DT Swiss

[Johnym]

I have the chance to upgrade my wheels to DT Swiss CSW RA 1.0 Race from Easton EA30 aero. Has anyone used or have an opinion on whether these are a decent set of wheels.

I use my bike to commute five days a week, 14 mile each way so I'm looking for a sturdy set rather than a racing set.

Any advice is appreciated.

 

[smokeysmoo]

I can't even find those DT wheels anywhere to buy. I've found a comment to a post on another forum HERE which says they aren't even in the DT catalogue, so I don't know what to make from that TBH.

However, the DT wheels are called blah blah blah RACE, but then you say you don't want a racing wheel set. I'd agree with the reply in the above thread that the DT's are probably a low end wheel set equivalent to £150 - £200 wheels, so roughly the same as the Easton's your using now. Not saying it's a bad wheel, but probably not ideal for the high miles you do either.

How about Mavic Open Pro rims with *insert hub of choice* here? You could get a custom wheel set built with these rims and Ultegra hubs for around £250. Or if you want a bit more bling you could go for Hope Pro3 hubs which come in a range of colours and would come in at around £285 - £300 for a pair. The latter is also available off the peg HERE & HERE

 

[Johnym]

Thanks for the help, I also found that previous thread but not much else. They can be seen on the cube website on the bike but nowhere else.

I may have to speak to the shop to see if I can pay the extra to upgrade as these wheels are being sent from cube under warranty

 

[Psyclist]

If you commute, just get training wheels.

 

[Johnym]

If you commute, just get training wheels.

Unfortunately my budget dosent stretch to buying another set of wheels but will look into training wheels in the future. I will just have to take what im offered.

Am I asking too much of a set of wheels to be able to do 30 miles per weekday or an average of about 200 miles per week? Pretty new to cycling so ignore me I it's a stupid question.

 

[Psyclist]

Unfortunately my budget dosent stretch to buying another set of wheels but will look into training wheels in the future. I will just have to take what im offered.

Am I asking too much of a set of wheels to be able to do 30 miles per weekday or an average of about 200 miles per week? Pretty new to cycling so ignore me I it's a stupid question.

Wheels should be able to handle it, but usually they should be checked for tension after a couple of hundred miles. Training wheels can handle quite a lot compared to proper racing wheels, miles wise.

 

[Psyclist]

Unfortunately my budget dosent stretch to buying another set of wheels but will look into training wheels in the future. I will just have to take what im offered.

Am I asking too much of a set of wheels to be able to do 30 miles per weekday or an average of about 200 miles per week? Pretty new to cycling so ignore me I it's a stupid question.

Wheels should be able to handle it, but usually they should be checked for tension after a couple of hundred miles. Training wheels can handle quite a lot compared to proper racing wheels, miles wise.

 

[Johnym]

Thanks, when I'm allowed to buy a new set of wheels by her indoors I'll look into training wheels, think they will be the best option for me.