Shimano RS80's OR Fulcrum Racing 3's?

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by bingham2259 on September 8, 2010 - 15:33

Ready to upgrade my wheels from Shimano RS10's and am looking RS80's or Fulcrum Racing 3's. Opinions please as to the pro's and cons of both. As a relative newby to cycling and help would be appreciated.

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RS80s are lighter and Fulcrum Racing 3s are stiffer, so if you're a skinny type going to do plenty of climbing i'd go for the former, and the latter if you're a big lad that likes to hoik your bike about. that being said, i've ridden RS80s for the past year with no problems, and i'm no lightweight

posted by dave_atkinson [4767 posts] 8th September 2010 - 17:01

dave_atkinson wrote:

RS80s are lighter and Fulcrum Racing 3s are stiffer, so if you're a skinny type going to do plenty of climbing i'd go for the former, and the latter if you're a big lad that likes to hoik your bike about. that being said, i've ridden RS80s for the past year with no problems, and i'm no lightweight

That must be why I like the Fulcrums so much.

Not that I'm huge (84-85kg) but I have a history of doing spokes on a regular basis, and had no problems with Fulcrums. Racing 7 and Racing 3.

The latest version of the Racing 3 comes in a 2-way fit so you can use Tubeless tires. Do it. The ride is so much better than clinchers with tubes.

Is it about a bicycle ?

posted by abudhabiChris [316 posts] 9th September 2010 - 10:09

I don't have a great deal of wheel experiance but I've been running RS80's well over a year now and they are been ace. i'm about 80kg with awesome quad power and I havent seen any flex when climbing of sprinting.
they are also pretty tough, I hit a pot hole the other day that was so deep it had miners are the bottom of it....made a hell of a noise but it still straight and true.