I`m in the Market for some aero wheels to start my racing season. After some research at the well know names - Zipp, DT Swiss, Shimano, HED even Alto I came across a chinese Brand called Yoeleo.
After some further research, forums, youtube reviews I couldn’t find many bad information about it. I was always kind of against having Chinese products ( worked for a Chinese company for couple of years, kind of know the inside ) but everybody seen to like it and the set cost more or less the same as one Zipp.
Does anyone have any bad stories, concerns or anything about it??? I just had an annoying accident ( not equipment related ) last Saturday and I`m not in the mood to have another date w/ the lady asphalt.
I`m doing some freelance jobs for the last 6 months so according to my budget probably I don’t have to much options anyways!
Ditto above. FLO aluminum+carbon are $1K USD. I would trust FLO’s performance and quality for that extra $175. HED Jet 6 Plus wheels are frequently on sale for under $1K (not now that I can find). My Bike Shop has a used set for $900, and new they are $1,100. For an extra $250, you get top performance and top braking. If budget is an absolute, given the choice, I would lean toward the used set for $900 at MBS.
My Bike Shop has great reviews on this forum, and they are also an official HED dealer, so they have a bit more skin in the game. I bought new HED wheels and a full Di2 upgrade from MBS. Their customer service is excellent.
Edit: I missed that MBS’s sale for $1,100 includes tubes, tires, a cassette, and wheel bags. If you were going to be spending money on those things anyway, then that could be a stellar value. https://mybikeshop.com/products/hed-jet-6-plus.html
I purchased some Yoeleo wheels around 4 years ago. similar to these: https://www.yoeleobike.com/disc-brake-road-wheelset-88mm-sat-t88-road-db-std.html
I don’t have a lot of experience with race wheels as these are the only ones I’ve owned. I was similar to you, couldn’t really find any negatives about them. My experience with them was great. I asked several questions up front and seemed to get quick responses from them. Order, shipping, delivery was all great. Only use them in races so don’t have a ton of miles on them but I’ve had no issues with mine up to this point. I would purchase from them again.
I researched Yoelos prior to purchase last year and also did not find anything negative posted about them. I purchased the SAT C60/88 Tubeless set. The set was $649 including the shipping. They were shipped about 3 days after ordered and arrived in 7-10 days as promised. I have probably ridden them somewhere around 1,000 miles or so. Zero issues. I would not hesitate to purchase from them again.
The wheels are fine, but they are just very over-priced. Match them up against new Zipps and they seem good value, but you can pick up a near new Zipp wheelset for a similar price. I just got some 2015 808s for $750 Aussie. Barely used. Plus you have the shipping issues, it took 3 weeks for my LightBicycle wheelset to arrive, the rear needed to be replaced straight away because of a warranty issue, they replaced it reluctantly, but I had to ship it back so they could inspect it, another 4 weeks, plus another 3 weeks waiting for a replacement. 3 months before I got the wheelset. Rode them for a year then sold the rear. The front somehow buckled, I don’t remember hitting anything that hard in the road. I didn’t get much for the rear as everyone was turned off by the fact it was Chinese, so these things depreciate like nobodies business and that’s if you can sell them. Chinese frames are almost unsellable 2nd hand.
The market in China will never take off unless they address the cost, shipping issues, complexity with warranties and reputation. I know with my Zipps I can sell them and still get a good price for them. You buy some Yoleos, they will be virtually unsellable.
I wouldn’t say no to buying Chinese, so still consider them, but I would check out the 2nd hand market first up.
Tks for the tip! Going to try to explore this front! Had bad experience why used goods ( car few years ago ) but it seems to be a good alternative!
Thomas Gerlach usually has a link for the latest smoking deal on Blog page. I got a set of HED Jet+ for 666$. My only regret is that I didn’t buy two sets at that price.
One thing you might consider is how wider tires perform. Most of the current crop of wheels were designed just prior to when 25 mm tires really became popular. Bike Radar tested about 10 different brands of wheels with a 25 mm tire and there were some real stinkers in the mix. For example. the Roval 64s were really bad compared to previous tests I have seen with a 22-23mm tire. Some wheels seem to be less sensitive to wider tires. For some reason HED wheel just seem to perform well in about every configuration I have seen.
I have to do more research about the 23mm - 25mm think. I had a 3 years triathlon hiatus ( knee surgery ) and when I has back people start to say 25mm are faster!
I have to do more research about the 23mm - 25mm think. I had a 3 years triathlon hiatus ( knee surgery ) and when I has back people start to say 25mm are faster!
The short catch-up is that wider tires have lower rolling resistance, and in many cases, the lower Crr trumps the aero losses compared to a narrower tire. Adding to that, most of the major wheel designs are optimizing for wider tires, which sometimes makes the wider tires more aero than narrower tires. I think Enves are the widest at at 29mm/27.5mm. HED is probably the most optimized all around with its 21mm interior width and overall high air volume. FLOs have been wide for a while, and Zipp finally caught up with their wider NSW wheels.
Buy wide wheels, and then select the tires that the wheel maker recommends as the fastest for their wheels. For FLOs, they like the Continental GP4K2 at 25mm, if they fit your frame. HED likes the Attack/Force at 23mm/25mm for their Jet Plus wheels. Lots of tests here prefer the even lower rolling resistance of the Vittoria Speed Corsa tires versus the Continentals.
Oh yeah, make sure your frame will fit a wider tire. For example, some folks have posted very tight tolerances with a P3 and a 25mm tire on a wide rim.
Many Tks, that is a very interesting point! I have a 2017 BMC TM02, so Im guessing they already figure it out when designing this bike! But for sure its worth further research!
At that price I would also look at Hunt Wheels https://www.huntbikewheels.com/collections/road-wheels/products/hunt-55carbon-wide-aero-road-wheelset-1549g-55deep-26wide-999 . Your paying slightly more, but get free shipping to the US and a good warranty behind the product. Plus, I think the rim design itself is better. I’m planning on ordering a set of the 50’s disc wheels as soon as my new bike is delivered (I just need to measure for tire fit). Haven’t heard on single negative review on Hunt Wheels.
I`m in the Market for some aero wheels to start my racing season. After some research at the well know names - Zipp, DT Swiss, Shimano, HED even Alto I came across a chinese Brand called Yoeleo.
After some further research, forums, youtube reviews I couldn’t find many bad information about it. I was always kind of against having Chinese products ( worked for a Chinese company for couple of years, kind of know the inside ) but everybody seen to like it and the set cost more or less the same as one Zipp.
Does anyone have any bad stories, concerns or anything about it??? I just had an annoying accident ( not equipment related ) last Saturday and I`m not in the mood to have another date w/ the lady asphalt.
I`m doing some freelance jobs for the last 6 months so according to my budget probably I don’t have to much options anyways!
They are solid, nice and stiff, I got similar set from them 3 years ago with 240 hubs, they still roll like new. People commenting about price are not realizing those wheels have DT Swiss hubs, much better then FLO…
I also have Hed Jet 6, disk and Ardens, Yoeleo are stiffer from HEDs, which might be good or bad depending on what you need, road racing great, comfort a bit less.
Looks like this is a very polemic topic! My biggest concern is if the product is good! Idealy it should be my racing wheels so I don’t want to spend tons of money for something that will be mostly on my garage getting dust for the hole winter!
If I don’t have to, I won`t. Just scared to spend $800 in a second handed garbage will!
Any more sites I can check besides My bike Shop for used wheels?
In Australia we use gumtree and there are quite a few triathlon Facebook buy/sell groups.
If you are buying race wheels, 90% chance they will have very low mileage even if 2 - 3 years old. There are some people that use their race wheels for training, obviously stay away from those. You can tell by general wear and tear. Wheels should be near new. My 2nd hand Zipp 900 disc looked brand new, had only been used twice and was $750, same with my zipp 808 wheelset. And you have the same bike as me, your bike needs quality wheels mate!
I ordered a set of SAT50/60 Carbon Clinchers from Yoeleo. I love them, they’re light, fast and seem to be quality overall. Just my .02 your mileage may vary.