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DealCatcher 2016_07_19.pngGreat cycling deals on wheels and tyres in the Chain Reaction Cycles Takeover
If you head over to our in-depth buyer's guides to wheels and tyres which we link to below you'll quickly get the clear impression that upgrading your wheels and tyres are arguably the most efficient way of improving your ride.
So, in that vein, the DealCatcher's been in touch with Chain Reaction Cycles, and together they've put together a list of bargain wheels and tyres that'll make an enormous difference to your riding experience.
A pretty wide selection of brands and price points follow, so no matter what riding you're planning on doing this summer, you'll now be able to do it better, faster, and more comfortably - thanks to the DealCatcher.
40% off DT Swiss's R23 Spline Road Wheelset
WAS £349.99 | NOW £209.99
DT Swiss's tubeless ready clincher wheelset, the RR23 Splines, is a fantastically comfortable and quick set of wheels that'll work with wider tyres too - if you're that way inclined.
They weigh in at 1.6kg for the pair, and feature some interesting technological features that'll give you a boost performance-wise.
The centre section of each double-butted spoke has been bladed to improve the wheel's overall aerodynamic performance. Each spoke has also been straightpulled, which mean's there's no excess weight from a bend in the spoke head while also creating a stiffer more responsive wheel.
40% off DT Swiss's R24 Spline Road Wheelset
WAS £209.99 | NOW £125.99
DT Swiss's cheaper Spline wheelset, the R24s, feature much of the same technological performance features as their more expensive brothers, but instead of targetting performance, these wheels are heavier and better suited to training or cyclocrossing.
The 1.725kg weight is hardly anything to gauk at though. Just ask our man Stu Kerton who reviewed them.
They rolled away with a road.cc 8/10.
- Read more: road.cc's DT Swiss R24 Spline Wheelset review
50% off Easton's EC90 Aero 55 Road Clincher Wheelset
WAS £2299.99 | NOW £1149.99
We've not reviewed these Eastons, the priciest of today's sale items, but we did cover their launch.
In that coverage we noted that Easton claim the EC90s are the fastest in their category, and with savings of over £1000, they're quite the bargain right now.
The pair weigh in at 1.58kg and feature a 55mm deep aero rim.
- Read more: road.cc's Easton EC90 Aero 55 launch coverage
55% off Techlite's Road Carbon Tubular Wheelset
WAS £999.99 | NOW £449.99
Our final pair of wheels for the day come from Techlite.
These fantastically light 1.34kg wheels feature a 10mm deep carbon rim and are compatible with tubular tyres of a recommended 700C x 23C size.
They've also received the biggest discount of the day.
What are you waiting for?
38% off Schwalbe's One Road Tyre V-Guard
WAS £44.99 | NOW £27.99
Onto the tyres.
We love the Schwalbe Ones, as you may already be aware.
They've featured in a few DealCatchers over the last couple of years, plus they've had the road.cc review treatment from our very own tech editor Dave Arthur.
Mr Arthur called the Ones "very fast, supple and durable" also noting their "great puncture protection.
They rolled out of road.cc towers with a 9/10. At this price they'd have probably got an 11.
- Read more: road.cc's Schwalbe One review
39% off Continental's Sport Contact II City Road Bike Tyre
WAS £27.95 | NOW £16.99
If you're running a thick-wheeled city bike but you want a performance boost, you've come to the right place.
The Continental Sport Contact II City Road Bike Tyre is Continental's offering to the non-performance oriented cyclists who are after a performance boost.
They say these tyres will "turn any bike into a racer."
While we're not sure about the legitimacy of that claim, we are sure that the specs support the claim that these wider tyres - they come in 28 and 32mm forms - are light and certainly seem to be performance oriented.
At £17, they're well worth a look!
45% off Rubino's Pro Road Bike Tyre
WAS £27.99 | NOW £15.49
We know you liked these Vittoria Rubino Tyres.
How, you ask? Well, you told us.
Back in July 2015, you lot put these puncture resistant tyres in your top five road tyres - as part of our People's Choice award for tyres.
In the awards piece we called them "Reliable all-rounders at a sensible price. Probably the best tyres you can get for under £20 each."
You can read more by following the link below:
- Read more: road.cc's People's Choice award: Tyres
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Shame this posts comment thread lacks the good natured banter style of the usual CC threads..
However this has allowed me to add my current gripe.. why can I not find a decent dyno hubbed disk front wheel, at a price I can afford...Currently it'd be cheaper to buy the relevant components and pay for a wheel builder's course..
They do good code deals with Ribble sometimes though. Those genuinely are really worth grabbing.
Buyer beware ! Think you are getting a deal when you're not.
This looks like a typical case of quoting over-inflated pre-sale prices to make the sale price look good when its actually just the same price as you have always been able to buy that item at other outlets. I mean, Rubino pro at £27 ? whoever but an idiot ever bought them at that price? £15-£17 has been the norm.
Shape up Road CC, dont just rehash the retailer's sales pitch like its your own piece of work, you are doing a great disservice to your readers who will lose all faith in your product reviews.
This is basically every deal catcher!
Buy these great products from this store today at a price that everyone but said store has been selling at all year!
The dt wheels have been that price with several online retailers for 6 months at least.
Those techlite wheels have been that price in CRC for over a year, they can't get rid of them.
and yet the article says
They've also received the biggest discount of the day.
What are you waiting for?
What do you care? They're still good deals regardless if they've been available for a day, a week, a month, a year. If some people spot them on here and save a few quid from buying through other outlets, how's that a bad thing exactly?
Buyer beware? Buyer beware, you could have ended up paying more for these elsewhere, how about that?
They shouldn't be advertised at Was and now however, RRP and retail price would be more appropriate.
They're not good deals they are just normal prices, better deals can be had elsewhere.
Why do I care? I care every time someone tries to pull the wool over the customer's eyes. I value honesty and you wouldnt expect me to apologise for that.
baulk, shirley.
Yep. And that.
Gawk at. Not Gauk.
No code to get the Easton 55's for 20 quid?
road.cc you disappoint.