Factory built wheels- Shimano or Bontrager?

Ronstanson
Ronstanson Posts: 178
edited February 2008 in Workshop
After either a new front wheel or pair. I'd prefer to go factory built.

I currently have a Bontrager Race Lite rear wheel which I like a lot, so was thinking about just buying a front Select. This'd be about £40 from work.

If I go for Shimano, it'd be either R500s or R550s and I'd flog my rear Bonty wheel. It does of course depend if these are better wheels than the bontys- I run XT tubeless wheels on my mountain bike and like them. I love Shimano hubs.

They're for winter road and cyclocross use. Are there any alternatives? Price for a pair would be up to £90/100, but I'd rather spend less.

Cheers.

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  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    edited February 2008
    I'm not sure re cyclocross use, however, for Road use, I run on a pair of Shimano R550's - perfectly good basic road wheel - very pleased with them for the price - reasonably light-weght at 1840g per pair approx. Obviously there are better Road training wheels out there, but for the price they're pretty competent on the Road.
  • SDP
    SDP Posts: 665
    TBH at this level of wheel they wont differ performance wise too much...

    these are simple entry level wheels & as long as they are round they will do teh job intended..

    both are strong neither is light or aero ..
    www.mjsracing.net
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    WHR550's seem to have a better reputation than WHR500's, both have easily-serviced cup&cone bearings, 550's have less spokes and they're bladed rather than round
    Ribble easily had the best prices last time I looked, but now they've gone up again - currently £54 for 500's, £81 for 550's

    Disagree that they're not aero...
    http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum ... sc&start=0
    For the money, they're doing very well...

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