Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel Reviews

Review score: 8.9/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £819.99 (RRP: £819.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel worthy of a review score of 8.9 out of 10.

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Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless 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 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless 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 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless 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 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £819.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.4 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 £819.99.

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 186 cost more than Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel and 322 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, 39 were more expensive than Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel and 27 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 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel comes in below average.

39 products that meet this search were more expensive than Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel and 8 were cheaper.

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Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless 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 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.1 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 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel or another similar product, like Ritchey WCS Apex II 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset reviews or E Thirteen LG1 Race Decal Kit 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 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear Wheel reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless 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 8.9/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 26765010609
• Product ID 2: 802311UK
• Brand: Zipp
• Model number: ZPWH8530000
• RRP: £819.99
• EAN: 710845851209
• Description: Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Rear WheelEngineered to meet the demands of modern road bike adventures, this rear wheel features a hookless carbon rim construction, which allows it to deliver incredibly fast and smooth rolling performance. Zipp has equipped this model with tubeless tyre compatibility, so you can enjoy the benefits of superior stability and control as well as a lighter overall weight. Another highlight of this version is its disc brake compatibility, which means that you’ll benefit from powerful and consistent braking performance during the most unpredictable of road conditions.Zipp’s 303 Firecrest Tubeless Disc-brake rear wheel is designed for the real world‚Ķ a world of imperfect conditions, road surfaces, and elements where the bottom line is simple. Efficiency = speed. It’s faster, lighter, and more capable over varied terrain‚Äîwhether the surface is pavement in all its conditions or no pavement at all. Deeply rooted in Zipp’s drive to conquer the Spring Classics, the 303 Firecrest is remade with a purpose-made approach for the demands of modern road bikes. When it comes to going fast on a bicycle, efficiency means reduced: Wind resistance, rolling resistance, rider fatigue, weight. Designed using real-world direct measurements (vs. primarily wind tunnel or computer simulation). The results were huge. Its rim is slightly more bulbous in design than its predecessor, with a 30mm outside width, a 25mm internal width, and a 40mm rim depth. The profile provides low drag and an improved transition between rim and tyre, boosting aero efficiency on the road. The wide rim stance also features less tyre deflection for reduced rolling resistance. The combination of the wider tyre, increased tyre volume, and lower tyre pressure helps to reduce rider fatigue by smoothing out the ride over imperfect pavement and road conditions‚Äîthe tyre and wheel system absorbs the shaking, not the rider. At the centre of the 303 Firecrest Tubeless Disc brake rear wheel is a versatile and durable hubset, the German-engineered ZR1 DB. This hubset features 66 points of engagement for quicker response. The 303 Firecrest Tubeless Disc-brake rear wheel is for dedicated cyclists who aspire to the latest in technology. Its competitors‚Ķ in races, against peers, or simply conquering personal limits. This is about becoming faster and matching your motivation to the most advanced technology.Features: Rim Material: Hookless Carbon Tyre Compatibility: Tubeless tyres only Brake Compatibility: Disc (Center Lock) Rim Inside Width: 25mm Rim Profile: Symmetrical Rim Finish: UD fibre, adhesive decals Nipple Material: Aluminium Spoke Type: CX-Ray Spoke Count: 24 Spoke Pattern: 2 Cross Driver Body Type: Multiple options available to select Axle Type: TA 12×142 Bearings: Cartridge – Steel Driver Mechanism: 6 Pawls Leaf Spring Weight: 842g (approx)Technologies: Zipp graphics and cosmetic identity that scream speed Versatile endurance wheelset for the modern road bike with tubeless and hookless rim profile Lighter Weight than its predecessor, making it nimble and fast Tubeless Made Easy, optimised tyre bed sign allows for simple tool-free installation and removal with no need for an air compressor to seat the tyre Ultra-wide 25mm rim profile creates a better tyre interface to be fast on or off the road 40mm rim depth makes a light and aero wheel in every situation ZR1 DB hub is engineered in Germany with better seal design for improved durability and quicker response with 66 points of engagement Center locking rotor interface. Lockring is included with the wheels XDR or SRAM/Shimano driver bodies Campagnolo driver body sold separatelyBuy Zipp Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
• Size: Shimano/SRAM
• Unisex
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• Adult

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