Fulcrum Racing 5 Cyclocross Wheelset 2014 - any views?

[Jon George]

Chain Reaction are doing a deal on these, and I'm interested because my #2 bike (my current winter bike) is a Norcross Blue which have my Orbrea wheelset from my #1 bike (updated with Fulcrum Quattro Roads) which my LBS suggest are equivalent to Shimano r501s. I have the money - go for it?

 

[User6179]

Looks like they are still quite expensive , you can usually pick them up for £160 in a sale.

 

[vickster]

£200 for the 2013 (and some quidco cashback)

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-wheels/fulcrum-2013-racing-5-cx-wheelset/10782852.html

 

[User6179]

£190 for F5s at Merlin cycles , same as the CX version apart from the bearings I think.

 

[vickster]

I paid £160 for mine last year from CRC (if not less)...still in the box waiting for the bike to be built

 

[User6179]

£158 at Ribble , enter sale12 code

 

[User6179]

[QUOTE 2884854, member: 259"]Have you got a link for that - is that the CX ones? Thanks.[/quote]

Just standard ones but I think the only difference is the bearings and decals .
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/showPart.asp?part=FULCWHFR285&bike=

 

[User6179]

[QUOTE 2884866, member: 259"]Thanks Eddy. I think the CX ones are also supposed to have double hub sealing, whatever that means. I paid a bit extra for that as they're on the commuting bike, which does a few thousand miles a year on s***e roads and I'm a sucker for "stuff".[/quote]

The difference between the double sealed bearings and single is probably about a penny to the manufacturer , you can pop in doubled sealed bearings once the single sealed ones need replacing at about £5 a wheel if you do it yourself

 

[Jon George]

£158 at Ribble , enter sale12 code

Cheers! Ordered (after a slight panic I'd inadvertently ordered about five sets because I didn't understand the process ) and await to see how good the up-grade will be. Thanks again for the link.

 

[VamP]

I don't think the difference between Fulcrum 5 and Quattro will be noticeable in any way. IMO.

 

[uclown2002]

I don't think the difference between Fulcrum 5 and Quattro will be noticeable in any way. IMO.

I read it that he is upgrading No 2 bike; the quattros are on his No 1 bike.

 

[VamP]

Ah my bad.

 

[Jon George]

#2 bike now shod in Fulcrum 5s - quite a difference over the hand-me-down Orbea wheelset from my #1 bike. (The apparently off-centre valve hole on the rear threw me for a while - until I checked out a thread on CCF and relaxed.)

 

[Cyclist33]

Or you could have just read the product description about asymmetric rim.

 

[Jon George]

Or you could have just read the product description about asymmetric rim.

That degree of assimilation of information was beyond me: made the purchase after several beers and rum-and-coke chasers - I'm just glad I didn't accidently order five of the buggers as I originally feared!