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campy wheel upgrade, advice needed!
sporteve
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hi all
i am in the process of upgrading my khamsin campy wheel with another campy
anyone with experience on the brand could you pls recommend a good upgrade that won't brake the bank? also in my research so far i mostly found wheelsets and i only need to change the rear wheel really...but it seems only the pista is sold seperately ..is it that they mostly come in wheelsets? further more would i have a problem if i only upgraded one wheel instead of both?
cheers guys!
i am in the process of upgrading my khamsin campy wheel with another campy
anyone with experience on the brand could you pls recommend a good upgrade that won't brake the bank? also in my research so far i mostly found wheelsets and i only need to change the rear wheel really...but it seems only the pista is sold seperately ..is it that they mostly come in wheelsets? further more would i have a problem if i only upgraded one wheel instead of both?
cheers guys!
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Some places will sell you a single wheel -wiggle have some and chain reaction cycles let you buy individually (either campy or shim freehub). It shouldn't be a problem to replace one wheel and keep the front the same.
well i have a shimano rear wheel that i wanted to use initially but i was told i cannot because it is not compatible with my campagnolo casette and if i'd use a shimano casette then this would not be compatible with the campy chain so it seems i need a campagnolo wheel...have i been given the wrong info you think?
The wheel doesn't have to be Campy - but you need one with a campy free hub on it. If you have a look at chainreaction here http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=754 choose a wheel you like then it should give you the option of campy or shim when you go to choose the wheel. If that makes sense... for example these fulcrums (which are a pair) http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42577 give the option to get ether campy or shim depending on your needs.
I know your pain as i run campy on both bikes.
Training wheels, race wheels or both ?
still new to this so i dont think i would have training wheels and racing wheels .... or should i? (in the 'all the gear no idea' context?)
good to read the above about hubs ..i could have a go myself or find somebody to do it for me; good timing too ...was about to fork out 400 quid for a wheelset!
...so cheers once again! i will educate myself more on the hubs and take it from there
I can recommend steve at the Wheelroom. He's got loads to chose from, very experienced in racing too.
Have a look at a set of Easton EA70 (in your price range) or for a another £100 ish Easton EA90SL or EA90SLX (if you are fairly light)
I have the EA70 's on my old winter hack , & EA90SL on my race bike both are fantastic for the money .
Have fun looking anyway .