Budget wheels

Noclue
Noclue Posts: 503
edited November 2009 in Road buying advice
Sorry for yet another wheel post, i've been using the search option but its a bit needle ina haystack, anyway, i'm in the market for a set of wheels max budget £150 from my research the best value with regards to weight is the planet x model b, however whilst searching in this forum the most popular suggestions are for either mavic aksiums or fulcrum racing 5, am i missing the point as both these carry about 100g weight penalty over the px's. Opions please. Thanks.
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  • Noclue
    Noclue Posts: 503
    Forgot to add that at 15st i'm not the lightest and ride some harsh roads, thanks.
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  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    Sounds like you should not be worrying about weight that much. I'd recommend more spokes and good hubs, such as Shimano hubs on Velocity Deep V or similar rims. They'll hold up for years and years.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Planet X Model B's are very good. Got mine when they were 99 quid ....
  • FOAD
    FOAD Posts: 318
    I have Evo 5's, weighed 23 stone when I got them, done 2000 miles on em, now weigh 19 stone, still as true as the day I got them.
  • Cranks
    Cranks Posts: 129
    You can get some hand builts for £150.
    Make sure you get good quality spokes, bladed ones are expensive if the break and hard to get hold of.

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