Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel Reviews

Review score: 9.7/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £999.99 – Save 46% (RRP: £1865)

Take a look now to discover what makes Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel worthy of a review score of 9.7 out of 10.

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Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Wheels. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Wheels. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Wheels. Brands like Zipp are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Wheels category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Wheels.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £999.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.7 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Wheels

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Wheels.

We found 509 in the Wheels category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £731.16, making it above average at £999.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Wheels. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £3489.49, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £5.99.

With 509 products available we worked out that 138 cost more than Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel and 365 were cheaper.

Cost of Zipp products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 67 products from Zipp, of which 48 were in the Wheels category.

For now though we’re looking at Zipp branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £1201.11 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Zipp product we found was £12.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £3489.49.

Of the 67 from Zipp, 37 were more expensive than Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel and 29 were cheaper.

How much are Zipp Wheels?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Zipp products that are listed in the Wheels category.

The average price of the 48 products that match this search was £1624.02, with the cheapest coming in at £469.99 and highest price was £3489.49. With the average being £1624.02, Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel comes in below average.

37 products that meet this search were more expensive than Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel and 10 were cheaper.

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Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Wheels category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel or another similar product, like Mavic Ksyrium Pro Disc Road Wheelset reviews or Mavic Ksyrium Pro Road Wheelset reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Wheels.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Wheels. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Zipp, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear Wheel. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.7/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25308827353
• Product ID 2: 608994UK
• Brand: Zipp
• Model number: 00.1918.351.000
• RRP: £1865
• EAN: 710845806537
• Description: Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc Brake Rear WheelThe Zipp 454 NSW Clincher Disc ¬†Brake Rear Wheel offers cyclists the greatest aerodynamic balance, cross-wind ¬†stability and the immense stopping power of disc brakes. This wheel also ¬†features the new Zipp Cognition hub, which provides the greatest levels of ¬†rolling efficiency as the driver disengages when not pedalling, then uses ¬†magnets to pull it back into engagement when the slightest pedal rotation is ¬†made.Speed, Control and ConsistencyZipp engineers studied what made things move fast in nature, what caused their efficiency to be so successful and how nature solved similar problems such as speed, control, and consistency. Zipp took inspiration from the humpback whales fast and smooth movements thanks to the special features on the leading edge of its pectoral fins and the unique micro-texture of a shark’s skin surface, which gives it the ability to glide effortlessly through the water and experience minimal drag. These features are the key to the success of the 454 NSW wheels, only Zipp has fine-tuned the rim surface to provide this same exceptional level of efficiency as an aerodynamic property opposed to natures effectiveness underwater.Features: ¬†Hub Model:¬†Cognition Disc Rear ¬†Hub Width (O.L.D.): 135/142mm ¬†Brake Standard:¬†Disc Brake specific ¬†Rim:¬†Clincher ¬†Rim Internal Width: 17mm ¬†Rim Depth:¬†53/58mm ¬†Spokes:¬†Sapim CX-Ray J-Bend ¬†Spoke Hole Count:¬†24 Hole ¬†Spoke Pattern:¬†2-cross ¬†Spoke Length Drive Side:¬†248mm ¬†Spoke Length Non-Drive Side:¬†254mm ¬†Max Tyre Pressure:¬†125psi / 8.62bars ¬†Dimpled Surface:¬†ABLC HexFin ¬†Nipples:¬†Sapim Secure-Lock ¬†Thru Axle Compatible: Yes Axle:¬†QR & 12 x 142mm ¬†Weight:¬†850gFeatures: Cognition: The ultimate in Zipp hub technology. Every time a conventional hub set starts to coast, friction within the freehub ratchet mechanism works like a drum brake to slow the rider down. The drag between hub shell and driver body during coasting is considered as efficiency loss, especially for road wheels. High drag also can significantly contribute to chain-dropping issues. The drag torque drives the cassette clockwise so the chain gets loose on the load side. The solution? The rear Cognition hub with AxialClutch technology reduces drag by disengaging the ratchet mechanism when coasting. It then uses magnets to re-engage once the rider starts pedalling. SawTooth: The name given to the Zipp NSW variable depth 53/58mm rim profile. This design is the result of rigorous wind tunnel and real-world testing. The rim shape takes natures elegant design solutions and combines their precise engineering finesse to deliver a wheel that performs like nothing else before. Hexfin Aerodynamic Boundary Layer Control (ABLC): The Sawtooth dimple design consists of 12 nodes that are specifically clocked to start aerodynamic shearing at a rate of 50hz at a rider speed of 20mph. Sawtooth accomplishes this by inducing small sheet vortices that shed at a low magnitude, but at a higher natural frequency, thus decreasing the laminar bubble effect on the aerodynamically shielded side of the rim’s profile to further reduce high yaw drag and improve crosswind stability. Hyperfoil: This technological design refers to the individual nodes that are part of the Sawtooth rim design. Each of these structures feature the Hexfin ABLC dimples that stabilises handling in gusting and strong wind conditions by increasing wind vortex shedding. The dimples create a secondary vortex around the outer rim surface, which in turn heightens the wheel control and saves rider energy from being wasted.Buy Zipp Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
• Savings percentage from RRP: 46%
• Size: QR & 12 x 142mm Axle
• Unisex
• 865.01
• Adult

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