Wheels (again)

slunker
slunker Posts: 346
edited January 2010 in Road buying advice
Looking to spend £500 on a set of wheels for racing this season. Was looking at the dura ace 7850 c24 as my mate swears by them. Looking for a stiff light wheel if this is possible withought going in to zipp territory.

Any suggestions.???? I currently use mavic ksyrium helium Es wheels at the moment.

cheers.

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  • DubaiNeil
    DubaiNeil Posts: 246
    Picture1.png is your friend.

    Loads of threads on this topic.

    The comments will be:

    1) Call Derek at The Wheelsmith
    2) Buy the Shimano's
    3) Call Derek at The Wheelsmith
    4) How much do you weigh?
    5) Call Derek at The Wheelsmith
    6) What type & level of racing do you do?
    7) Call Derek at The Wheelsmith
    Eight) Are you a climber/rouleur/sprinter
    9) call Derek at The Wheelsmith
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    how much do you weigh. you could call del at wheelsmith.
  • DubaiNeil
    DubaiNeil Posts: 246
    :)
  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    Give Wheel a call at dereksmith
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  • pontarlier_pete
    pontarlier_pete Posts: 195
    Derek, call The Smiths at wheel.

    You can pick up some bargains at (eg) Chain Reaction/Merlin at the moment though so have a look what you can get on discount, too.
  • slunker
    slunker Posts: 346
    DubaiNeil wrote:
    Picture1.png is your friend.

    Loads of threads on this topic.

    The comments will be:

    1) Call Derek at The Wheelsmith
    2) Buy the Shimano's
    3) Call Derek at The Wheelsmith
    4) How much do you weigh?
    5) Call Derek at The Wheelsmith
    6) What type & level of racing do you do?
    7) Call Derek at The Wheelsmith
    Eight) Are you a climber/rouleur/sprinter
    9) call Derek at The Wheelsmith

    4 - 11.5 st
    6 - cat3
    8- bit of an all rounder
  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    slunker wrote:
    4 - 11.5 st
    6 - cat3
    8- bit of an all rounder

    Call Derek at The Wheelsmith then. :)
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,720
    Buy round ones.

    Oh, and some of those squishy black-ish rubber things will help too.
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  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    call derek and then do as you were going to do anyway. :lol:
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    do what everyone else does - ask for loads of opinions and then just ignore them and buy the stuff you originally wanted to anyway.....
  • JesseD
    JesseD Posts: 1,961
    Spend the moeny on dancing girls.
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  • Cranks
    Cranks Posts: 129
    What people are trying to say is talk to a wheel builder. I can recommend Steve at Roadace who is an experienced racer as well as builder. You may want to try locally, ask your club mates.
    I would go alu not carbon, good spokes like sapim or dt.
    Shimano hubs are cup and cones, easy to service.
  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    A pair of IRD Aero/CX Rays/PMP hubs would be a good choice
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  • slunker
    slunker Posts: 346
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Buy round ones.

    Oh, and some of those squishy black-ish rubber things will help too.

    Alot of smart arses on here............ :roll:
  • Slow Downcp
    Slow Downcp Posts: 3,041
    Cranks wrote:
    What people are trying to say is talk to a wheel builder. I can recommend Steve at Roadace who is an experienced racer as well as builder.

    But is he as good as Derek? :wink:
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  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,823
    Want to go carbon / tubular ?
    P-X 50mm carbon rimmed wheels are around that price I think.
    Light and more aero that what you currently have. Braking not the best tho' (but that goes for all carbon rimmed wheels to a greater or lesser extent)
  • slunker
    slunker Posts: 346
    Clincher and posible carbon though would prefer alu.
  • DubaiNeil
    DubaiNeil Posts: 246
    DubaiNeil wrote:
    Picture1.png is your friend.

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