wheel upgrade!!

swede123
swede123 Posts: 10
edited August 2010 in Road beginners
Hi all.

Looking for suggestions for wheel upgrades. im currently riding a specialized allez sport double nd feel its about timme to change the wheels. my budget is around £300 - £400.

easton ea70 and shimano rs80 caught my eye. does any1 have any opinions of these? or anyother that they feel is good for the price?

thanks

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  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    I have EA70's on my Allez elite, great wheels.
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
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  • swede123
    swede123 Posts: 10
    the soul 2.0 sound preety good. have u had any problems with them?
  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    The weight limit would put me off on those.......
  • MikeWW
    MikeWW Posts: 723
    Mavic Ksyrium Elites
    Popular choice and work really well
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  • Not Another Hill
    Not Another Hill Posts: 382
    I got myself some RS80s last month. Very impressed with them. Roll up to speed quickly. Strong but not over firm. No flex when sprinting. I've raced on them and ridden over some terrible roads and still true. Merlin Cycles are doing the best deal on them: £314.
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Yes, I've just upgraded to RS80s and they seem good. Had some cheaper Shimanos on before WHR 500s I think. The RS80s didn't feel much lighter in my hand but they feel a bit stiffer and more responsive althuogh to be honest there's not a huge difference. I wanted to get Pro lite Braccianos, but I was ordering the wheels through Ribble as part of a bike to work order and Ribble don't sell Braccianos. They get very good reviews.

    http://www.pro-lite.net/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=58
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  • spinndrift
    spinndrift Posts: 185
    I'm in a similar position looking for a new set of wheels but I'm 18 stone (yes I know I need to lose more but lost 4 stone already) and most site don't seem to mention max loads.

    Anyone got any pointers?
    Cheers

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  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    Easton, or American Classic hurricanes seem good for heavier riders.

    My Eastons seem very strong.
  • Dazza993
    Dazza993 Posts: 99
    I replaced the Alex rims on the Allez I had with Shimano Ultegra tubeless rims.
    Very light - and I originally ran them with tubes & Schwalbe Luganos before going to Fusion 3 tyres.

    RRP on the Ultegras is close to £400 but shop around and you'll get them for around £220 - £230. I'm selling my Allez but keeping the wheels becuase I've been so impressed. Not sure if there's a weight limit on them but I'm 12.5 stone and I've never had any pinging from the spokes.
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    I was a bit confused as to where the Ultegra rims fit with RS80s, are they supposed to be better? They seem about the same price but they're both made by Shimano
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  • swede123
    swede123 Posts: 10
    The rs80's have the carbon joined to the alloy rim, with an Ultegra hub.
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    swede123 wrote:
    The rs80's have the carbon joined to the alloy rim, with an Ultegra hub.

    Oh right. But my RS80s have "RS80" written on the hub, rather than "Ultegra"
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  • swede123
    swede123 Posts: 10
    yeah they are ultegra hubs with 'dura ace' rims. wot do they ride like?
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    swede123 wrote:
    yeah they are ultegra hubs with 'dura ace' rims. wot do they ride like?

    RS80s are Dura Ace with carbon laminated onto the rim? They're a bit stiffer feeling than my last, cheaper Shimano wheels. I like them.
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  • swede123
    swede123 Posts: 10
    the rim is dura ace with the carbon bonded to make it stronger and lighter but the hub is ultegra not dura ace. gotta pay like 150 more for the dura ace hub


    http://road.cc/content/review/1216-shim ... 0-wheelset
  • swede123
    swede123 Posts: 10
    and hell the rs80s weight less than the dura ace
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Interesting review, I hadn't seen that...
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Have a look at Fulcrum wheels. I've found their MTB wheels to be fantastic !! I'm going to be upgrading my road wheels to a pair of Racing 3s soon.

    Light, stiff and strong, what more do you need ?
    (oh yeah, they look great too !! :D )
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    MattC59 wrote:
    Have a look at Fulcrum wheels. I've found their MTB wheels to be fantastic !! I'm going to be upgrading my road wheels to a pair of Racing 3s soon.

    Light, stiff and strong, what more do you need ?
    (oh yeah, they look great too !! :D )

    Although RS80s are lighter still acc to the review above...
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  • swede123
    swede123 Posts: 10
    Decided to go with the rs80. Awesome wheel, smooth and fast! Got from merlin cycles £315. Average speed went up 3mph. So lightweight! Cheers for your thoughts
  • bill57
    bill57 Posts: 454
    swede123 wrote:
    Average speed went up 3mph.
    Your imagination, I'm afraid. But we all have to justify the cash somehow. :wink:
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    swede123 wrote:
    Decided to go with the rs80. Awesome wheel, smooth and fast! Got from merlin cycles £315. Average speed went up 3mph. So lightweight! Cheers for your thoughts

    Yeah I'm increasingly noticing how much better my RS80s are than my previous wheels. When I 1st put them on, I was a bit disappointed, I couldn't really feel any difference, but get them out of the open road and put some pressure on them piling up a hill, or accelerating away, you can really feel the stiffness and feel that the power you're putting through them is being transalated into forward motion. My old, cheaper Shimano wheels used to flex a little under extreme pressure and I sometimes felt them flexing against the brake pads.
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  • carrock
    carrock Posts: 1,103
    spinndrift wrote:
    I'm in a similar position looking for a new set of wheels but I'm 18 stone (yes I know I need to lose more but lost 4 stone already) and most site don't seem to mention max loads.

    Anyone got any pointers?

    My suggestion would be to lose another 4 stone, then buy yourself new wheels as a reward

    I am 16 stone- my Mavic CXP22s are quite heavy, but they're strong and need to be to support my weight

    So I've promised myself a set of new wheels when I lose a couple of stone

    Buying superlightweight expensive wheels when you're 4 stone overweight is putting the cart before the horse in my opinion
  • mister_t
    mister_t Posts: 3
    I just bought a pair of RS80s to replace the Bontrager SSRs on my ageing trek1200. They feel a lot lighter and seem to spring into life when getting out of the saddle to attack an incline. I have not yet noticed any dramatic difference in average speed, though I have only been on two rides with them so far. They do feel a lot quicker to accelerate on descents, no doubt helped by the bladed spokes. They also look great on the bike. Hopefully they will hold up to my 14stone as so far I have not noticed much flex in them. Ribble are selling them for £311 with a code.
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