Best wheels for a Focus Cayo

phreak
phreak Posts: 2,953
edited May 2010 in Road buying advice
Hi all,

I have a Focus Cayo 105 with all the gear that it came with. I'm riding the Maratona in July and would like to add a bit of bling to the old girl for it. I'm reliably informed that wheels/tyres would be the best investment but I don't really know what ones come recommended.

Any ideas?

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  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    Not without a budget for the wheels, and tyres.
    Impossible to answer otherwise.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,615
    i put fucrum racing 1s on mine with conti gp4000s tyres, looks very smart. you can pick up the wheels for around 500quid and tyres for 50quid.
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  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    I was budgeting around about £500. I guess the other question is how much of a difference will the new wheels/tyres make?
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    So far these seem to have the best reviews

    Easton EA90 Aero Road.
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    Dura ace 7850's
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    Agree the dura-ace's are sweet. The hubs, the rims, the braking of alu, the great feeehub body.

    Check out the Hed Ardennes as well. I bought my Ardennes in Sept 2008 and put 2000 racing and sporive kms a summer on them and they are laser straight still. The bearings are so smooth it's a joke - you can't tell if the wheel is spinning or not.

    People dig Fulcrums as well but you'd have to spend a lot more than £500 to get the Zeros which seem to me (I have no experience) to be the ones worth it if you're spending that kind of money.

    If you know a good builder you can check out some 240 hubs on KinLins or Crostini but it really depends on weight (mainly) and riding style secondly.
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  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Scrumple wrote:
    Dura ace 7850's

    + 1
  • Brassknocker
    Brassknocker Posts: 209
    My wee brother's just upgraded his Cayo Ultegra with Shimano RS80 wheels from Merlin (£315- -carbon rims - 1500g) and ProRace3s tyres- and a pair of Easton flat/gull-type bars.

    It's a much better bike now and that's well within your budget.

    I think those Focus Cayos are (were) great value, but the wheels & finishing kit are where they cut the corners - so bars/stem/seatpost that they come with are pretty heavy.


    The DuraAce 7850s mentioned above are great wheels though!


    Good luck with the Maratona! You'll definitely notice an improvement getting lighter wheels for it!
    The Stelvio, Gavia and Mortirolo are worth a visit too!

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