New wheels?

STEFANOS4784

Afternoon all, i have been thinking of upgrading the wheels on my bike as they seem to double the weight of it. I have a Kuota Ksano and the wheels are Shimano RS10's. I have used the search option but thought i'd post a new topic with my particular specifics, basically i want as light as possible but not to pricey,i weigh 60kg so i dont think they need to be super strong, budget of maybe £400 top. Any advice greatly appreciated even if you think i'll be wasting my time and money, also clinchers preferably, cheers all

maddog 2

do a forum search. There are loads of threads like this.

STEFANOS4784

Yeh i know but they end up in arguments or the budgets areway higher than mine, i'll probably talk to a builder (of wheels) that seems to be probably the best route :?

giant_man

I was going to say, go handbuilt if I were you. 400 quid would get you a lovely pair.

redddraggon

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Reyno ... 360029718/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Easto ... 360029622/

STEFANOS4784

Many thanks, those Reynolds look nice, will talk to a buider first though

wildmoustache

good recommendations from reddragon. with your low weight and budget i think the eastons would be pretty much unbeatable. not sure about talking to a builder ... do you really think he'll give you independent advice? A bit like saying "I'll talk to Easton ..."

andylav

I could drop to under £400 for my Vuelta carbons......

the_jackalcp

Shimano 7850 C24. Very light, aero and look good. Ribble have them for £450 ish I think.

wildmoustache

The Jackalcp wrote:

Shimano 7850 C24. Very light, aero and look good. Ribble have them for £450 ish I think.

do you have a pair?

new construction method for the rim. How safe is it?

Mozza1

Correct terminology is WH-7850-C24-CL; the CL bit for carbon laminate.
I've had a pair since May & have done 867 (dry only) miles with them beneath my Gios Cinquantenario. I've found them to be quicker accelerating than the Open Pro/Ultegra combo that the bike had before. They also seem to hold speed pretty well for a light weight rim. Handling in a cross wind is no different to the Open Pro's either.
Build quality is impeccable, they're still running true & I don't have any reservations about the construction method.
They’re covered by a 3 year warranty so I guess that Shimano has confidence in the alloy/carbon lamination.
Shimano are also releasing a version at Ultegra level called WH-RS80-C24-CL (where do they get these designations from?) which will be cheaper than Dura Ace.