Partington Wheels?

Back by popular demand, the general all-things Road forum!

Moderator: robbosmans

ccie6872
Posts: 363
Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:46 pm

by ccie6872

I personally haven't heard about them until now and seams to be very very niche. Does anyone have real world experience with them?

https://www.partington.cc/

TwiggyForest
Posts: 193
Joined: Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:06 am

by TwiggyForest

My mate has a set, came from Zipp 454 NSW and reckons the Partingtons transformed the feel of the bike. He got a discount on the wheels of a couple grand by contacting Partington directly. They have treated him as a bit of a beta tester, getting feedback from him and sent him a couple updated wheelsets with refinements to the hub - unsure if this was part of the agreement with getting a discount.

The bad: he hit a pothole at speed and delaminated the rear rim, unfortunately the crash warranty isnt great and he was offered an at cost repair, which was ~$2500.

That said he would but them again.

by Weenie


Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓    Broad Selection ✓    Worldwide Delivery ✓

www.starbike.com



survivor
Posts: 557
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:08 pm

by survivor

I have a pair of Partington. I got it very early when they just launched and there is a huge discount for early birds. Didn't have any chance to compare to other wheels as they are the only pair of disc carbon wheel that I have. They are so far so good. No complain from me. Mine came in at 1250g for the pair, which is probably one of the lightest disc carbon wheel out there. The only issue I have with them is the valve hole. It is a tad small and not all tubes valve can fit through. I've tried all lightweight TPU tubes like PZero SmarTube and Revoloop Ultra but none of their valve can fit through. End up with Vittoria Latex which is ok.

ccie6872
Posts: 363
Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:46 pm

by ccie6872

Curious if anyone has any real feedback on the new R-SERIES MKII R39/44

Berzin1
Posts: 237
Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:35 pm

by Berzin1

$6,399.00 US is the price for a pair, disc brake only. GTFOH with that.

Wookski
Posts: 1416
Joined: Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:51 am

by Wookski

I know a couple of people over here in Australia who ride them and absolutely love them. Big money but very interesting tech (seem to be an improvement on Lightweights)- the entire manufacturing process is completed in Australia.

jb
Posts: 97
Joined: Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:53 pm
Location: nederland

by jb

I have the new MKll.
The weight is 1190gr.
The ride is good,the feel is fast and stiff.
My weight is around 100kilo and even when i am out of the saddle the wheels don't flex.
I do not tried if a tpu innertubevalve fits in this new version.
I have the feel that i feel the crosswind a little bit more as the other wheelsets i owned i guess its because of the thicker spokes. But its difficult to judge.

TwiggyForest
Posts: 193
Joined: Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:06 am

by TwiggyForest

TwiggyForest wrote:
Wed Jul 27, 2022 2:51 am
My mate has a set, came from Zipp 454 NSW and reckons the Partingtons transformed the feel of the bike. He got a discount on the wheels of a couple grand by contacting Partington directly. They have treated him as a bit of a beta tester, getting feedback from him and sent him a couple updated wheelsets with refinements to the hub - unsure if this was part of the agreement with getting a discount.

The bad: he hit a pothole at speed and delaminated the rear rim, unfortunately the crash warranty isnt great and he was offered an at cost repair, which was ~$2500.

That said he would but them again.
Update, the warranty has improved. However my mate has gone through 6 sets, 2 cracked rims from hitting potholes, 4 issues with creaking hubs. He was on mk1 wheels initially and I believe they were doing design tweaks to the hubs as they replaced to address the issues.

ccie6872
Posts: 363
Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:46 pm

by ccie6872

jb wrote:
Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:00 pm
I have the new MKll.
The weight is 1190gr.
The ride is good,the feel is fast and stiff.
My weight is around 100kilo and even when i am out of the saddle the wheels don't flex.
I do not tried if a tpu innertubevalve fits in this new version.
I have the feel that i feel the crosswind a little bit more as the other wheelsets i owned i guess its because of the thicker spokes. But its difficult to judge.
Thank you! Any compares to other high-end wheels (e.g. LW?) Would you buy them again?

jb
Posts: 97
Joined: Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:53 pm
Location: nederland

by jb

Longtime ago i had the LW Meilenstein for rimbrakes,but they were 200 grams heavier.
If i would buy them again.....i do not know.
The price different is hugh in comparison with,for example,a Duke 45/48/52 rim with DT 240 or 180 hubs. Another wheelset i have and which i am very satisfied of.

Matte86
Posts: 348
Joined: Fri Sep 18, 2020 6:23 pm

by Matte86

jb wrote:Longtime ago i had the LW Meilenstein for rimbrakes,but they were 200 grams heavier.
If i would buy them again.....i do not know.
The price different is hugh in comparison with,for example,a Duke 45/48/52 rim with DT 240 or 180 hubs. Another wheelset i have and which i am very satisfied of.
I’m interested in buying a set of Duke with Extralite hubs. Which combo of Duke rims do you have?
I know they developed Partington mkII wheels with a lot of CFD and other studies and Dave Rome at EC has a set now for an in-depth review coming soon.. he hinted though that in the high cost of Partington you need to account this vs other ‘low’ cost rims.. maybe more than Duke he was referring to the plethora of new Chinese Carbon wheels

User avatar
wheelsONfire
Posts: 6283
Joined: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:15 am
Location: NorthEU

by wheelsONfire

Personally i would never buy these. A small company, super niche and ridiculously expensive.
Bikes:

Ax Lightness Vial EVO Race (2019.01.03)
Open *UP* (2016.04.14)
Paduano Racing Fidia (kind of shelved)


Ex bike; Vial EVO D, Vial EVO Ultra, Scott Foil, Paduano ti bike.

Erwin
Posts: 249
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:13 am
Location: Bavaria

by Erwin

Never ever. Only for being exclusive or some bling on your bike. Technically no improvements. Duke rims (or similar) with Tactic hubs is still expensive, but perhaps even lighter.

cberg
Posts: 320
Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:30 am

by cberg

I dont really see lightweight alone as a good selling point as long as I can go on Farsports or similar and order a wheelset in the 1150g range for about 20% of the price of these wheels.

by Weenie


Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓    Broad Selection ✓    Worldwide Delivery ✓

www.starbike.com



wickedstealthy
Posts: 427
Joined: Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:16 pm

by wickedstealthy

Erwin wrote:
Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:36 am
Never ever. Only for being exclusive or some bling on your bike. Technically no improvements. Duke rims (or similar) with Tactic hubs is still expensive, but perhaps even lighter.
Duke Baccara X 56mm with tactic hubs 1290gr including tape. Love them and rated to 120kg.
Considered partingtons way back but given the issues I read here I'm glad I never did. For that price I have 2.5 dukes sets with tactic hubs. I have Duke rims 48 on rim brake with dt180 40k km and work like a charm.

Now I'm the process of building up reserve 52/63 with tactic hubs 1/5 the price

Except for exclusivity I don't see any point anymore in partington and even more in things like LW.

Post Reply