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Shimano RS80's OR Fulcrum Racing 3's?
Ready to upgrade my wheels from Shimano RS10's and am looking RS80's or Fulcrum Racing 3's. Opinions please as to the pro's and cons of both. As a relative newby to cycling and help would be appreciated.
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Yep happy with my RS80's - I'm 65kg. Only gripe the spokes (sapim) became slightly rusty which surprised me, but this easily came off.
had on my bike for 15months and im 88kgs and no problems bit ride in the wet rear wheel will wear out quick
I don't have a great deal of wheel experiance but I've been running RS80's well over a year now and they are been ace. i'm about 80kg with awesome quad power
and I havent seen any flex when climbing of sprinting.
they are also pretty tough, I hit a pot hole the other day that was so deep it had miners are the bottom of it....made a hell of a noise but it still straight and true.
RS80s are lighter and Fulcrum Racing 3s are stiffer, so if you're a skinny type going to do plenty of climbing i'd go for the former, and the latter if you're a big lad that likes to hoik your bike about. that being said, i've ridden RS80s for the past year with no problems, and i'm no lightweight
That must be why I like the Fulcrums so much.
Not that I'm huge (84-85kg) but I have a history of doing spokes on a regular basis, and had no problems with Fulcrums. Racing 7 and Racing 3.
The latest version of the Racing 3 comes in a 2-way fit so you can use Tubeless tires. Do it. The ride is so much better than clinchers with tubes.