Best Racing Wheels for no more than about £150

jimcameron
jimcameron Posts: 199
edited March 2009 in Road buying advice
Hi Guys,

I'm wanting to upgrade my road bike's wheels.

Can you recommend some wheels for abou £150 give or take?

Cheers

Jim

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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    new or s/hand?
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  • Slow Downcp
    Slow Downcp Posts: 3,041
    What you upgrading from?
    Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos
  • warrior4life
    warrior4life Posts: 925
    Planet x model B's
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    If new then yes, Planet X Model Bs would be perfect, I agree :)
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    What about Mavic Aksiums 2009 model?
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  • jimcameron
    jimcameron Posts: 199
    New please.

    My current wheels are Rigida Flyers. THink they come on a Giant OCR2 (2006) as standard.

    Maybe i should push the boat out a little £200 absolute max....
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Defo the Planet X...
  • tarquin_foxglove
    tarquin_foxglove Posts: 554
    Planet X Model Bs
    Aren't they 10 speed compatible only? If you only had a 9 speed how would you upgrade?
  • Courage Monsieur
    Courage Monsieur Posts: 534
    I'm in a similar boat and have nine speed Shimano on an OCR1. According to the P-X website these wheels are 10 only so I ruled them out.

    This is a tricky question and one I've been stewing on awhile.

    Aksiums sound OK and scored well in a C+ review recently but there're a few complaints about them here. Q heavy too.

    You've got Kore Gradient II (no reviews from forumers so far), Fulcrum 5s (fight to get many kinds of tyres on), handbuilt open pros, a few Shimano models - none of which really appeal.

    So if you find a good answer let me know!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    tarquin_foxglove wrote:
    Planet X Model Bs
    Aren't they 10 speed compatible only? If you only had a 9 speed how would you upgrade?

    Dunno. OP said nothing about number of speeds so I assumed 10.
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    IMHO you won't beat the £154 Planet-X Model B's unless you spend considerably more than £200

    Although their web site says 10 speed compatible, they do not actually have the taller splines on the freehub, so 9 speed should be fine.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I had some Alex Rims wheels that came on my time trial bike. I made them much better and expensive by putting new decals on them that I made myself. You'd never know the difference between the £1400 rear wheel and mine...

    lightweight-ventouxr-med.jpg

    Heavyweightwheels.jpg

    Perhaps you could do something similar?
  • sicrow
    sicrow Posts: 791
    Guys

    Following on this post, as a large fella (close on 14st) would I be better with Model c's or will model b's suffice, I'm not going to race them just for Sportive's and training on a Spesh Roubaix - my Open sports are "flappy" especially on hills

    just interested in your thoughts please
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  • Slow Downcp
    Slow Downcp Posts: 3,041
    Depending on what you have at the moment, changing tyres may be a better bet until you can stetch to a little more. If you have the standard tyres on, Pro race 3's and some lightweight tubes will be a big difference for about £50-£60.
    Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos
  • RC21
    RC21 Posts: 166
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I had some Alex Rims wheels that came on my time trial bike. I made them much better and expensive by putting new decals on them that I made myself. You'd never know the difference between the £1400 rear wheel and mine...

    lightweight-ventouxr-med.jpg

    Heavyweightwheels.jpg

    Perhaps you could do something similar?

    Awesome - I love it! :D
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Courage Monsieur wrote:

    Aksiums sound OK and scored well in a C+ review recently but there're a few complaints about them here. Q heavy too.

    So if you find a good answer let me know!

    What complains? :)
    x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
    Commuting / Winter rides - Jamis Renegade Expert
    Pootling / Offroad - All-City Macho Man Disc
    Fast rides Cannondale SuperSix Ultegra
  • Courage Monsieur
    Courage Monsieur Posts: 534
    Jim

    Have you bought any yet? Wanted to PM you but you're too new.
    Am in same boat as you re: wheels.

    Thanks
    Paul
  • warrior4life
    warrior4life Posts: 925
    Im just under 14 stone and the model B's are great with me...light, really smooth running and theyve stayed true.

    A GREAT VALUE WHEEL!!!!

    Better then the bontrager race that came on my bike in the 1st place..
  • Harp
    Harp Posts: 79
    XCR Xeros, 1528gms, 3 years RR on them and still as true as they day they left the shop.
    Around £195

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