Introducing the Zipp 454 NSW carbon clincher

[Mongoose!]

Must be about 60-70 K for those puppies

one thing for sure, it will not be from CRC.... but only from CCS

Edited November 5, 2016 by Mongoose!

[Furbz]

gonna take a while to warm up to that design. #onlyamothercouldlovethatface

[CrankShaft]

Those are the ugliest wheels I have ever seen on a bike! For all of 2 watts saving? I rather have the normal fc or enves and shave my legs!

[Underachiever]

Do you know that for example velcro is based on bio mimicry? Is that not a very usefull invention? Why not bring this form of invention to cycling?

 

Please get educated on the matter before you make stupid comments.

It's still marketing I'm afraid

[Fisan]

SawTooth; HyperFoil; ImPress; HexFin ABLC dimples ; AeroBalance; Cognition Axial Clutch

[banna]

This is the perfect wheel for the #SaturdaymorningcoffeeshopridehaveyouseenmyR200kroadbikecrowd....

[Catatonic_Joe]

"Making use of our NSW-exclusive Cognition hubset, 454 NSW rolls efficiently whether you are pedalling or coasting."

 

I think this feature came standard on my 2014 Giant Anthem, because I definitely feel my wheels roll efficiently whether I'm pedalling or coasting. Zipp stealing technology from Giant?...

[Headshot]

"Making use of our NSW-exclusive Cognition hubset, 454 NSW rolls efficiently whether you are pedalling or coasting."

 

I think this feature came standard on my 2014 Giant Anthem, because I definitely feel my wheels roll efficiently whether I'm pedalling or coasting. Zipp stealing technology from Giant?...

Its ludicrous cr@p isn't it. Wonder who writes it for them...

[Underachiever]

Its ludicrous cr@p isn't it. Wonder who writes it for them...

Who writes it? MARKETERS!!! Wonderful people!!

[Rocket-Boy]

Only time will tell if we'll be looking back at these saying "what were we thinking?" 

Exactly what I was thinking. Will it be another case like the hundreds before it where it was claimed to be the best thing to happen to a design only for it to be ditched completely. The mountain bike industry in particular had a ton of those over time. Anyone remember the Tioga MTB disk wheels?

['Dale]

I had a few more sleeps since the release of this new hoop

Tried to give it a more consideration

 

It ain't pretty

Not for me ????

Won't get used to it

Edited November 9, 2016 by 'Dale

[Louisf1]

R65 000... will I really be that much faster ?

I do not think so.

[Spinnekop]

I had a few more sleeps since the release of this new hoop

Tried to give it a more consideration

 

It ain't pretty

Not for me ????

Won't get used to it

I am a HUGE Zipp fan.  But I have to agree......not my thing....I'll be slower on my conventional wheels but I'll look faster. 

 

 

[Jurgens Smit]

Its pretty interesting to see that whenever a new product has been released every hubber suddenly has an advanced engineering / aerodynamics degree  

 

I think they look cool and based on the videos explaining how they work it makes sense.

 

But 65K for a set of wheels is a k@kload of money.