Anyone running Bracciano A42

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Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby flashpixx » Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:56 pm

Interested in opinions and perhaps have a look in the alloy.
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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby Z350 » Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:41 am

I've done about 2000km on my set.
They are still as true as the day they came out the box and roll for days.
I'm 6'5" and 100kgs and run them on my tarmac doing approximately 200km a week.
I am by no means a wheel aficionado but i have owned decent sets of bontrager, DT Swiss , Fulcrum and mavic wheels.
The ProLite A42's and fulcrums are my favorite.
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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby r2160 » Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:48 am

I have the bracciano 28's I think.

Bomb proof. Done lots of kms and been flawless.

Buy them with confidence.

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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby oxonabike » Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:20 pm

Over 3500 km on mine. Still perfect despite FNQs rough roads, tram crossings and abundant pot holes. In a bunch perhaps they roll too well, often find I'm catch up to others who are pedaling while I'm coasting.

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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby trailgumby » Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:34 pm

I have the A27s. Very happy with them, about 6,000km down. Now a very slight buckle in the rear <1mm after smacking a pothole hard last week, will true when I get my truing stand.

The front also has a slight wobble after running up the back of another cyclist who stopped unexpectedly, and not quite knocking him off his bike. :oops: Mostly trued out. Needs the truing stand to get the last little bit. Would still be perfect otherwise.

Tough and fast. And very light for the money. Would buy again.
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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby flashpixx » Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:53 am

Thanks all for your replies... all very positive. :D

Anyone in Perth running A42 that I can have a gander at?
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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby Gunlock » Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:41 am

flashpixx wrote:Thanks all for your replies... all very positive. :D

Anyone in Perth running A42 that I can have a gander at?
Ditto for anyone in Melbourne.

(Apologies for the hi-jack Flash)
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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby Mulger bill » Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:22 pm

I had a set of the Gavia 42s, same rim with the Bolzano hubs. Would recommend.
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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby Teslik » Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:46 pm

I started looking at the Bracciano's after reading this thread.
Don't know too much about wheels, so can anyone tell me the performance difference between getting these wheels and say a carbon Zipp 60 which is the same weight and almost same rim profile? $1000 difference....
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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby CXCommuter » Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:12 pm

Teslik wrote:I started looking at the Bracciano's after reading this thread.
Don't know too much about wheels, so can anyone tell me the performance difference between getting these wheels and say a carbon Zipp 60 which is the same weight and almost same rim profile? $1000 difference....
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Re: Anyone running Bracciano A42

Postby Teslik » Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:37 pm

yep, thought so ;)
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