Race wheels
nickmcauliffe
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I am looking for a 700c wheel upgrade for my quintana roo tri bike and am looking for advice. I can realistically afford up to a grand but would rather spend less and would welcome any feedback from users of zipp, hed, mavic or planet x aero wheels, since all of them claim to be 'the best' etc.... all ideas welcome!
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I have a '06 giant OCR 2 which could do with better wheels and I am skint[:(].
G.
thx
Just in time for the start of the race season! Sweeeet ;-)
You are gonna be happy - i have the 82/101 set up and they are very nice, they sing to me when i start to go fast enough. Unfortunately the 82 is a bit twitchy in the wind, last night the wind was north easterly and gusty on a 10m course which benefits from a south westerly and it was scary at 45kph on a DC. The aero benefits of a TT bike have the effect of pretty much negating the self centring steering effect you normally find on a bike, combine that with a position where your weight is over the front wheel and steering becomes an artform (remember Spirograph!!). Don't fret too much or let me put you off, 'cos the last two TTs i've done were less windy and much more fun.
David
What do people think are the better of the two, and if i do change from my current wheels, will it really make that much difference?
Thanks.
JOhnny
Johnny, ive been running Shimano 105 wheels (100 quid from ribble cycles) on my training bike for a year now, and frankly they are tops for the money. Bladed spokes, pretty light - and pretty rims! I Also raced on them a couple of times and have no bad things to say about them!..... Going up a notch, ive also got a set of Mavic Ksyrium Elites that came with my Scott Plasma and highly regard them (the Elites may be out of your price range though)......not too sure about the other Mavics you mentioned but im sure based on the Elites performance they will be more than fine!