Wheel advice Zipp 303s Vs Wiggle Primavera

joeyhalloran
joeyhalloran Posts: 1,080
in Road buying advice
So I have my cycle scheme voucher in a few months but currently the Zipps can be had a quite a discount making them a similar price, but I'd need to buy the Zipps now while on sale.

Advantages of Zipp:
Proven brand with resale value and lots of aerodynamic experience
Very well received and reviewed wheels
Brass nipples (anti corrosion)
Lifelong warranty

Advantages of Wiggle:
Supposedly better hub, based on DT Swiss expired patent
Lighter (~150g)

I am planning to use them on my road bike but they may end up on my gravel bike. Whichever way round I'll likely buy something for the other bike with my cycle scheme voucher in January.

Which would you go for?

Comments

  • super_davo
    super_davo Posts: 1,205
    What Zipps? Assuming the latest 303s, they are very good wheels but reason the weight is so competitive is that they are hookless. So don't consider them unless you are a full on convert to tubeless and can never imagine a situation when you might want to use tubes.
    The Primaveras are the new & latest top end Primes so probably not many people with them yet but the older versions were well received.
  • singleton
    singleton Posts: 2,523
    Okay, I don't want to split hairs here, but technically you can run hookless rims with a tube.
    The requirement for a hookless rim is that it has a tubeless tyre in order for the tyre to stay on the rim properly, but you can put a tube into that tubeless tyre if you want.
  • dannbodge
    dannbodge Posts: 1,152
    I'd go for the wiggle ones personally.

    I don't plan on going tubeless so wouldn't want hookless rims
  • joeyhalloran
    joeyhalloran Posts: 1,080
    I run tubeless on the road and gravel bike, to be honest, I quite like the idea of hookless as it adds a lot of strength to the rim which is could for impacts offroad.

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