Fulcrum / Mavic / Shimano
Hi
I am looking to buy some new wheels for my bike (Trek 5.2 Madone). It came with Bontrager Race Lites. I am considering between:
Fulcrum racing 1 (maybe zero)
Mavic Ksyrium SL (or ES)
Shimanos' Carbon laminate dura ace
I am quite a heavy rider at 89kg so I tend to be slower up the hills anyway. I think my strengths lie on the flatter stages, over long distances and in the occasional time trial.
What are peoples thoughts?
Thanks
I am looking to buy some new wheels for my bike (Trek 5.2 Madone). It came with Bontrager Race Lites. I am considering between:
Fulcrum racing 1 (maybe zero)
Mavic Ksyrium SL (or ES)
Shimanos' Carbon laminate dura ace
I am quite a heavy rider at 89kg so I tend to be slower up the hills anyway. I think my strengths lie on the flatter stages, over long distances and in the occasional time trial.
What are peoples thoughts?
Thanks
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What are your priorities - weight, durability, stiffness or aero? One or two of each is easy, but three to four starts getting expensive. Weight-wise they are all in the 1500g ball-park - a good compromise between weight, durability and stiffness - much lighter and they might not be stiff enough for your weight. All are proven models from reputable brands so score on that count too. The aero benefits are marginal - DuraAce, Fulcrum and then Ksyriums in that order. It'll probably come down to factors such as price or colour - you're unlikely to be disappointed with any.Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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Well, i suppose my priorities would have to be:
Aero
Stiffness
Durability
Weight
Mainly because I could lose a few kilos to be honest and I like to be quick and sprint on the flat.
Thanks for the help0 -
tcs05 wrote:Well, i suppose my priorities would have to be:
Aero
Stiffness
Durability
Weight
Mainly because I could lose a few kilos to be honest and I like to be quick and sprint on the flat.
Thanks for the help
Mavic Cosmic Carbones.....definitely meet your top 3...........what's your budget?0 -
well the fulcrum racing zeros would have been a stretch/slightly over budget! £600 max was my thought0
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not the Shimanos, good on paper not so good in practice (in my experience, not opinion)
buckle and hard to true
if i were to choose again I might go for campag Shamals
i weigh 81ish KGStumpjumper FSR Comp
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Kinesis GF Ti disc - WIP...0 -
tcs05 wrote:Well, i suppose my priorities would have to be:
Aero
Stiffness
Durability
Weight
Mainly because I could lose a few kilos to be honest and I like to be quick and sprint on the flat.
Thanks for the help
Personally, I believe durabilty should be you first concern if you want a wheel that you
will be happy with instead of one that can't be worked on by you or your local shop.
A durable wheel will ususally have more spokes and be stiffer as an added plus. Areo is
all well and good IF, IF you are capable of mantaining speeds over 20 MPH or so, and
even at that speed they are only just starting to work. Wheel weight is pretty much a non
factor if you yourself are overweight. Don't know about you but it seems awfully dumb to
spend tons of money on "go faster" wheels just to save 100 or 200 grams when you
need to lose 20 or so pounds. Trust me, get a really good set of duable wheels , you will
like them, you can use them daily, they won't need constant truing, you can rely on them,
and they can be fixed easily.
Dennis Noward0 -
I own Fulcrum 1's and 0's and they are superb. Extremely durable wheels. The 1's in particular have done many winter miles with no problems. Not so much as a re-true required on either. Build quality is superb and the hubs just spin and spin and spin.
I really cannot praise them enough.- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
- Strava
- On the Strand
- Crown Stables
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I don't think not maintaining speeds of over 20mph is a problem!
I did a 400km ride, from London to York on Saturday. My average speed was 29kph. There are plenty of hills, I was doing well over 20mph (32kph) for most of the flat sections.
I did an 8 mile TT the other day in 17 minutes...
But I see your point about not wanting to faff around trueing wheels.
I agree that I should lose some weight not spend loads on lighter wheels. Thats why weight was at the bottom of my list.
So suggestions?
Thanks!0