Woudl it be worth anything to get a set of these for racing (coming from Bontrager Select)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58099&item=7153605242&rd=1
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you may get some very negative comments. my however experience has been nothing but outstanding.
i’ve ridden a set of 650’s for 9 years now without any issue whatsoever. if you get them, be ready for a little side sway in cross winds.
some previous posts about Rev-X have included photos of disintegrated wheels and resulting sore bodies. i think i offer the opposite…when well maintained and stored and handled in the manner recommended, they can be mighty fine.
Good for what? What’s your budget? For the current price and shipping you can get a front used HED 60 in close to new condition or a front HED Alps in very good shape. These wheels have to be about six to ten years old.
I’ve used them before and liked them but you can get better for just a little more money.
I had my eye on these just a little while ago.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7152287994&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
jaretj
They are good wheels. Very durable. I have read conflicting stuff on their aerodynamics. I used a front one off of ebay (~$100, 6 months ago) in Ironman Arizona. I was scared a couple of times with crosswinds but most races are not as windy as Ironman Arizona was this year.
If you would like to maintain a high probability that you will be around for another day then I would say stay away from those pieces of crap. Harsh words I know, but that company is the only company in my life so far that has managed to almost kill me and then cause me to become extremely pissed off.
I have posted about this before, so you can easily see more details by searching the posts, but in short, the wheel collapsed while doing a pretty good speed. I was **very lucky **to come out with no serious injuries. Here is the odd part…Spinergy admitted that it was a manufacturing flaw but then they said the best they could do is sell me a new wheel at wholesale price. The crazy thing is that the wholesale price they gave me was more than the retail price at a LBS.
Even though only one wheel collapsed, I sent them the non-broken one understanding that it would be replaced (or modified to prevent risk of collapse). That’s when they told me that they had a “deal” for me. I told them that they can stick those wheels up their ass. If I was inclined to do so, I could have sued the bastards - but that is not my style. Why post this? Simply because if I inform people, then less people will end up doing a face plant onto pavement when a wheel collapses.
Most people will like the wheel. But what they are not aware of is that they are walking a fine line (or cycling a fine line ;)). The wheel can collapse. I am not a psychic, but I am guessing that nobody will like the wheel when they are crying for mommy while lying in the middle of the road not knowing how bad their face looks until they look in the mirror.
Another point. Even without the wheels collapsing, these wheel are truly dangerous. Anything that comes close to a spinning Spinergy RevX will be sliced up instantly. It is an insane design. A buddy of mine also had a set of these wheels. He had his bike leaning against a wall during a 7-Eleven break. The bike started to slip and he reached out to stop it from falling. His hand got caught in the wheel (non-spinning in this case) and the depth of the cut caused by the sharp blades caused an amazing amount of blood loss. He required stitches.
'nough said.