the new ones come out about 40 quid more but the used dura ace ones have about 2500 miles on them, i understand the rims are the same just eh hubs that are different
Unless the DAs have been used throughout the winter they should be in good condition still and only just broken in. I'd get the DA's
if me I'd go new. I have rs80's - great wheelset
As it happens, I bought a set of RS80's yesterday. They were new and under £400 you can't argue with that.
Incidentally Ive had C24 and C50's in the past. You can't go wrong with either but if you have an option to buy new then always go for that IMO.
I've snapped spokes in dura ace c24, so have at least 3 other people I know, they're a fantastic wheel but I lost faith in them and sold them on
I've had rs80 c50 and rs81 c35, great wheels no problem at all
C24's are great. I sold mine to fund a set of chinese wheelset.
Both brilliant. I've just bought my dad some RS80s from Merlin; £350 including Ultegra cassette. Dunno if the offer is still on.
Worth bearing in mind though that rim replacement is prohibitively expensive on both, so unless the second hand set look in perfect nick I'd do for the new ones. 2500 miles isn't too much, but it does depend how hilly the area is and whether they have been used in crap weather. You could wear out a lot of rim in 2500 miles if you tried.
planet-x were doing them for under £300
Just me being tight but, if I was spending £400 on a wheelset then I'd
a) want it to last
b) want it sufficiently futurproof to make point a worthwhile
10 speed hubs with expensive rims? I'm not planning on upgrading to 11s, but I crashed a few weeks ago and messed up the cosmetics of my old DA sti's, but if it had been terminal then £600 for a 6900 groupset would have been paletable and anice upgrade Vs a new set of sti's alone. £600 + £400 for wheels though.
I've had/got both, I'd take C24 Dura over RS80. The hubs are much better on the Dura's, as is the free hub body. The only caveat being if there looks to be any damage on the Dura Rims, in which case avoid.
I've not snapped any spokes on mine in 3 years and they've been up many a col in France with my 82kg aboard.
Unless saved for race-day usage or purely on only the finest of weather days, I'd not bother with either - they're basically disposable.
I rode the Lakeland Monster Cross on a set of RS80's and they survived some hard knocks with absolutely no damage - highly recommended and a bargain at Merlin, etc 😀
RS80s +1 (and a few more)