primary concern.
I don't think there is much between them and any marginal aero advantage from the Shimano will be cancelled out by lighter weight of the Mavic on the many climbs during the event.
I would be interested in any views from any actual users or generally before I take the plunge thanks.
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I had the last versions of the Dura Ace and they where good but not very aero. I also considered the SLR but couldn't justify the cost. In the end I bought the DT Swiss PR 1400 Dicut (https://www.dtswiss.com/en/products/whe ... t-oxic-21/) which are excellent. Weight wise there is very little between the C24 and DT Swiss because DT Swiss publish the weights with skewers and rim tape whereas shimano do not. Once you factor this in there are almost identical.
If you do decide to give the DT Swiss some consideration let me know as mine will be for sale. I used them for one Alps trip this year.
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No input on the wheels, but I will be at the event. How is the training going? I'm developing a complex love/hate relationship with my indoor trainer.0
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Training is good - I’m a bit behind where I was training for the same event in 2015 but equally I peaked early last time, so not too worried. Much like you I suspect,the turbo is now part of the furniture. I seem to be spending more time with it than the wife.0
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I'd probably go with the Mavics if they have the exalith brake track.
Why not consider something like Reynolds Attack, low profile, 25mm wide and tubeless.I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles0 -
Having never done anything like it before I have no real idea of where I need to get to in order to complete it properly - power meter on order though so that should help.
Does watching a ton of GCN videos count as training? If so, I'm ahead of schedule.0 -
Neither.
The Shimano are just an old design and rebadged C35's and I wouldn't run something with proprietary spokes like the R-Sys on a 7 day event where you'll be be stuffed if you lose a spoke.
I'd save your money and go for something like this:
https://www.huntbikewheels.com/collecti ... eep-24wide
https://www.huntbikewheels.com/collecti ... eep-22wideNapoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.0 -
Gweeds wrote:Neither.
The Shimano are just an old design and rebadged C35's and I wouldn't run something with proprietary spokes like the R-Sys on a 7 day event where you'll be be stuffed if you lose a spoke.
I'd save your money and go for something like this:
https://www.huntbikewheels.com/collecti ... eep-24wide
https://www.huntbikewheels.com/collecti ... eep-22wide
The Haute Route events have Mavic service support don't they? You'd hope that they might have a spoke that would fit one of their own wheels!0 -
A good point!Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.0
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RSYS-SLRs are easily the best wheels I've ever owned. The stiffest aluminium wheels on the market and Exalith II is as good as it gets for rim braking. I took them on last year's Alps trip and never felt in danger while descending in the pi$$ing rain. The fancy light tubs will be staying at home again for this year's trip.
Treat them right and they'll last you for ages. I've been running a pair since late 2013 and even though they've done thousands of miles they look as good as new.0
