WHICH WHEELS

cal_stewart

Just a quick one. Looking at a new bike and will prob get a planet x sl carbon with red group. Thinking about trying to get some moneyoff if i don't take the wheels and tyres. So which leads me to my question. Should i leave the planet x wheels or go for fulcrum 5's. Don't want any better wheels then 200 quid as winters coming and they will be my training wheels. As looking to buy areo wheels come spring and a set of climbing/lwt wheels after that.

cheers

Anonymous

For winter/training I would go with something like Open Pro rims on Ultegra hubs for that sort of price.

cal_stewart

over the fulcrums? and they will be year round training rims

cal_stewart

plus not a fan off shimano

Mettan

The Planet X Model B's are fine - as are the Racing 5's or Napoleon's handbuilt suggestion - all 3 are perfectly adequate to get you throught the Winter.

cal_stewart

would like to know which people would go for. as the fulcrums will prob cost 100 quid extra as the planet x's will be in the deal

Anonymous

Cal_Stewart wrote:

over the fulcrums? and they will be year round training rims

I use Open Pros on my winter/trainer bike (with powertap rear and DT Swiss front hubs) as year round wheels. Perfect IMO.

Nowt wrong with shimano hubs but you could always go for something else like DT Swiss, Hope etc etc.

I've heard of too many problems with Fulcrum wheels for me to go for them.

Lots of club members use the Planet X wheels, they all seem happy with them...

dennisn

Mettan wrote:

The Planet X Model B's are fine - as are the Racing 5's or Napoleon's handbuilt suggestion - all 3 are perfectly adequate to get you throught the Winter.

+1 These guys are arguing about the difference between Coke and Pepsi.

Anonymous

dennisn wrote:

Mettan wrote:

The Planet X Model B's are fine - as are the Racing 5's or Napoleon's handbuilt suggestion - all 3 are perfectly adequate to get you throught the Winter.

+1 These guys are arguing about the difference between Coke and Pepsi.

No contest

gabriel959

I have some Fulcrums, the 3s though - had them for a week and done about 100 miles already in them and they feel so much better than the Mavics I had before.

Problems that can arise with the Fulcrums are probably more to do with the lack of maintenance than anything.

For winter training I would get an easily serviceable wheel like the handbuilts Napoleon recommend.

Mettan

dennisn wrote:

Mettan wrote:

The Planet X Model B's are fine - as are the Racing 5's or Napoleon's handbuilt suggestion - all 3 are perfectly adequate to get you throught the Winter.

+1 These guys are arguing about the difference between Coke and Pepsi.

Yes, I tried to put it as diplomatically as possible, Den

dennisn

Mettan wrote:

dennisn wrote:

Mettan wrote:

The Planet X Model B's are fine - as are the Racing 5's or Napoleon's handbuilt suggestion - all 3 are perfectly adequate to get you throught the Winter.

+1 These guys are arguing about the difference between Coke and Pepsi.

Yes, I tried to put it as diplomatically as possible, Den

You do it a hell of a lot better than I do. I'm way undiplomatic.

Anonymous

I said go for the P-Xs or Open Pros, here is one recent thread about fulcrums...

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=15530095#15530095

gabriel959

To be honest Napoleon similar things could be said about the Planet X wheels, I have read nightmares on this forum about hubs being chewed on ...

About handbuilts - all well and good if you have a good wheelbuilder doing them, I had some handbuilts originally (not as good as those admitedly) and popped spokes and the rim was bent a few times. Fantastic because I could take it to the LBS to repair it but my pocket didn't like it, so got some Ksyrium Equipes and problem gone!