Wheelset decision please help

lastwords
lastwords Posts: 304
edited February 2010 in Road buying advice
looking for some wheels for my road bike only have space for one bike so i am going to get some wheels for summer and keep the current ones for winter,

Been looking at

Mavic Ksyrium Equipe £199

or

Shimano 6700 Ultegra £229.95

My bike is only a carrera valour so the wheels it came with are pretty heavy anyway

What would you recommend
Thanks

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  • paulc33
    paulc33 Posts: 254
    fulcrum racing 5's i have a set and tey are so much smoother than the stock shimano ones that came on my bike and they are also a lot faster!! and lighter

    great wheel for the money
    2015 Specialized S-Works Tarmac - Ultegra Di2 (7.0kg)
    Kinesis Aithein - Ultegra mechanical (7.3kg)
    Kinesis Maxlight Xc130 - xt/ xtr (11.3kg)


    spin to win!
  • lastwords
    lastwords Posts: 304
    CRC and merlins cycles only have the campag fitting in stock in fulcrum 5's and i need shimano 8 speed.
  • lastwords
    lastwords Posts: 304
    Easton EA50's look nice at £215.99 from wiggle i dont race but like doing long rides at weekends
  • tom0kiely
    tom0kiely Posts: 9
    If you have the budget, a Fulcrum racing 3 wheelset (silver shimano/SRAM fitting) is at a great price this weekend special offer at £269.95 plus £6.50 delivery.

    If you want black it's an extra £50

    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/mountain- ... -pair.html
  • tom0kiely
    tom0kiely Posts: 9
    Fulcrum racing 5's shimano/SRAM fitting at Ribble at £169.46 including delivery with special Valentine's weekend £10 off code XTRA10GBP

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... ULCWHFR180
  • lastwords
    lastwords Posts: 304
    are the fulcrum 3's 8 speed compatible
  • lastwords
    lastwords Posts: 304
    Decided to buy the shimano 6700's £206.96
  • tom0kiely
    tom0kiely Posts: 9
    The Fulcrum website say the Racing 3's are 8, 9 and 10 speed compatible on a Shimano freehub.

    http://www.fulcrumwheels.com/jspfulcrum ... world=road
  • lastwords
    lastwords Posts: 304
    thanks for that i was looking under the product section and couldnt find the info didnt think to look in tech lab
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    halo aerorage.
  • lastwords
    lastwords Posts: 304
    Wheels arrived today they look the part and suit the bike which is the silver carrera paint.

    Because they are tubless compatible it says in the instructions not to use rim tape so that was an added bonus.
    I bought Michelin Pro 3's and they were really tight to get on but managed it in the end got sore thumbs now.

    Weighed bike before and after and its a saving of 1.2kg so looking forward to a good day so i can get out and test them.

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