Wheels under £250??

Sheila09
Sheila09 Posts: 2
edited April 2009 in Road buying advice
Hello

My wheels are a bit worn and am looking for some replacements - I'm currently torn between the Easton EA50 SL, Shimano Ultegra 6600 and the Quest Scafell wheels (which seem too good to be true at under £200 and weighing just 1535g - anyone tried them???).

My budget is £250 and I'm a light rider. Any advice?

Thanks.

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  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Hi Sheila - and welcome to BR.

    Both good choices (EA50SLs / 6600's) - couple of other options/possibilities - Planet X Model B's, Racing 5 Evo's, Xero XR Carbon's (some people say the Xero's are fragile, others say they're solid-enough and a good-purchase). I'd be happy on any of them for under £250 (I'd personally possibly plump for the 6600's, but am not sure - difficult choice).

    Should be more reccomendations/ideas from others.
  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    All good choices and I would go for the Eastons if it was my money. Have you thought about handbuilts? at your budget you could get some nice wheels built up exactly to your specification.
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    and there's always handbuilts. Open Pros on, say Ultegra, would come in close to your budget.
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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    You also have the Ksyrium Equipes as an option :)
    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
  • wildmoustache
    wildmoustache Posts: 4,010
    stay away from the quest scaffels ... too good to be true is just that.

    the ultegras are good.
  • hazychris
    hazychris Posts: 202
    Bontrager RaceLites hit the mark at that price - bulletproof (no truing required in 4 years for my 105kg frame, 4000+km/year), reasonably light, and quite good looking (not that that matters :twisted: )

    Cheers,
    Chris
  • Shezzer
    Shezzer Posts: 229
    I use both the Easton EA50SLs and Ultegra 6600s and I don't think you'd be disappointed with either of them. It's a close run thing but my slight preference would be for the Eastons.
  • marksteven
    marksteven Posts: 208
    i can strongly recomend harry rowland he could build you some lovely wheels for £250 his number is 01843 597443 hes riding the amstel sportive this week end so ring him early fri or leave it till mon
  • xbenhanleyx
    xbenhanleyx Posts: 73
    I would second Harry Rowland. I bought a set of wheels of him last year and they are running fantastic. They are also a damn site easier to maintain than factory wheels. I reckon a set of Ultegara on Open Pros will be about on your budget.

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