NEW WHEELS FOR 85KG RIDER

dttlincs
dttlincs Posts: 384
edited August 2007 in Workshop
I looking to spend £200 ish.
What are the lightest but strongest wheels i can get that are also a bit more aero than my basic Alex rims?
Still thinking!

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  • wildmoustache
    wildmoustache Posts: 4,010
    In all honesty you are asking for a lot from a £200 wheelset for a fairly heavy rider and you may have to trade things off a bit.

    Are you running campag or shimano.

    If you can go a bit higher I would say the campag Zondas would be a very good bet.

    Within budget, racing 7s are a good bet.

    Others will say handbuilts, though you may struggle to get much aero benefit from handbuilts (admittedly this will be fairly limited with any non-deep section rim).
  • dttlincs
    dttlincs Posts: 384
    Thanks for the help.
    Well my weight won't change lot.
    Secondly I need wheels for Shimano.
    Thirdly I could raise the budget a bit possibly to £300.
    What options then?
    I see Planet X no longer have Reynolds Alta race wheels which I had seen mentioned on here in the past.
    Still thinking!
  • steve23
    steve23 Posts: 2,202
    85 kg!? that isnt too heavy!!! in around the 80 - 82kg mark!!!

    i used aksium wheels, there ok, pretty strong. maybe even look second hand, a mate of mine got some kysrium (sp) wheels for £300 quid, and they are mint!
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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    You can get fulcrum 5's for a good price - I'm using Aksiums and they've been fine - I weighed a steady 90kgs until the end of may, now 83kgs.
  • phil s
    phil s Posts: 1,128
    Mavic Open Pro on Dura Ace hubs
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  • stoobydale
    stoobydale Posts: 535
    Second the Zonda's 18months plus of use no probs 89Kg's
  • Gary Holmes
    Gary Holmes Posts: 5
    A set of Harry Rowland handbuilt wonders, Open Pro rims and Ambrossio hubs. 3 years use including 2 x Tour of Flanders cobbles at 90 kgs +, very fast, better than Dura Ace Can't recommend them enough!
  • hugo15
    hugo15 Posts: 1,101
    Another vote for Open Pro's. Have mine paired with Campag Centaur hubs. A couple of broken spokes is the only problem I have had with them in 5 or 6 years.
  • ascurrell
    ascurrell Posts: 1,739
    I'm around the 90kg mark [ok only on a really good day], and i've used a pair of Mavic Cosmos wheels for a few years now and they're still extremely true running.
    Don't know if they still make them or if they fit your criteria but i can recommend them,
    hope this helps

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