New bike; but should I keep my old wheels?

GezThulbourn
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Having just bought a Felt Z35 (lovely bike, very comfy, but still quick - spot on for long distance at speed), I was pondering swapping over to my old wheels (which I had upgraded on my old bike).
New wheels are Felt standard: Felt hub and Mavic CXP22 rims.
Old wheels are Shimano RS10s (aero spokes and far fewer spokes per wheel).
Weight-wise they appear to be roughly the same, but the RS10s look like they ought to be a better wheel (aerospokes, fewer of them) - but looks can be deceiving!
When I'm a bit more familiar with the bike and wheels I will try to swap them over and see if I can tell the difference. But in the mean time does anybody have any ideas? Much appreciated! Thanks.
New wheels are Felt standard: Felt hub and Mavic CXP22 rims.
Old wheels are Shimano RS10s (aero spokes and far fewer spokes per wheel).
Weight-wise they appear to be roughly the same, but the RS10s look like they ought to be a better wheel (aerospokes, fewer of them) - but looks can be deceiving!
When I'm a bit more familiar with the bike and wheels I will try to swap them over and see if I can tell the difference. But in the mean time does anybody have any ideas? Much appreciated! Thanks.
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GezThulbourn wrote:Having just bought a Felt Z35 (lovely bike, very comfy, but still quick - spot on for long distance at speed), I was pondering swapping over to my old wheels (which I had upgraded on my old bike).
New wheels are Felt standard: Felt hub and Mavic CXP22 rims.
Old wheels are Shimano RS10s (aero spokes and far fewer spokes per wheel).
Weight-wise they appear to be roughly the same, but the RS10s look like they ought to be a better wheel (aerospokes, fewer of them) - but looks can be deceiving!
When I'm a bit more familiar with the bike and wheels I will try to swap them over and see if I can tell the difference. But in the mean time does anybody have any ideas? Much appreciated! Thanks.
It's always nice to have a spare set of wheels. Sounds like they are both probably
decent sets. You might as well use them until you "use them up" so to speak. By that time you'll probably have seen a set that you "just have to have". Then you'll have another set to use until you "use them up". That's the way I am. Use them until they are not dependable and get another set. Although I usually build my own. I really like building wheels but it can get out of hand. You can end up with a bunch of hardly used wheels.
Dennis Noward0 -
I have a Felt Z35 and recently changed the wheels it came with to an Easton EA90 SL wheelset. I noticed a big difference -almost 10% faster over 50 miles (some of this could be me trying harder to justify the spend!). Some of it will also be the tyres as the tyres it came with arent great - I went for Michelen prorace 3. the yellow ones match the bike perfectly so looks good too.
Ron0 -
I have a Felt Z35 and recently changed the wheels it came with to an Easton EA90 SL wheelset. I noticed a big difference -almost 10% faster over 50 miles (some of this could be me trying harder to justify the spend!). Some of it will also be the tyres as the tyres it came with arent great - I went for Michelen prorace 3. the yellow ones match the bike perfectly so looks good too.
Ron0 -
Thanks folks. The reviews did say that new wheels are a worthwhile investment, but having just spend £1040 on the bike (2007 model, down from £1300) I think I'll need to keep a low profile with my bike spending until the wheels need replacing! I might just try swapping my gatorskins onto the new wheels to see the difference - I was a bit suspect of the tyres supplied and I think you have confirmed my suspicions!
I do like the idea of building my own wheels though - I think Edinburgh Bike coop do some courses: must look to see if they have one south of the border.
Interestingly the 2008 Felt Z35 seemed to be RRP of £1800: to an inexpert eye I couldn't see a huge spec difference - that's quite a price hike!0 -
I'm with Dennis here - ending up with a spare wheelset as a 'just in case' option is no bad thing.
David"It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal0 -
Well, I'm hording bikes at the moment: best mountain bike and previous mountain bike for going into town; now best road bike and previous road bike for the static trainer (which I wouldn't trust a carbon fibre frame on). Guess I can just keep the spare wheels on the spare bike and then finally get rid of my previous spare wheels (which are definitely of a lower standard!)0