Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 Review

Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 Reviews

Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £594.49 – Save 36% (RRP: £925)

Take a look now to discover what makes Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.

Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 Review


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Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 features

Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 specs

Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Wheel Size: 700c

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 850

Spec 3

Speed: 9/10/11 Speed

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 131

Feature 1

The Zipp 303 Firecrest disc brake wheel is durable, lightweight and stiff, whilst also providing the consistent and powerful performance of disc braking

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Disc brake (6-bolt) specific for superior braking in all weathers

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Light, aero design

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 4

45mm deep for class leading aerodynamics

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

Zipp 77D disc specific hub on a carbon clincher rim

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Firecrest Rim Technology provides world class handling and stability

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Aero performance, sprinting stiffness, stable in the crosswinds and lightweight

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Engineered for the Classics yet, ready for anything

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Thru-axle compatible

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 10

Rim material: carbon

Other Wheels found with this feature: 43

Feature 11

Rim type: clincher

Other Wheels found with this feature: 85

Feature 12

Rim depth: 45mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 11

Feature 13

Rim width: 28.5mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 14

Hub (disc specific – 6-bolt): Zipp 77D

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 15

Spoke count: 24

Other Wheels found with this feature: 19

Feature 16

Spokes: CX-Ray, black

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 17

Bearings: cartridge, stainless steel

Other Wheels found with this feature: 4

Feature 18

Max rider weight: 250Ibs

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Price

£594.49

Number of Reviews

1

Review Score

5 / 5

Average score in category: 4.3/5

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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 Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 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.


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 Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019.

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 Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £594.49 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 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 below average at £594.49.

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 243 cost more than Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 and 265 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, 45 were more expensive than Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 and 21 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 Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 comes in below average.

45 products that meet this search were more expensive than Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 and 2 were cheaper.


Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 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 Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.5 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 Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019 or another similar product, like Selle Italia SMOOTAPE Controllo Bar Tape reviews or SRAM X1 Type 2.1 11sp Rear Derailleur 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.


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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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front Wheel 2019. 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 9.1/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 26653361137
  • Product ID 2: 608729UK
  • Brand: Zipp
  • Model number: 00.1918.331.001
  • RRP: £925
  • EAN: 710845795244
  • Description: Zipp 303 Firecrest Clincher DB Front WheelTake out any terrain with confidence with the 303 Firecrest V1 Carbon Clincher DB Front Wheel from Zipp. Their carbon design is enormously durable and reliable, while Firecrest technology within the rims adds greater aero performance and sprinting stiffness in the face of intense crosswinds. Zipp’s wheels are also surprisingly lightweight, which means they’re enormously responsive and precise in their handling, fast in their acceleration and ideal for handling trickier downhill sections.Quick-release skewers mean more leverage for opening and closing, a wide brake track delivers improved braking performance and the clincher tyre keeps a stable shape without reducing rolling resistance. This is your chance to truly become one with the trail thanks to Zipp.Features:The Zipp 303 Firecrest disc brake wheel is durable, lightweight and stiff, whilst also providing the consistent and powerful performance of disc brakingDisc brake (6-bolt) specific for superior braking in all weathersLight, aero design45mm deep for class leading aerodynamicsZipp 77D disc specific hub on a carbon clincher rimFirecrest Rim Technology provides world class handling and stabilityAero performance, sprinting stiffness, stable in the crosswinds and lightweightEngineered for the Classics yet, ready for anythingThru-axle compatibleRim material: carbonRim type: clincherRim depth: 45mmRim width: 28.5mmHub (disc specific – 6-bolt): Zipp 77DSpoke count: 24Spokes: CX-Ray, blackBearings: cartridge, stainless steelMax rider weight: 250IbsMax tyre pressure: 125psiBuy Zipp Wheels from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 36%
  • Size: 700c
  • Unisex
  • 330.51
  • Adult

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As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Wheels. 509 in fact.

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