i am going to purchase either the reynolds stratus dv or zipp 404 wheel set (tubular, of course). i know the zipps are good, but what about the stratus?
In a bit of an unusual development, we had difficulty getting rim cement to stick to the Reynolds rims. We tried Panaracer and Continental, as well as (of course) cleaning the rim with citrus solvent, then Dawn dish detergent and rinsing them well before application of the cement. Still no go. The glue wouldn;t stick. Very unusual.
Now, I would suppose, this was a one-time occurence and an anomoly. I very much doubt other people have expereinced this- but we did.
I have a pair of the Reynolds wheels (sitting next to me right now). I have not tried to glue them yet though. I only know of one other person that has had them, and they did not have any problems. He used glue, I plan on using the tape.
I think our experience was an isolated one.
was that with both wheels though? Tough to call that an isolated incident if it was both…
I bought a pair of Stratus with cross tires on them. I can’t fully describe how hard it was to get the glued tires off. I finally did and replaced the cross tires with road tires and used tape. Also, not coming off without a fight. The wheels are great, McLean does carbon right. My vote is Reynolds.
They probably have some sort of a teflon film on them to help get them out of the mold. Did you try mildly abrading the rim bed with steel wool or sandpaper? That’s something I do on all my new tubular rims.
Either that or some kind of silicone-based mold release…
It’s official…Becca is a man posting as a woman. Am I the last to recognize this? Women do NOT post about silicone-based mold release shit.
lol…those who used to work summers doing injection molding of miscellaneous medical parts do!
I don’t buy it. You’re a man, man. I find it impossible to believe that you know so much about this stuff but have never posted? Not a chance. You are one of the mainstays on this forum, no doubt. I’ll no longer be a sucker.
Believe what you want…I started posting in February after a lurking for quite awhile. And I leave all the real tech talk to people who really know what’s going on! Like Mr. Tibbs… lol
They probably have some sort of a teflon film on them to help get them out of the mold. Did you try mildly abrading the rim bed with steel wool or sandpaper? That’s something I do on all my new tubular rims.
That’s a very interesting question and I hate it to turn in yet another tubular discussion.
Anybody ridden both? Is there a significant difference in feel? Aerodynamically they are probably the same. I prefer the raynolds logo over the flashy zipp…but that’s a detail. You can get 404’s under 1000$ if you look around a little, so is there a reason to pay 300 more?
Where can you get actual 404’s for less than $1000? Best I have found was closer to $1250.
you have to look around for sales and be patient because they always get on sale again and again.
The easiest is ebay, right now a guy sells them for 945$ but even if you don’t like that you can find them under 1000 just be patient.
yep - you’ve got to be patient and look for internet sales. got '03 404’s brand spankin w/ warranty for 990.
Is Zipp doing its own rim? I know Reynolds is done by there own company (and sold to others too). Or is the Zipp, a Reynolds rim, with a Zipp hub?
zipp makes their own rims as well as bontragers, american classic’s carbon rims and probably others as well
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The Reynolds Stratus are lighter and much stronger than the Zipp 404s. The Zipps have a deeper dish, 58mm vs. 44mm w/ Stratus, so they might be more aero, but then again Renolds has the hidden spoke technology so i don’t know the answer to the aero question. I have the Reynolds Stratus DV and I love them. I was told by the Zipp rep that the shape of the 404 dish creates less drag but I’m an aerospace engineer and I thought he was full of crap in his explanation.