2008 Zipp 808 tubular carbon front wheel 700c 18 spoke Zipp 82 hub Ti skewer

Sold: $610 Buyer: United Kingdom

2008 Zipp 808 tubular carbon front wheel 700c 18 spoke Zipp 82 hub Ti skewer

Frame and Wheel is auctioning a 2008 Zipp 808 tubular front wheel on the Frame and Wheel eBay Store. The wheel was purchased new at Exeter Cycles in 2009. It was used on a time trial bicycle and only for racing in a local time trial series in 2009 and 2010. The wheel was used twice in 2011 and has been in storage. The owner is a masters category cyclist and the only owner of this wheel. He is selling the wheel because he no longer races time trials frequently enough to justify holding on to this wheel. The wheel has never been crashed and it has always been stored indoors. The wheel features Zipp 82 hubs, 81 mm rim depth, 26 mm aero rim width, a Zipp titanium skewer, a Zipp valve extender and the white / silver Zipp lettering. The wheel as shown weighs 1 pound 8 ounces (690 g). There are 40 detailed images of the wheel in a slide show at Frame and Wheel Auction Services. Please scroll down to the bottom of the bottom of the description to find the slide show. 

Review of condition

The wheel is in very good condition. It is clean and ready to ride. There is no cracking, flaking or flexing in the rim or the rim shell. The spokes are straight and tight and the wheel is round and true. The hubs spin freely, smoothly and quietly. There is no corrosion in the spokes or on the hub. Frame and Wheel notes the following. The braking surface of the rims shows light wear. There is a 10 mm scratch in the “i” in a Zipp sticker on the drive-side of the wheel. There is a 3 x 20 mm wrinkle in the “Z” in a Zipp sticker on the non drive side of the wheel. There is a 5 x 5 mm blemish on the rim shell on the non drive side of the wheel.

Frame and Wheel conclusion

Frame and Wheel’s view is that this wheel will suit the cyclist who wants to gain an edge in time trials. The wheel is light, aerodynamic and it is an excellent choice for a front wheel on a time trial bicycle. It is in very good condition and with proper preparation ready to be glued up with a time trial tire and turned loose on the road. Frame and Wheel believes that the wheel represents a happy and practical compromise between the 58 mm Zipp 404 and the 108 mm Zipp 1080 and notes that this wheel can be made to go as fast if not faster than its more glamorous Zipp Firecrest cousins. The new owner will relish the hushed roar of the wheel slicing through the air and notice the improved performance. The Zipp titanium skewer adds additional value to an already excellent opportunity to obtain an effectively new deep dish Zipp wheel.

Specifications

Front

Brand: Zipp

Model: 808

Model year: 2008

Rim material: carbon

Rim shell: carbon ABLC

Type: tubular

Serial number: not given

Size: 700c

Weight with skewer: 1 pound 8 ounce / 690 g

Spoke count: 18

Spokes: alloy bladed silver external nipples

Lacing: radial

Hub: Zipp 82 alloy

Skewer: Zipp titanium

Rim depth: 81 mm (measured by Frame and Wheel)

Aero rim width: 26.0 mm (measured by Frame and Wheel)

Tire: not included

Over Lock Nut Dimension: 100 mm

Finish: white lettering silver banner on carbon

Frame and Wheel rating: Very good condition