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chris1234
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by chris1234

So the website selling "clincher" wheels is advertising them incorrectly?

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Lima wrote:
Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:01 pm
What do we think is released this year? I'd be interested in a "404 S" if they were to release that.
No the "S" series only available for 303

There will be update on nsw series and firecrest that follows 303FC

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ch00bzs wrote:
Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:15 pm
Lima wrote:
Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:01 pm
What do we think is released this year? I'd be interested in a "404 S" if they were to release that.
No the "S" series only available for 303

There will be update on nsw series and firecrest that follows 303FC
Will there be also a new 2021/22 454NSW?

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Konsi wrote:
Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:02 pm
Will there be also a new 2021/22 454NSW?
Why? The current one is not that old I assume? Only reason I can think of is they want to also make it hookless for more $$$.
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Ypuh wrote:
Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:56 pm
Konsi wrote:
Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:02 pm
Will there be also a new 2021/22 454NSW?
Why? The current one is not that old I assume? Only reason I can think of is they want to also make it hookless for more $$$.
Because they have gotten quite heavy (or the website is wrong)? They are heavier than the 858s

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by ch00bzs

hookless is the future (at least according to zipp), and an updated cognition hub

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A new hub isn't going to sell more wheelsets, neither is hookless. Only reason hookless is succesful so far for Zipp is because they were able to seriously reduce the pricing on the 303S (a set cost €760 over here but was sold out soon).

NSW buyers are interested in top end performance and I can't really figure what they can improve at the moment. A new Cognition hub would mean the old ones are bad? Going hookless only doesn't seem an option to me, and the shark fins are too new/cool to abandon, which leaves slightly increasing the rim width that isn't going to pull in more customers either.

Reducing weight might, which hookless can help achieve whilst automatically increasing width and (production) cost... so I might be wrong here. They're innit for the $$$.
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ch00bzs
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by ch00bzs

with hookless nsw series zipp will be able to attract weightweenies by reducing the weight (considering zipp was known with mediocre weight on their clincher)

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ch00bzs wrote:
Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:51 am
with hookless nsw series zipp will be able to attract weightweenies by reducing the weight (considering zipp was known with mediocre weight on their clincher)

Weight weenies are still on rim brakes and tubulars...

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Something coming next month.

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TobinHatesYou wrote:
Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:17 pm
Something coming next month.
New product? Or New version of a current wheelset?

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by ichobi

I bet new nsw level wheels. I mean they are way overdue, overweight and overprice. Not competitive at all for road race category when you have new Rovals, DT Swiss as points of reference.

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If it's another hookless rim, I'm going to complain.
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