Zipp 353 NSW info
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Zipp 353 NSW info
Just saw an online retailer advertise a pre-order for Zipp 353 NSW wheels. I searched around but couldn't find any info on this model, not even from the Zipp website. I have a set of 303 Firecrests on order now, but these intrigue me.
Anybody have a scoop on these? They look to be a little deeper that 303s and possibly hookless.
Anybody have a scoop on these? They look to be a little deeper that 303s and possibly hookless.
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Before the 454 NSW came out Zipp delivered a couple pair to the women's team I worked for at the AToC. Their road product manager told the girls that they were supposed to behave like a 303 in the wind but be more aerodynamic than a 404. The girls asked if they would be ok to use in the mountain stage and the PM confirmed yes, no problem. I mounted tires and when that stage came put them our top 2 GC riders bikes. That was the only time they were ridden in a road stage. They became crit wheels/TT fronts after that. The 2 riders reported that they felt if anything worse in cross winds than the 404 they had used previously. They did have the cool magnetic Axial Clutch freehub which is cool. I would think 300 series wheels w/ the same technology would probably be fine for pretty much anyone in most all conditions.
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Info out today on these.
45mm depth, 25mm internal width, 30mm external width. 1255g. Hookless rim, tubeless only, 28mm minimum tire width. Disc only.
$4000
45mm depth, 25mm internal width, 30mm external width. 1255g. Hookless rim, tubeless only, 28mm minimum tire width. Disc only.
$4000
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Before the 454 NSW came out Zipp delivered a couple pair to the women's team I worked for at the AToC. Their road product manager told the girls that they were supposed to behave like a 303 in the wind but be more aerodynamic than a 404. The girls asked if they would be ok to use in the mountain stage and the PM confirmed yes, no problem. I mounted tires and when that stage came put them our top 2 GC riders bikes. That was the only time they were ridden in a road stage. They became crit wheels/TT fronts after that. The 2 riders reported that they felt if anything worse in cross winds than the 404 they had used previously. They did have the cool magnetic Axial Clutch freehub which is cool. I would think 300 series wheels w/ the same technology would probably be fine for pretty much anyone in most all conditions.
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Just saw an online retailer advertise a pre-order for Zipp 353 NSW wheels. I searched around but couldn't find any info on this model, not even from the Zipp website. I have a set of 303 Firecrests on order now, but these intrigue me.
Anybody have a scoop on these? They look to be a little deeper that 303s and possibly hookless.
Anybody have a scoop on these? They look to be a little deeper that 303s and possibly hookless.
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It's a quasi-halo product - they're certainly not for everybody; a select few with deep pockets are paying a lot more for small gains in a couple of areas. I don't understand why the concept is still not understood.
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IMO ENVE is running into this problem right now. They haven't done much in the high end wheelset market since introducing the AR line in 2016.
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45mm aero optimized profile with 25mm internal width and 1255g on a tubeless disc wheelset is not exactly a run-of-the mill spec sheet.
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Probably little other than making your wallet lighter. Bontrager released several new RSL and Pro wheels last week. The RSL 51 is $2400 for the pair and weighs 1410g. The Pro 51 is 1590g and is $1300. Same cost as the previous wheels they replace. Also, identical aerodynamic profile. The difference is $1300 for 180g of weight. That's 6.35 oz.
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Probably little other than making your wallet lighter. Bontrager released several new RSL and Pro wheels last week. The RSL 51 is $2400 for the pair and weighs 1410g. The Pro 51 is 1590g and is $1300. Same cost as the previous wheels they replace. Also, identical aerodynamic profile. The difference is $1300 for 180g of weight. That's 6.35 oz.
Zipp also has plenty of options at lower costs than the 353NSW for those that think the line is somewhere well below this.