Best set of wheels for £500

UPGRAYEDD
UPGRAYEDD Posts: 117
edited September 2010 in Road buying advice
Would be for general use, not TT or racing etc. Live in quite a hilly area.

Any thoughts appreciated, ta.
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  • clx1
    clx1 Posts: 200
    Fulcrum Racing 3 2 Way Fit. I have them on two bikes and they are excellent. Reasonably light, very strong and they roll beautifully.
  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    I like my Easton EA70's, great all round wheelset, strong too.
  • UPGRAYEDD
    UPGRAYEDD Posts: 117
    Thanks folks - what prices are we talking about for the above (and where)?
    "A gentleman who goes by the name Upgrayedd. Which he spells thusly, with two D's, as he says, "for a double dose of this pimping."
  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    +1 for the Racing 3s, planet x had em on special, rrp 450 down to 275 IIRC.
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  • northpole
    northpole Posts: 1,499
    Merlin cycles tend to have great prices on road wheels. Many have suggested Shimano Dura-ace 7850-CL as a fab all round wheel set. Within £1 of your budget on Merlin as are last year's Fulcrum Racing 1's.
    Peter
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    The Shimano Dura Ace carbon clinchers for me.

    Wonderful wheels!
  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    EA70's are at the cheaper end of the spectrum ,at £300 (from CRC)
  • Supergoose
    Supergoose Posts: 1,089
    I have had the DA 50MM clinchers and sold them on for the C24's really, really good wheels. Mine were under £500 cant complain!
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,857
    Got to be the DA 7850s
  • lancejambo
    lancejambo Posts: 147
    Merlin cycles tend to have great prices on road wheels. Many have suggested Shimano Dura-ace 7850-CL as a fab all round wheel set. Within £1 of your budget on Merlin as are last year's Fulcrum Racing 1's.
    Peter

    i love my dura aces they are mint and dont regret for 1 min getting them
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  • Ventoux1Me0
    Ventoux1Me0 Posts: 2
    NapoleonD wrote:
    The Shimano Dura Ace carbon clinchers for me.

    Wonderful wheels!


    Madison cycles have them for £399 at the mo'
  • Nick Harvey
    Nick Harvey Posts: 35
    Have you a link?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Ventoux1Me0 wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    The Shimano Dura Ace carbon clinchers for me.

    Wonderful wheels!


    Madison cycles have them for £399 at the mo'

    That's just for the rear you crazy fool!
  • Mccaria
    Mccaria Posts: 869
    Merlin have the Dura Ace at £529 but with 10% discount in the basket so £476. Great wheels at that price
  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    £476.95 at Merlin at the minute, there having a "discount accumulator sale", way out of my league unfortunately!
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  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    Depends if you are Campag or Shimano.

    I love my Campag Shamals and you can easily pickup a virtually new pair off Fleabay or even new for that price.
  • wicked
    wicked Posts: 844
    I had the misfortune to have dura ace wheels after 1500 miles they sounded horrendous! The creaking was loud and embarrasing in the extreme. Have now got a refund and will NOT be getting another pair.
    It’s the most beautiful sport in the world but it’s governed by ***ts who have turned it into a crock of ****.
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Slow-N-Old wrote:
    Depends if you are Campag or Shimano.

    I love my Campag Shamals and you can easily pickup a virtually new pair off Fleabay or even new for that price.

    You can fit Shimano freewheels to Campagnolo wheels. :P
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  • silverpigeon
    silverpigeon Posts: 327
    Mccaria wrote:
    Merlin have the Dura Ace at £529 but with 10% discount in the basket so £476. Great wheels at that price

    Plus I get the VAT off bringing them down to £412.00 :D

    I always feel guilty when I don't buy from my LBS but at that price I'd be mad not to.
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  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    Father Jack wrote:
    Slow-N-Old wrote:
    Depends if you are Campag or Shimano.

    I love my Campag Shamals and you can easily pickup a virtually new pair off Fleabay or even new for that price.

    You can fit Shimano freewheels to Campagnolo wheels. :P

    Yep I know, but 95% of them are Campag, although you can buy a Shim spare freehub
  • pastey_boy
    pastey_boy Posts: 2,083
    im gonna build a pair of hope pro 3,s onto 32hole mavic open pro ceramic rims laced with dt aerolite spokes and alloy dt nipples, weight should be sub 1500 grams yet i will have the strength of 32spokes and the longevity of the ceramic coating plus blue hubs and nips should mean they look nice too, should come in under £500 easily
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  • neeb
    neeb Posts: 4,471
    You should definitely be able to pick up a pair of Campagnolo Eurus for £500 if you shop around. Basically the same as the Fulcrum Racing 1s and a significant improvement on the Racing 3s. For some reason the Fulcrums seem to be selling for a tiny bit more than the Campagnolos, despite being effectively the same wheels.

    As said above, you might just manage to get some shamals (=Racing zeros) for that price or a little more, but now that the 2009 wheels are mostly sold out and the 2010 ones seem to be the same as 2011, they tend to be going for a little more, even on ebay.

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