A customer brought in a pair of ZIPP 303 Firecrest
disc brake wheels for inspection.
These were purchased at a shop, not online, and the customer wanted them inspected.
They came in as new in the box,
but since there were no signs of the inner packaging being opened,
it looks like the shop just sold them without doing any inspection.
The valve hole position (303 sticker) and
the ZIPP large sticker were
aligned the same way on both front and rear wheels.
The rear wheel had some centering issues, so
I corrected it.
The front wheel had runout that should have been removed
if it had been checked on a truing stand,
confirming that the shop didn't do an inspection.
The rim is hookless, so it's tubeless-only,
with an internal width of 25mm and recommended tire width of 28mm,
with a maximum pressure rating of 5 bar.
There was tubeless tape that looked like DT rim tape material applied,
but on the front wheel the end was applied haphazardly and the edge was peeling up.
On the rear wheel, the tape seemed to be sitting on the side of the rim,
but there were spots where it didn't quite reach to the edge.
The rim tape itself also seemed slightly too narrow for the internal rim width.
Since it was applied in a way that sealed the rim holes and maintained an airtight seal,
I didn't replace the rim tape.
disc brake wheels for inspection.
These were purchased at a shop, not online, and the customer wanted them inspected.
They came in as new in the box,
but since there were no signs of the inner packaging being opened,
it looks like the shop just sold them without doing any inspection.
The valve hole position (303 sticker) and
the ZIPP large sticker were
aligned the same way on both front and rear wheels.
The rear wheel had some centering issues, so
I corrected it.
The front wheel had runout that should have been removed
if it had been checked on a truing stand,
confirming that the shop didn't do an inspection.
The rim is hookless, so it's tubeless-only,
with an internal width of 25mm and recommended tire width of 28mm,
with a maximum pressure rating of 5 bar.
There was tubeless tape that looked like DT rim tape material applied,
but on the front wheel the end was applied haphazardly and the edge was peeling up.
On the rear wheel, the tape seemed to be sitting on the side of the rim,
but there were spots where it didn't quite reach to the edge.
The rim tape itself also seemed slightly too narrow for the internal rim width.
Since it was applied in a way that sealed the rim holes and maintained an airtight seal,
I didn't replace the rim tape.