Recommend me some light(ish) wheels

mid*life*crisis
mid*life*crisis Posts: 15
edited February 2009 in Workshop
I currently have some Mavis Ksyrium Equipe wheels which are fine but the braking surfaces are getting worn and the wheels need replacing.

The wheels are about 1700g for a pair and I am hoping to get something a little lighter when I buy a new pair, but without having to break the bank.

What are you riding? How do you find them? How much did they cost?

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  • celbianchi
    celbianchi Posts: 854
    What's breaking the bank for you?

    I have got a few pairs of wheels both tubs and clinchers.
    I recently bought a pair of Dura Ace Carbon 1380's, have an alloy braking surface and are clinchers. They are quite nice, and come in at a good price of around £530.

    Top of the range of my wheellsets are some carbon tubs, REynolds DV46T's. These are my race wheels. A fine wheel but probably are bank breakers in most reasonably minded terms, at around £1.2k.
  • Tempestas
    Tempestas Posts: 486
    Depends on use really, I have multiple wheels for various conditions and courses. If you are after all rounders maybe a wheel build is your best option, then you can just replace the rims as you wear them out?

    Personally I like the new Fulcrum range, good value and they perform well.
  • mid*life*crisis
    mid*life*crisis Posts: 15
    Thanks for the comments. I guess I should have given a budget :D

    I suppose the I am thinking of £300 to £400.

    The wheels would be for general use on my good bike e.g. summer / dry weather training and taking part in sportives.

    I have a winter use bike that gets abused so the wheels I am after would be for 'best'

    Keep the comments coming, they are all very helpful :)
  • James_London
    James_London Posts: 530
    Within your budget Campagnolo Neutron Ultras are a good bet. With some hunting you might just find some for £400. They're 1500g actual weight, bulletproof, stiff as you like but more comfortable than most mid-range factory alloy wheels with lower spoke counts (Fulcrum R1, Ksyriums et al). You can get them with Shimano or Campagnolo freehub. They're shallow rims so not the most aerodynamic but this probably isn't critical at sportive speeds. The thinner spokes catch a lot less crosswind than R1s or Ksyriums with bladed spokes. Fulcrum Racing 3s are a similar construction and very good at the price point from the first hand feedback I've had (about £330 last time I looked).

    Otherwise handbuilt Open Pros/ DT R1.1 rims with DT Revolutions and some decent hubs should be within budget with similar performance though in my opinion not as nice looking.

    The DA carbon/alloys are very nice but out of the budget you've given unless you find a real bargain.

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