900aero

Looking for a new set of good alloy clinchers to put on an Italian frame with Campy gruppo for daily/weekly use. Would like to keep the wheels Campy as well but not sure whether to go Eurus or Zonda. I've had the Eurus before and love them for their toughness and general grooviness but Zondas are a little closer to my budget this time. Shamals would be great but the $$ are just not there. Are the Eurus worth the extra cash over the Zondas?

As an aside, the bike is a Pinarello which has the MOst Wildcat wheels as std. I know these are made by Campagnolo but which wheel in the Campy catalogue would they be closest too? Siroccos perhaps? Zondas even? The specs are somewhat similar.

Anyone ridden both who can offer advice? Experience? All helpful advice appreciated.
Thnx.

Campag4life

Never saw a bad review of Campy wheels and I have ridden them for years. Also consider Fulcrum which are pretty analogous to Campy branded wheels...I ride Fulcrum 5's for training. Fulcrum 3 is equivalent to Zonda...Scirrocco to Fulcrum 5's. I am not such a fan of 3 spoke grouping in back of the Zondas...but they work fine. Eurus are great wheels as well. Dollar versus model is a hard call. Personally I would go for the Fulcrum 3's or Zondas.
Have fun with your build.

RoadMike

Fulcrum wheels are built by Campagnolo if I recall correctly.

clausen

Lots of guy from our club use zondas for training/ racing and have never heard a complaint. Check out https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/pp/roa...d-Tri/campwhfr very good prices on wheels.

Campag4life

Yes they are. If you read their tech manual they say the Fulcrum 5's are even hand built.

calgary_jim

I love my eurus wheels. They look incredible and seem impervious to my weight.

garciawork

I thought the Eurus translated to the Racing 3? I had a set of Eurus that were sold to me as 2-way, but the seller was wrong so I returned them and bought racing 3's in 2-way fit, and then another set for my other bike. Required zero maintenance thusfar. My boss runs the Racing 0's, man those things roll forever... I LOVE the look of the rear Campy wheels though, if price were no object it would be Shamal's all the way.

Italia6

I've ridden Campy wheels for 20+ years and I've never met a Campy wheel I didn't like. Exceptionally well engineered and well built. The Zondas are bulletproof and fine for most riders' needs. The Eurus are lighter, and also stiffer if that is a requirement for you. (They are marginally too stiff for me.) The Shamal (or Fulcrum Racing Zero) are awesome. Unless you need medium profile (somewhat aero) wheels like those, you might check out the low-profile Neutron Ultras. They are bulletproof and lighter; bang for the buck they are my fav in the Campy lineup. Fulcrum is wholly owned by Campagnolo and headquartered nearby. Same quality. As you know, Campy designs its rims so your tire won't accidentally come off; this makes them harder to mount tires. Some new tires can be a pain but after they are on and stretched, its fine. Find a tire brand and model that works on the rims. One more thing. With proper maintenance, a Campy wheelset will last for decades. You could easily put 50,000+ miles on the wheels. When you consider how many years you'll be riding them, unless you're the kind of person who constantly changes wheelsets, I think it's worth a few extra bucks to buy a higher-end wheel.

900aero

Thanks guys, appreciate your comments. The longevity & stiffness has me leaning towards Eurus. Luckily my LBS stocks the range so I'm going to make the call when I get there next.
Grazie.

Campag4life

Nice review.

900aero

If anyone cares; I went for a 2nd hand set of Eurus from the LBS. Put them on a new 2012 Pinarello FPQ Quattro, Black on Black with Chorus gruppo. Very happy so far.

Ridelots24

I just had the same cost/performance decision with the 2 wheels in question. I have a set of ultra's on my Madone and trust in Campy, so w/o riding either, i picked the zonda for $525 new on ebay.
I just converted my Cyclo cross bike to Campy Chorus, i'm running 25 cc tires. So far they are smooth and are lots lighter than my bontrager race set. i ride road/gravel and some open fields with this setup, i only have a few hundred miles on wheels, but seem just fine, no adjustments or noises. i'm satisfied with the Zonda's and would buy again.

531Aussie

The main difference is that Zondas have steel spokes and Eurus aluminium