Shamal Ultra 2-way fit - HELP!

rokkala
rokkala Posts: 649
edited May 2010 in Road buying advice
Hey, need some advice.

Shamal Ultra Ti 2-way fit (2009 wheels) for £500 or
Shamal Ultra 2-way fit (2010 wheels) for £650.

Are the 2010 wheels worth the extra layout or am i better saving some cash/using it to upgrade the 2009 to ceramic bearings too? :?

What you think?

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Save the money, buy the 2009 model and if you want ceramic bearings, buy an upgrade kit for £50 - but the benefit of ceramic bearings is extremely marginal
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Whats the deal with these '2-way' wheels anyway? Advantages?
  • Down the Road
    Down the Road Posts: 949
    They are tubeless ready - thats all
    Racing is life - everything else is just waiting
  • rokkala
    rokkala Posts: 649
    Cheers Monty.

    Went for the 2009 version. Should be a good difference from my Sciroccos anyway :D

    Think i'll just leave the ceramics for now and maybe spend the saved money on some tubeless tyres to give them a bash.

    On that note, anybody tried both the Hutchinson Atom & Fusion 3 tyres?
  • nicensleazy
    nicensleazy Posts: 2,310
    Not always that easy to replace bearings in Campag wheels.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    FWIW Shamals use same hub / bearing design as Record - about the easiest hub to service and adjust IME
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • matt.rochfort
    matt.rochfort Posts: 147
    If you buy something fancy and deep section just make sure that you don't get overtaken by a 40 year old on a knackered track bike with a £50 wheelset and a fixed gear because it makes the sound of deep section carbon rims grind on your soul!!!!

    No seriously what about a handbuilt set from wheelsmith, you could get a killer wheelset for that money!
  • rokkala
    rokkala Posts: 649
    matt.rochfort wrote:
    If you buy something fancy and deep section just make sure that you don't get overtaken by a 40 year old on a knackered track bike with a £50 wheelset and a fixed gear because it makes the sound of deep section carbon rims grind on your soul!!!!

    No seriously what about a handbuilt set from wheelsmith, you could get a killer wheelset for that money!

    Shamal Ultras are not deep section though :?

    If i was getting them at near the RRP then something from wheelsmith would definitely be better vfm, but not at £499.

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