Wheels for £500 ?
tomo13
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Hi all
Looking to buy some new wheels, currently riding a Specialized Tarmac with standard wheels on. I know its been asked before but what in your opinion would be a good choice at the moment for the money and wheres best to buy from ?
Thanks for any replies
Steve
Looking to buy some new wheels, currently riding a Specialized Tarmac with standard wheels on. I know its been asked before but what in your opinion would be a good choice at the moment for the money and wheres best to buy from ?
Thanks for any replies
Steve
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Planet x carbon £550
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WBP ... %28pair%29
New for this year and look pretty tasty.
Or the old ones for a little cheaper
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPP ... elset-700c
Good decent solid wheels at a bargain price I would say
are they also good if you're 90kg?
I know where you can get some very good wheels for just about £580 full carbon, either Tubs or clinchers, shimano or campag.
Check this guy out, he is called Stephen and his kit is awesome.....if you contact him and mention that I sent you.....Jase Walkley
http://colbertcycles.com/
For £500 you're probably better off getting a really good set of "normal" road wheels rather than cheap carbon ones. If you spend most of your time sitting up rather than on tri bars or in the drops then aero wheels are fairly pointless as you are causing a lot more drag than they'll be saving. If all your rides/races are hilly and you're a heavy person then get a nice set of climbing wheels - reduces rotational weight and you'll go uphill slightly quicker.
Sensible head off
get deep rim wheels and just do lots of flat races, they look sweet
Thanks
He sold me some Cadence aero rims with royce hubs and I have never looked back. Maybe something for you to consider.
His website shows wheels he can build, will build to your weight.
Link below
www.ekmpowershop6.com/ekmps/shops/pcycl ... -113-p.asp
- Edge 68mm front and rear.
- clincher set made up of a Colbert 58mm front and a 85mm rear.
- Colbert 85mm front and rear.
Oh hurry up and reply!
50/50 clincher set £550 Novatec hub,aero bladed spoke
58/58 clincher set £575 Novatec hub,aero bladed spokes
58/85 clincher set £600 Novatec hub,aero bladed spokes - oh, I like these!
Edge 68 clincher set £1600 DT Swiss hub,DT Aerolite bladed spokes
Tubulars are around £75 cheaper a set.
All wheelsets come with skewers and carbon brake pads.
Current wheels are Easton EA70s, very happy with them but being egged on to upgrade.
Considering:
PX 50s for £550
Easton EA90 TTs £495
American Classic 420 Aero (not the Aero 3) for £350 - tempted
Spinergy Stealth - seem to have decent reviews but 1740 grammes - anyone ahve an opinion on these? Can snatch a used set quite cheaply but unsure about buying used.
and finally courtesy of Spin getting a set built using IRD Cadence Aero rims, Royce Titanium hubs and Sapim CX-Ray aero spokes £350 - £571 depending on spec
Help!
For racing only with P2C frame, all distances from Sprint to Iron - brain hurts
He's also a top bloke, i totally recommend his stuff.
Anyone any idea if Hussler has ridden them? Someone must have a set!
They look the part...
[img:192ivf3j]http://colbertcycles.com/Data/Sites/1/BikeImages/Wheels/100mm/100mm_02.jpg[/img:192ivf3j]
I'm already putting in motion for the disc and front wheel option.
The bike that I got from him is top quality so I'm 100% certain the wheels are top notch.
His customer service is ace as well..... top bloke, top stuff... got my recommendation.