Best set of wheels for £500
UPGRAYEDD
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Would be for general use, not TT or racing etc. Live in quite a hilly area.
Any thoughts appreciated, ta.
Any thoughts appreciated, ta.
"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."
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Fulcrum Racing 3 2 Way Fit. I have them on two bikes and they are excellent. Reasonably light, very strong and they roll beautifully.0
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I like my Easton EA70's, great all round wheelset, strong too.0
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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."0
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+1 for the Racing 3s, planet x had em on special, rrp 450 down to 275 IIRC."And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
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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.
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The Shimano Dura Ace carbon clinchers for me.
Wonderful wheels!0 -
EA70's are at the cheaper end of the spectrum ,at £300 (from CRC)0
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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!Rock 'n' Roule0
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Got to be the DA 7850s0
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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 themhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/lancejambo/7872222626/
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NapoleonD wrote:The Shimano Dura Ace carbon clinchers for me.
Wonderful wheels!
Madison cycles have them for £399 at the mo'0 -
Have you a link?0
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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!0 -
Merlin have the Dura Ace at £529 but with 10% discount in the basket so £476. Great wheels at that price0
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£476.95 at Merlin at the minute, there having a "discount accumulator sale", way out of my league unfortunately!0
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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.0 -
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 ****.0
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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. :PSay... That's a nice bike..
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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
I always feel guilty when I don't buy from my LBS but at that price I'd be mad not to.Basso Astra
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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 freehub0 -
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 easilyViner Salviati
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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.0