Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset Reviews
Review score: 8.2/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £1756 – Save 5% (RRP: £1849.98)
Take a look now to discover what makes Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset worthy of a review score of 8.2 out of 10.
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Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset features
Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black Other Wheels found with this Spec: 6387 |
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Spec 2
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Wheel Size: 700c Other Wheels found with this Spec: 850 |
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Spec 3
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Speed: 11 Speed Other Wheels found with this Spec: 368 |
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Feature 1
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Material: Rim: Alloy w/ Carbon Laminate; Hubs: Alloy; Spokes: Stainless Steel Other Wheels found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Rim Width: 24mm (internal) Other Wheels found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Rim Depth: 40mm Other Wheels found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 4
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Hub Spacing: Front: 12 x 100mm; Rear: 12 x 142mm Other Wheels found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Type: Tubeless Compatible Other Wheels found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Freehub: 11-Speed Other Wheels found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Disc Mount: Centre Lock Other Wheels found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 8
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Weight: 1.3kg Other Wheels found with this feature: 3 |
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Price
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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 Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc 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 Shimano 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 Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc 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 Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £1756 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.1 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 £1756.
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 28 cost more than Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset and 480 were cheaper.
Cost of Shimano products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 854 products from Shimano, of which 28 were in the Wheels category.
For now though we’re looking at Shimano branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £94.29 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Shimano product we found was £1.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £1999.99.
Of the 854 from Shimano, 1 were more expensive than Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset and 852 were cheaper.
How much are Shimano Wheels?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Shimano products that are listed in the Wheels category.
The average price of the 28 products that match this search was £360.91, with the cheapest coming in at £52.00 and highest price was £1756.00. With the average being £360.91, Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset comes in above average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset and 27 were cheaper.
Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc 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 Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc 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 Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset or another similar product, like Shimano Ultegra RS700 C30 Clincher Rear Wheel 2019 reviews or Shimano RS100 Clincher Rear Wheel 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 Shimano, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc 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 8.2/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010864497
- Product ID 2: 611428UK
- Brand: Shimano
- Model number: WHR9170C40FRCL
- RRP: £1849.98
- EAN: 4524667691655
- Description: Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc WheelsetThe Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset features a 40mm deep carbon rim, which has a 24mm internal width. It is equipped with an 11-Speed freehub and is fully disc brake compatible, rotors mount via Centre Lock mounts.Aerodynamic Performance BenefitsThe depth of this rim adds significant aerodynamic performance benefits, ¬†increasing rider speed and thanks to the wheel stiffness, stability is ¬†dramatically increased. The rim internal width means that when using a wider tyre, ¬†the correct tyre profile is achieved. A 28c width tyre has a greater contact ¬†patch with the ground, which improves grip but also improves rolling ¬†performance, creating a more efficient performing setup; this wheelset provides ¬†exceptional cornering control, straight-line speed and superb stability.Exceptional PerformanceThis wheelset is equipped with stainless steel, straight pull, bladed spokes and cold-forged aluminium Shimano hubs front and rear, combined with oversized 12mm diameter thru-axles; this wheel provides exceptional performance should you be training, racing or exploring long distance Endurance routes.Features:Material: Rim: Alloy w/ Carbon Laminate; Hubs: Alloy; Spokes: Stainless Steel Rim Width: 24mm (internal) Rim Depth: 40mm Hub Spacing: Front: 12 x 100mm; Rear: 12 x 142mm Type: Tubeless Compatible Freehub: 11-Speed Disc Mount: Centre Lock Weight: 1.3kgBuy Shimano Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
- Savings percentage from RRP: 5%
- Size: 700c
- Unisex
- 93.98
- Adult
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 Shimano Dura Ace R9170 C40 Disc Wheelset included,
Shimano MT600 Tubeless Front Wheel reviews, Shimano MT600 Tubeless Rear Wheel reviews, or we really liked the look of Shimano MT600 Tubeless BOOST Front Wheel reviews as another alternative.