Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset Reviews

Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £899.99 (RRP: £899.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.

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Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset 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 Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset 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 Prime 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 Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset.

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 Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £899.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.5 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 £899.99.

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 171 cost more than Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset and 333 were cheaper.

Cost of Prime products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 142 products from Prime, of which 38 were in the Wheels category.

For now though we’re looking at Prime branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £182.34 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Prime product we found was £3.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £999.99.

Of the 142 from Prime, 2 were more expensive than Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset and 136 were cheaper.

How much are Prime Wheels?

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

The average price of the 38 products that match this search was £535.12, with the cheapest coming in at £89.99 and highest price was £999.99. With the average being £535.12, Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset comes in above average.

2 products that meet this search were more expensive than Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset and 32 were cheaper.

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Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset 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 Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.2 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 Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset or another similar product, like Prime BlackEdition 28 Carbon Tubular Wheelset reviews or Prime BlackEdition 50 Carbon Disc 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 Prime, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset. 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 8.8/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 26737111603
• Product ID 2: 742368UK
• Brand: Prime
• Model number: PBE38PBCTB
• RRP: £899.99
• EAN: 5056305528188
• Description: Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset The BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset is the ideal set of wheels for fast-rolling amateurs or professionals and are tested and raced by the Vitus Pro Cycling Team at the highest level. Featuring a 38mm deep, 25mm wide aero rim profile, rolling resistance and drag are reduced to help you on your way to achieve your cycling goal. The R010 CNC machined 7075 hubset and DT Swiss straight pull spokes, will not compromise your ride whether on a steep alpine pass or sprinting towards the finish line. With Prime QR skewers, spare spokes and nipples and a 10-Speed adapter included, the BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular is an ultimate all-round wheelset that provides predictable handling, a greater strength to weight ratio and increased reactivity. ¬†Features: ¬† Rim Material: T700 UD carbon fibre Rim Width: 25mm (external) Rim Depth: 38mm Hubs: R010, CNC machined 7075 alloy hub body Freehub: Anti Bite Guard, Shimano/SRAM 9/10/11 speed Spokes: DT Aerolite (non-drive), DT Aero Comp (drive side) Hub Bearings: Front: 2x 699, Rear: 1x 15267 & 1x 6802, Freehub: 2x 15267 UCI approvedWeight: ¬† F: 555g: R:728g: Pair 1283g Backed by Prime Crash Replacement ProgrammeIn The Box: Prime Carbon Brake PadsPrime QR skewers 4 spare spokes and nipples 10-Speed adapterPrime Crash Replacement Programme At Prime we understand that a crash or unexpected accident may occur under normal riding conditions. If in the event of a fall or accident where your Prime product sustains damage beyond repair, you can return the damaged component in exchange for a new product at 40% off the RRP. Please note that the Prime Crash Replacement Programme is only valid for the original purchaser within 2 years of purchase.Buy Prime Wheels from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
• Size: 700c
• Unisex
• 0
• Adult

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Other options for Wheels

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

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Tubular Wheelset included,
Prime BlackEdition 38 Carbon Disc Wheelset reviews, Prime BlackEdition 28 Carbon Disc Wheelset reviews, or we really liked the look of Prime RR-38 V2 Carbon Clincher Disc Wheelset reviews as another alternative.