Wheels....
ManThatCanTri
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Morning all,
Just a quick question on wheels
I've been doing tris for a couple of years on a road bike with tri bars and have managed to warp my rear wheel. I'm in the market for some new wheels but need some advice on what to get. Budget wise it will be low end (not aero wheels) in keeping with the fact I use a road bike and not a tri-specific bike. A couple of shops have suggested Mavic Ksyrium Equipe/Elite wheels which seem okay. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
Just a quick question on wheels
I've been doing tris for a couple of years on a road bike with tri bars and have managed to warp my rear wheel. I'm in the market for some new wheels but need some advice on what to get. Budget wise it will be low end (not aero wheels) in keeping with the fact I use a road bike and not a tri-specific bike. A couple of shops have suggested Mavic Ksyrium Equipe/Elite wheels which seem okay. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
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I've had a look at the easton wheels and they look good but I was concerned about how durable they are so Mavic seemed better from what I'd been told. I'm nearly 15st and ride to work regularly so need something to stand up to london roads/potholes etc. Alternatively, I was thinking of buying a v. base wheelset for bashing about on the commute and then having a better set for training/racing. Is there a good cheapo, heavy and rugged wheelset you know of?
As for commute wheels maybe something like a shimano 105 hub laced up with mavic rims. Plenty of built up ones on ebay, cost as much as entry race wheels but they will be easy to service, get parts for and maintain.
No problems so far seem to roll nicely er that's it really
http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/wheels/wheelsets/easton/PRD_412143_2490crx.aspx
One of the best investments for £150
Probably Mavic are the "safest option" but are seen as less exotic as the others