Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset Reviews

Review score: 8.3/10 – Updated June, 2024

Latest Price: £989.99 – Save 10% (RRP: £1099.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset worthy of a review score of 8.3 out of 10.

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• Brand – Reynolds
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Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road 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 Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road 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 Reynolds 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 Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road 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 Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £989.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 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 £989.99.

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 152 cost more than Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset and 353 were cheaper.

Cost of Reynolds products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 38 products from Reynolds, of which 36 were in the Wheels category.

For now though we’re looking at Reynolds branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £1148.70 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Reynolds product we found was £53.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £1799.99.

Of the 38 from Reynolds, 30 were more expensive than Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset and 5 were cheaper.

How much are Reynolds Wheels?

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

The average price of the 36 products that match this search was £1205.52, with the cheapest coming in at £728.99 and highest price was £1799.99. With the average being £1205.52, Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset comes in below average.

30 products that meet this search were more expensive than Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset and 3 were cheaper.

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Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road 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 Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 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 Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset or another similar product, like SRAM AXS Aero Powermeter Kit 2020 reviews or Favero Assioma UNO Power Meter Pedals 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 Reynolds, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road 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 8.3/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 26995387971
• Product ID 2: 798853UK
• Brand: Reynolds
• Model number: R-WC-78841
• RRP: £1099.99
• EAN: 847863021458
• Description: Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road WheelsetClassed as one of the best aero wheel deals on the market by Reynolds, this wheelset boasts an aerodynamic advantage at a competitive price. It features a reliable carbon fibre construction, which makes it perfect at handling all the intensity that’s associated with clocking up the miles on your road bike. Another benefit of its rim material is it gives you fantastic stiffness, without adding unnecessary weight to your ride. Coming kitted out with 100% CNC-machined TR3 hubs, durable Sapim Sprint spokes and brass nipples, this wheelset delivers the quality and performance that Reynolds is known for. This is a perfect choice of upgrade for riders who want increased speed and stability when training and competing.Features: Rim: AR 80 Carbon Tubeless Disc Brake 6600 Use: RoadInner Rim Width: 19mmOuter Rim Width: 29.5mmRim Depth: 80mmSpoke Type: SprintSpoke Count: Front: 20; Rear: 24Spoke Pattern: Front: Radial; Rear: 2xTechnology: PR3, BWIHub: Front: GW RRB; Rear: GW RRBFreehub: ShimanoNipple: External BrassEngagement: 10 degreesPawl: 4Tubeless Ready: YesBrake Type: DiscWheel Size: 700cPart Number: R-WC-78841Single or Pair: PairWeight: 1893gTechnologies: – Wide, tubeless-ready rim provides a better fit for higher volume tyres that increase grip, lower rolling resistance and provide greater comfort – Refined, wider rim shapes have been optimised for crosswind stability at a variety of yaw angles – Features Sapim Sprint spokes and durable brass nipples – Equipped with 100% CNC-machined fast-rolling and smooth Reynolds TR3 hubs, providing 10¬∞ of engagement – Ctg2 brake track is 30% more resistant to heat than previous modelsBuy Reynolds Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
• Savings percentage from RRP: 10%
• Size: Shimano
• Unisex
• 110
• 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 Reynolds AR 80 Carbon Road Wheelset included,
Favero Assioma UNO Upgrade Kit reviews, Favero Assioma DUO Power Meter Pedals reviews, or we really liked the look of SRAM Level Ultimate Disc Brake reviews as another alternative.