DT Swiss RR1.1 700c Wheel Set

Description

At I Know A Guy Bicycles, our “Trusted Partners” are more than just brands—they are vetted small businesses that represent the heart and soul of the cycling industry.

I choose to partner with people who take immense pride in their craftsmanship and who live by the same rule my dad taught me back in his shop: “If you can’t do it right, don’t do it at all.” In a world of mass-produced, “good enough” gear, these partners are true gems. They prioritize quality and longevity over quick sales, ensuring that when I recommend a product to you, it’s a product I’d trust on my own family’s bikes.

Trusted Partner: Bicycle Wheel Warehouse

Bicycle Wheel Warehouse is designed to offer a new dimension in the online market for enthusiast riders, aiming to meet cyclists’ need for high-quality wheels at affordable prices. We specialize in offering wheels that use component specifications that make sense, rather than wheels assembled from miscellaneous parts.

Our wheels differ from many other wheels available online. All of our wheels are 100% built in-house by hand, checked, and rechecked for proper spoke tension and wheel trueness. Compare our wheels with those offered by other websites that often purchase wheels and parts at close-out auctions from overseas factories and repackage them for sale in the U.S. as quality products.

This wheel set uses all top end components.  If you didn’t know a thing about high end rim brake road wheels, you could pick up a set of these and know there’s not much you could have done better, in terms of selection.

Description:

The DT Swiss RR1.1 is a light weight, top quality welded road rim designed to improve upon the Mavic Open Pro.  At 415g, it weighs in about 20g less than the Open Pro, or about 40g for the wheel set.  Does that mean the RR415 isn’t as strong or as capable?  Not even close.  Keep in mind that the Open Pro has full double stainless steel eyelets, about 18-20g worth of material in every rim.  If you were to swap those with single stainless eyelets, these two rims would be eerily similar.  That’s Rad!  Totally Rad!

We are building these RR1.1 rims up in three configurations:

1) With Silver DT RR1.1 rims (32 hole) and silver Shimano 105 Front 5700 series silver hubs with Shimano Ultegra 6600 series silver rear hubs (8/9/10 spd), with Sapim Leader silver stainless spokes and brass chrome plated nipples.  While the Shimano hub series is technically a mismatch, their outward physical appearance is nearly identical.  These will use up the last of the Shimano 6600 series, made in Japan Ultegra hubs.  These hubs are special, they are finished precisely, and spin exceptionally smooth.  Now-a-days, the current Shimano Ultegra series hubs are no longer produced in Japan.

2) With Silver DT RR1.1 rims, (32 hole) and gray BWW Pure RT sealed bearing road hubs (8/9/10 spd), with Sapim Leader silver stainless spokes and brass chrome plated nipples

3) With Black DT RR1.1 rims, (36 hole) and black BWW Pure RT sealed bearing road hubs (8/9/10 spd), with a mix of black DT Revolution and SuperComp spokes and brass chrome plated nipples

All three options are laced three cross front and rear.  This lace pattern offers excellent lateral strength while still allowing each wheel to absorb a fair amount of road vibration.  Like all Shimano hubs, Ultegra 6700’s feature a loose ball bearing, cup and cone mechanism, are 8/9/10 speed compatible, and weigh in at about 500g for the set.  The Pure RT hubs feature a light weight design with sealed cartridge bearings, and weigh in at about 425g for the set.  Both the Shimano and RT hubs have an aluminum hub shell, steel axles, and steel freehubs that will resist cassette bite and hold up for a super long time.  These wheels will ship with Velox 16mm cloth rim tape, (not installed), and QR levers respective to your wheel set selection.

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* All listed weights are based on an approximate average, actual weights may vary.  Car video

*Wheels will ship with QR levers and Velox 16mm cloth rim tape.

DT Swiss RR1.1 Clincher Specs

Wheel Weights

(without QR’s or rim tape)

• All options include rim tape and QR levers.

Where is Your Wheel Set Weight?

Not all wheel weight is equal.  Even though this is a 32/32 hole (or 36/36 hole) wheel set, these wheels are still very light weight.  This is a result of using all top end components.  The rims are at the very top of the list, in terms of accessible road rims for custom wheel builds.  The Shimano hubs are actually heavy, by today’s standards, but will definitely work for a really long time.  The Pure hubs are comparable in quality and finish to Shimano Ultegras, but come in a modernized sealed cartridge bearing design.  The spokes and nipples are also high end, the net effect is a very polished, very nice road wheel set.