seenoweevil

A couple of weeks ago, just after having the wheels of my Bianchi(32 sp lightweight rims on 105 hubs) trued for the second time in just a couple of hundred miles, I rode a 32 mile ride and the wheels were out of round and warped.
I've read many threads here about trouble with different wheels, but haven't had a problem in the past with my older bikes, and I thought that even at close to 260, the 32 spoke wheels would work fine.
Anyway, the next day Nashbar had a sale on the Vuelta Corsa HD wheelsets....and free shipping. After reading the reviews, I ordered them.
Are they heavy? Yes they are. Are they true like an arrow after riding all weekend? Yes they are. Can I tell a difference on hills? No I can't, I still pant and wheeze and look on the pavement for my lungs. Is Karl glad he ordered them and had a fantastic ride? Damn skippy.

Seve

I'd say you made a good choice, enjoy.

zjrog

Oh MAN! Do I know that feeling!!! Glad you like the wheels. Considering the same ones perhaps for my old roadie to swapout the 27" wheels for those...

Barrettscv 

Too funny!

seenoweevil

Only after the fact sir!

Mr. Beanz

How many miles does the first set have on them? They should be good enough for a 260 lb rider. Who trued them, did he retension them, and why won't they stay straight?

I had the same problem with a set of wheel back in 98. Shop wheel guy said I was too heavy for the Mavic CXP30 28 hole rims at 230 lbs (same profile as a DeepV). I believed it so the rims sat in the closet for 11 years. After a few more bad expeiences with LBS shop wheel guys, I started to question the knowledge and ability of the guys working on my wheels.

I learned to build my own with great success. So I went back to the rims, retensioned the front one myself. Then payed $15 for new spokes and rebuilt the rear, Now at 250 lbs, it has more than 8000 miles on it with zero problems. The LBS guys couldn't keep it straight for more than a week.

It may be worth it to spend $20-$30 to someone that knows what they are doing. Have them retension the wheels 'NOT JUST RETRUE THEM BUT RETENSION" which would save the wheelset.

The trick is to have new wheels retensioned after 300 miles for clydes. Many don't pay attention cause they think true means good. Not so, the tension needs to be correct or you will break spokes at about 2000 miles.


The LBS said these rims weren't any good. I gave them a little TLC and now they have over 8000 miles with zero problems.

Mr. Beanz

That's to funny! I know lots of clydes that break wheels but do absolutely no climbing. I suggest they give the Deep V a try. Common response is "no, they are too heavy, too slow and not good for climbing"............. One guy as far as to tell me that he got dropped cause his Ultegra hubs were too heavy and slow rollers............

zjrog

A guy I used to try to ride with (he kept coming up with reasons not to ride with me), was a weight weenie... Kept telling me what I needed and how much faster he was than me. Till the day I caught him, and dropped him. HARD... on my MTB. It wasn't even close to fair, that bike had road triples, with a 53t big ring, and knobbies. Oh how I wish to be that strong again! Others were chasing me and saw me demolish said weight weenie... He said something about he had his "heavy" wheels that day. And he never ever mentioned I needed something lightweight ever again. AND pointedly avoided riding any direction I was headed... This was like 18 years ago. But the point is the same. Oh, the rear wheel on my MTB had a high flange hub, 4 cross pattern and 15g spokes. NEVER ever broke a spoke on that wheel.

Then that bike was stolen... No, I don't think weight weenie stole it. Did I mention it would be nice to be that strong again?

seenoweevil

Sorry it took this long to answer Beanz, I missed this thread for a while! I think the guy and the lbs is good, but the wheels are unbranded, so no telling what they are, but they sure are light compared to the wheels on all my other bikes. I will take them to another bike shop and put them on my grandson's bike to see how his little skinny self does with them, then maybe try them again later. Finally losing a few pounds, so we'll see.

john_steed_uk

I just recently bought a set of the Vuelta HD wheels from Nashbar. Came within a week.

Attached an eight-speed SRAM cassette also from Nashbar. Put them on my (slightly) old
Specialized Sirrus.

They look great and they are very fast. I did not think that they were heavy at all. In fact,
I was impressed as to how light they were when I pulled them out of the box. I like them alot
and highly recommend them.

socalrider

I recommend these wheels all the time, they look solid and have decent reviews.. Good bang for the buck.. If you are 200+ you should worry more about rock solid performing components than shaving a few grams of weight off your bike..

I get grief from my friends for riding Veloce cassettes, instead of Record. I use them because they are easier to clean and I can buy 5 of them for the price of 1 Campy Record Cassette.

hammond9705

Not to be mean, but recommendations from clydes with new wheels don't mean a lot. Come back when you have a few thousand miles on them and let us know how they are doing. I've been getting about 5k miles on rear open pros and over 10k on front wheels. The most important thing is to get them hand built by someone who knows what they are doing.

john_steed_uk

If we waited for every bike product to have 10K+ miles on it, we
would never buy anything.

With this product, I thought that a certain amount of quality was implied.

These wheels are manufactured and sold by reputable companies. They are
considered to be heavy duty wheels that can handle up to 300 pounds. I
posted this to inform other readers of this forum about this product that
would prove useful to many. I only found these wheels on Nashbar after
hours of searching. I was hoping to save fellow readers these hours of searching.

I was just trying to help out other riders like myself who desire a strong
wheelset at a reasonable price.

I will though post again after I have a few thousand miles on them.
I have no doubt that I will be posting only positive things about these wheels.

Handbuilt wheels may not be a necessity for everyone.

FR4NCH1SE

But Handbuilt wheels are almost a necessity for every clyde. Since we are in a Clyde section of the forums.

volosong

How did you learn to true and re-tension? Self taught ... or read a book about the subject? Do you use that Park Tool truing stand?

seenoweevil

Right at a thousand miles on the wheels now, and I am still in love with them, by the way. Still arrow true, and I'm not looking so hard for the lungs on the hills lately!

jdefran

Just curious how these wheels are doing for you? I am about to build up my commuter with some upgraded components and will be replacing the wheels. Even if you don't have 10K on them, I will take your word for it

What width tire are you running? I'm looking to use a 23 on them. Also, did Nashbar provide skewers or rim tape?

seenoweevil

They are still great, and they came with skewers and rim tape, though I put cloth tape in them instead. The provided rim tape just didn't weigh enough! Seriously, I love them and am tickled I bought them still, even though they can't be worth anything since they are not handmade. I have 23's on them by the way.

john_steed_uk

Wow, has it been 5 years (and thousands of miles) already?

So, I still have these wheels, they still perform extremely well, and I am still very happy with them.

Any heavy/heavier rider will truly benefit from them. Highly recommend.

ColaJacket

At least this is a good resurrection of a thread, as a follow-up review to your first one.

GH

Darth Lefty 

I have a set of these. They are quite heavy. They're the only wheels I've ever had on any bike that made me notice how stiff they are. I have full confidence in them, but if there's any pleasure to be found in the ride quality of wheels, you won't find it here. I had a QR bend on one of them, right near the nut end, when the wheel was out of the bike. I never figured out what caused it. That's not encouraging for the quality of the small hardware, but stuff like this is usually designed to be good where it really counts to find the minimum point between price and warranty claims.

threeve

I just bought a set of these wheels from Nashbar and put them on my bike today (after learning about cassette lock rings and making a quick trip to the local shop for an FR-5). They don't seem appreciably heavier than the old wheels and feel sturdy so far. I look forward to seeing how well they hold up but I have high hopes based on the reviews here.

HauntedMyst

Picked up a set about 6 months ago and they are a great set of wheels for the price.

DennyV

I'm on my second set of these. I semi retired the first set with almost 10k miles on them, replacing them when I got a killer deal on a second set. The first set is now set up for backups when I do ultra races. I haul them around, but have never had to use them. For Big guys, I highly recommend them. BTW the second set recently purchased has Silky Smooth bearings, right out of the box. The first set took a couple hundred miles to get that way. Also I have never had to retension or retrue either set..

8figgas

Just rcv'd my set in the mail today, hope to mount tomorrow. Being 275lbs I was always nervous of my stock wheels(2012 CAAD 8) trying to dodge every road bump I saw. Now its time to really ride, no excuses.