Wheels

ianeverton
ianeverton Posts: 231
edited October 2010 in Road beginners
Does anybody know if there is an up to date web site, web page or forum that compares wheels in detail ie. weight, speed etc etc please ???

Thanks

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  • sl2371
    sl2371 Posts: 748
    weight weenies
  • dmch2
    dmch2 Posts: 731
    I tried to work out some of this a week or so ago. Not vast amounts of consensus but...

    Basically if you want light go for (in increasing cost / decreasing weight): Planet X model Bs, Pro Lite Bracchianos or (bug price jump) DA 7850s.

    But you may actually want to put more value on stiffness whilst being as light as possible in which case fulcrum 7, 5, 3, 1 is the way to go as the extra 100g of weight is more than made up for by much greater stiffness.

    So I'm saving for Fulcrum 5s (although Planet X have a good wheel sale on now so Fulcrum 3s are tempting...)
    2010 Trek 1.5 Road - swissstop green, conti GP4000S
    2004 Marin Muirwoods Hybrid
  • trailstar
    trailstar Posts: 114
    i have a set of fulcrum 5's that i use in the winter.

    not immensely light, but they are bombproof. I've felt them flex a bit and the rime touch the brake when i was sprinting.. but thats not really a problem

    great wheels for £180. The wiggle reviews + questions are pretty good for this as well.

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Fulcr ... 360045057/
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Speed? I'm afraid its not the wheels that make you go faster but the pair of legs that propel them!
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..

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