Bontrager Race X Lite

rdbk05 said:

Hi
Can anyone tell me anything about these wheels? I'm thinking of buying some. Are they strong? Will they last? I'm reasonably light, around 70kg. Are they faster than/as fast as the Ksyrium Elites?

Holy jumpin' jesuschrist - those wheels are so freakin fast you better glue your socks on.
They accelerate like jet launcher on an aircraft carrier.
They climb like a goat on crack.
They roll so smooth it's like you're riding on glass.
They eat pot holes like donut holes and they'll last a lifetime.
Other riders will take one look at your wheels and capitulate in ignominy.
Good god, you must buy a pair immediately.

DiabloScott said:

Holy jumpin' jesuschrist - those wheels are so freakin fast you better glue your socks on.
They accelerate like jet launcher on an aircraft carrier.
They climb like a goat on crack.
They roll so smooth it's like you're riding on glass.
They eat pot holes like donut holes and they'll last a lifetime.
Other riders will take one look at your wheels and capitulate in ignominy.
Good god, you must buy a pair immediately.

I also heard that if you have 'em on your bike you're a shoo-in to get Claudia Schiffer into the sack! 🙄

I'm sold on them. Is that a promise about Claudia!

rdbk05 said:

I'm sold on them. Is that a promise about Claudia!

I forgot to say that the Bonti X-lights are chick magnets, but

NEIN NEIN NEIN
Claudia ist MEIN!

😉

They are (favorably) reviewed against Zipp 303's, Neuvation R350's, and Topolino Revelation C19's on Bike.com

Bontrager wheels are the most underrated wheels on the market. I have the Race Lites and I love them. When I initially purchased my Trek 5200..my plan was to upgrade my wheels to Mavic Ksyrium SL's. The stock wheels on my Trek were Race Lites. But anyway, as I started to put miles on my new bike...I realized how nice the Bontrager wheels were. They exceeded my highest expectations! So I never bought the Ksyriums because I like these Bonty wheels so much!!!

supergrill said:

I also heard that if you have 'em on your bike you're a shoo-in to get Claudia Schiffer into the sack! 🙄

From the research I've done they stood out as fantastic wheels. For those that live in North America they also have great distribution. Based on that, I just bought a pair.

I'll have to wait until there's a bit less snow on the ground before I try 'em out.

All right Claudia, here I am!

Postie said:

From the research I've done they stood out as fantastic wheels. For those that live in North America they also have great distribution. Based on that, I just bought a pair.

I'll have to wait until there's a bit less snow on the ground before I try 'em out.

All right Claudia, here I am!

That does it. Bontrager (and Claudia) for me!

DiabloScott said:

They climb like a goat on crack.

Thank you for that analogy. The next time I am grinding up a hill I will visualize the aforementioned goat (maybe with Claudia) waiting at the summit. 😎

DiabloScott said:

Holy jumpin' jesuschrist - those wheels are so freakin fast you better glue your socks on.
They accelerate like jet launcher on an aircraft carrier.
They climb like a goat on crack.
They roll so smooth it's like you're riding on glass.
They eat pot holes like donut holes and they'll last a lifetime.
Other riders will take one look at your wheels and capitulate in ignominy.
Good god, you must buy a pair immediately.

hahahahahahahaha
one hell of a reply mate