Low/mid profile wheels around £1000, which are best????

dazedrabbit
dazedrabbit Posts: 2
edited April 2011 in Road buying advice
I am currently waiting for my new road bike (sabbath silk road pro) and any good advice on which low/mid profile aluminium rimed wheels would be greatly received as my head is baffled with the choice in front of me

Comments

  • Dude

    The question is what do you want them for?

    Cheers
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    His bike, I reckon
  • Ciclicasati
    Ciclicasati Posts: 740
    if zipp 101 come in at £1k then i'd go for them. Got the Sram s30 race that are based on them...very impressed.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    2 pairs of American Classic AC420s!
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • incog24
    incog24 Posts: 549
    £1000 for alu clinchers? Seriously?!! Get some clinchers and 50mm tubs for that from Soul.
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I agree - for £1k you could buy a pair of AC420s for training / general use and a pair of Planet-X 50mm carbon hoops for races and 'special' days.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • PieterM
    PieterM Posts: 167
    Handbuilts.

    Rims: Stan's Alpha 340
    Hubs: Tune Mig 70 + Mag 180
    Spokes: Sapim CX Ray

    Should be less than £900 built.

    Depending on number of spokes will come in between 1200 and 1300 grams.

    And you can go tubeless if you like!
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  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Either the Zipp 101s or 2 pairs of handbuilts.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Mavic R-Sys.
  • socrates
    socrates Posts: 453
    Posh Bikes Team built by Harry Rowland. Def no complaints
  • Squillinossett
    Squillinossett Posts: 1,678
    Scrumple wrote:
    His bike, I reckon

    hehe! :lol:
    I agree - for £1k you could buy a pair of AC420s for training / general use and a pair of Planet-X 50mm carbon hoops for races and 'special' days.

    This
  • northpole
    northpole Posts: 1,499
    Mavic R-Sys are lovely wheels - lacking only in the aero department.

    Around the £1k mark, if you are looking for something more aero but not the full on 50mm depth rims, Dura ace have released a 35mm version of their 7900 wheelset. Available from Merlin for under the £1k mark.

    Peter
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    I'm liking the look of the exalith rimmed Mavics (Ksyrium SLR and R-Sys SLR)

    very tasty
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