quick question - new wheels

saunaboy

Alright!

Had a Bianchi via Nirone for 6 months & ridden it to death. Love it.

Been offered a set of Mavic Aksiums 2011 version for about £150 at LBS as part of my usual maintenance thing. Is it worth is to replace the stock issue wheels I've got at the moment (Ambrosio WS23 rims with Joytech hubs).

Will I notice much of a difference? Worth upgrading to the Mavic? I'm planning to ride 150-200 miles/week once the weather clears up. Few sportives & foreign trip lined up. Don't know if this matters but I'm about 80kg.

cheers.

keef66

Save your money. Wear out the ones you have, then look for replacements on the web. Merlin often have some bargains.

unixnerd

The Askiums are about 1800g so probably not much lighter than what you have. You can get 1500g wheels under 200 quid if you shop around. I put a set of Pro-Lite Braccianos on my Cannondale and it made a huge difference.

magoo289

Was in my LBS tonite and had Aksiums for £130. Spend and xtra £100 to really see the difference.

P_Tucker

Its widely reported that Askiums are made of cheese.

amaferanga

P_Tucker wrote:

Its widely reported that Askiums are made of cheese.

Rubbish.

But £150 is about 1.5 times what they're really worth.

saunaboy

cheers for the replies,

How much of an upgrade past the Aksiums would the Cosmic Elites be? They come in at about £280 & certainly look the part. 1750g.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=55217

rogerthecat

Dude Stop!

I have a pair of Aksiums, (needed a cheap set in a hurry) use for winter bike now. If you are looking at a new set of wheels then you could do worse than a pair of Easton EA 70's

Use the Link!

CRC

If you are looking under 200 notes have a look at the50's



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