upgrading wheels

stewart.w
stewart.w Posts: 8
edited January 2010 in Your road bikes
i have a focus variado am thinking of upgrading original shimano r50 wheels, im planning on riding a few 60 mile hilly routes and a ton this year, i have a budget of £200 would i find any significant difference in performance in this upgrade

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  • wildmoustache
    wildmoustache Posts: 4,010
    to be honest no. buy nice tires like PR3s and lightweight inner tubes. good cheap upgrade.
  • stewart.w
    stewart.w Posts: 8
    wildmoustache
    thanks for the reply, ive just been bitten by the cycling bug after a long lay off, i'm doing a 100mile in june and trying to make it a wee bit easier on myself, i can appreciate £200 is peanuts for a set of wheels nowadays, will take your advice and look into tyres n tubes first, any other advice would be welcome, many thanks
  • wicked
    wicked Posts: 844
    Stewart by chance I have those shimano wheels on my winter bike although I also have a set of easton EA50SL's (£200 if you shop around) which I train on and the difference between the two is noticeable but not much! As previous poster said the tyres will make as much difference in feel, what tyres are you currently using?
    I also have a set of dura ace 7850CL which I recently got but with this weather yet to use, you can really feel the weight difference just by picking them up so cannot wait to use them!
    It’s the most beautiful sport in the world but it’s governed by ***ts who have turned it into a crock of ****.
  • stewart.w
    stewart.w Posts: 8
    hi there, the tyres are just the original ones that came with the bike camel, black comp, have'nt seen them for sale anywhere but since i paid £600 new for the bike don't think they will be too great, so hopefully i will notice a difference when i replace them just a matter of what to replace them with
  • wicked
    wicked Posts: 844
    stewart.w wrote:
    hi there, the tyres are just the original ones that came with the bike camel, black comp, have'nt seen them for sale anywhere but since i paid £600 new for the bike don't think they will be too great, so hopefully i will notice a difference when i replace them just a matter of what to replace them with

    Continental GP4000s ,fast rolling, grippy and decent mileage :wink:
    It’s the most beautiful sport in the world but it’s governed by ***ts who have turned it into a crock of ****.
  • whydoesitalwaysrainonme
    whydoesitalwaysrainonme Posts: 532
    If the wheels are good and haven't broken i'd keep them as training wheels, because they are reliable, you might find if you buy racey wheels they're not up to the task of constant training.
    Ribble Gran Fondo
    Focus Black Hills
    Raleigh Chopper
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    This is probably best in the buying advice forum...

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