Campagnolo Eurus

I got these wheels when I first purchased my Cervelo R2.5 with Campagnolo Record. See another review about the R2.5 if you are interested.

It seemed the right thing to do to match the groupset to the wheels for that overall Italian feel. Previously I was riding on Mavic CXP22 wheels and when I switched to the new bike and these wheels I was very happy.

Generally the overall feeling of these wheels is very stiff and very fast. Right from day one these wheels were fast. It was as if the quality of the bearings just enabled them to keep turning. This was really noticable when decending, that I was able to glide past others with the greatest ease. Now you might say that was because of my overall weight, but I used to downhill past 100kg guys on Mavic Ksyriums. (I am only 82kg by the way). Over the last two years I have done over 40,000km and have had the bearings greased twice at my local bike shop. I know the manual says they need more attention than that, but they never seem to need it. Each time I have taken them in I am expecting to be told I need new bearings but that hasnt happened yet.

My Eurus and I pretty much spend all our time together. I ride these wheels for training every second day, and use them on hilly races during the summer. These are also my wet weather wheels. Over the years I have put these wheels into potholes,jumped curbs, bunny hopped, been knocked off by a van, and to this day they run as true as the day they were bought. The only damage they have endured is a few scratches on the brake surface from scrapping down a gutter. This created a very disturbed breaking surface and made breaking very unconfortable. A friend of mine gave me a TIP on how to solve this. I got a sanding block and fine sandpaper about 200 grit I think, and sanded the breaking surface. It doesn't sand off the scratches but just smooths the edges so the brake blocks dont catch on the scratches. It works a treat and gets you much more life from your wheels.

G3 Spoke pattern on the Eurus

The Eurus wheels use the G3 spoke pattern on the rear wheel which looks damn fine. Many of my family and friends who dont know anything about cycling always comment about the G3 wheel, and ask where are the spokes. I am not sure how it works, but the rear wheel is damn stiff and looks good.

The Eurus came with really nice Campagnolo Wheel bags, instructions and skewers. The bags are great when you are traveling and need to protect your wheels and car from the chain oil.

The only thing I can think of that is wrong with these wheels is that the stickers labelling the rim is quite close to the breaking surface. Because I play around with my bike a bit and undo things, I sometimes dont get the alignment perfect. It you dont then as in my case the brake blocks can rub on the stickers and wear them out. This looks a bit ugly, but is totally avoidable if you are careful.

The newer models (mine are 2004) come in Silver now, have much nicer stickers, and I am sure are stronger, lighter and stiffer.

I can't help but think these must be one of the best wheels on the market.