What road wheels????

enio

Hi there, I'm looking to buy some new road wheels. I am 73kg in weight, and I ride Planet X guru sram red carbon bike. It came with some really heavy wheels.
My choices at the moment are:
1. Fulcrum racing 3
2. Mavic Ksyrum Elite
3. Shimano Dura ace aluminum
4. Shimano ultegra alu.
First 3 similar price range. Ultegra cheaper. I have read so many reviews and it gets very confusing.
I don't compete but do go out regularly.
Any thoughts please?
Cheers

Wirral_paul

Shimano RS80 C24 not on the list? Around £300 - £350 and an excellent all round wheelset

ilm_zero7

Enio - there was a v similar thread to this last week, my same comments apply

you can have a pair of racing [email protected] for less - sub £400! for a much better wheel than an RS 80
• Nominal weight*: front: 670g / rear: 885g


http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Search/Pr ... 3-2WAY.htm

or neutron Ultras
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=26105

or I can really recommend adding £50 to your budget for these

http://www.highonbikes.com/campagnolo-s ... heels.html


Campagnolo Shamal Ultra Titanium 700c Road Bike wheels in black
Supplied with Wheel bags
Weight: approx Front 605g Rear 790g

link to full thread here:
viewtopic.php?f=40042&t=12832794&p=17418117#p17418117

enio

thanks a lot, I will have a look at the options.
enio

maddog 2

two of those links are dead and the other just goes to tyres.

The DA 7900 C24 are a good wheelset, if you can stretch to 550
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPS ... l_wheelset

and PX has the RS80 for £300 which is great value wheelset
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPS ... lset_(pair)

jmeadows

Pete Matthews is back on the scene if you want a quality hand made set and are closeish to Merseyside? Will fire his mobi over if ur interested

springtide9

Fulcrum Racing 3's at £328 at Ribble:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... Googlebase

I have been pleased with my set. They look great. Mine are now a year old and have hit a fair number of nasty potholes causing a few blow outs, but are still true as the day I got them (and I'm 90kg)

I have also heard good stuff about the RS80's, so the choice is yours.

csmith319

I've got a pair of RS80's ready to go on my bike - they're very good and with a combination of new tyres and tubes will take almost 1kg off... so haven't ridden them yet, but paid just under £350 for them (didn't get the best deal, but good enough).

Just a note - they no longer look like the ones shown on the Planet X website - thats the original style, they now have graphics more like the other models in the range, not quite as nice in my view, so was a bit disappointed when I got them. Exactly the same though and now with black spokes which are better I guess.

enio

Hi guys thanks a lot for your suggestions. In the end I settled for Shimano RS80, £300 from planet x. I was told from
my local bike shop guy that the fulcrum are expensive if you replace parts. Mavic Ksyrim elite are possibly £100 more than the shimano. I must say that shimano look very good, and they are very light. Still need to try them on the road properly though.
Very much appreciated your comments.
enio

Wirral_paul

Any chance you could post some pictures up of the new style RS80 C24 wheels? I didnt know the graphics were changed and just about to order some shortly.

Ta muchly

csmith319

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-rs80-ca ... ont-wheel/ - these are the new graphics - i.e. like the RS80 C50s.

Wirral_paul

csmith319 wrote:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-rs80-carbon-laminate-front-wheel/ - these are the new graphics - i.e. like the RS80 C50s.

Thanks for the link. My bike is black with red bits so all fine by me - not that i'm a bike tart or anything!!