Commuting Rims

ToeKnee

I'm not happy with my commuting wheels (CXP22) and want something lighter/better. Weighing 94kg (but going down) limits my choice hence I'm considering handbuilts. According to Strava, on my 20+ mile commute, I climb ~800ft.

What are people's view of IRD Cadence Aero (465g) -v- Velocity A23 (426g)? Should I be considering anything else?

Mr Plum

They seem quite pricey for commuting wheels - obviously if you're happy spending the money then go for it, but the benefits of a £500 wheel over a £200 wheel (for example) will be totally lost on the average commute. Have a look at the Planet X Model C wheelset. Relatively light and very strong, and very good value for money.

EKE_38BPM

Sketchley is the man for this question. There is a lot of him and he has been through a few wheelsets before finding one that works for him. It may not be the lightest wheelset or cheapest solution in the short-term, but BCBT.

Fat-Boy-Roubaix

I was in similar position, I was put off Fulcrum due to the rider weight limits, my Askium had a fault and rim wear so I pick up a RS80 wheelset for £300 Shimano do not put the same caveats as Fulcrum, cannot give you a report on them due ot the weather!

http://triathlonwetsuitstore.com/shiman ... et-review/

clarkey cat

I was recommended DTswiss RR 585 rims by my LBS when looking into this and I'm about your weight.

http://www.wheelbuilder.com/store/dt-sw ... 5-rim.html

As it happens I went for the Mavic CXP-33 and I really like them.

http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/wheel ... 88crx.aspx

meanredspider

Similar weight, similar ride and I fitted RS80s (about £300 too when I got them a year ago from Merlin) and they've been great. In fact the only issue I've had with them is that the spoke nipples seized according to the LBS so some preventative lube is a good idea. They improved the ride of my Cayo (over the stock RS10s) no end.

Tricycleboy

Someone will be along to mention hand built Open Pros very shortly.

bonkstrong

At your weight either CXP 33's or DTswiss 585's. I've ridden the 33's a lot when hovering around the 95kg mark and never had a problem. Never heard a bad word said about the 585's and would like to try them.

That said, my favourite commuting wheels have been my CXP 22's, they just work very very well and are still as true as ever after well over a year over heavy commuting use. For my commuting it's a case of if it aint broke don't fix it. But on a weekend I'll bring out the hand-built Open Pro's - they're just brilliant!!

sketchley

I have 32 spoke Rigida DP18s on Ultegra Hubs built by Harry Rowland. I weigh 112kgs. Had them 9 months and 2,500 miles and they are perfect true etc. Note they are not that light but that isn't what I wanted, I wanted strong and no flexing.

I'd recommend to anyone with these questions to phone a good wheel builder and talk them. If they don't ask how much you weigh and how and where you ride then go somewhere else.

Harry is a nice bloke phone him and have a chat.

Also consider wider tyres not only will they spread the load better ad reduce strain on the rim but I also got 1 to 2 mph quicker by moving from 25s to 28s but that's another story....

spasypaddy

Tricycleboy wrote:

Someone will be along to mention hand built Open Pros very shortly.

i was going to suggest them

willy b

I'll say Aksiums.

Cheap and very reliable wheel. Since I bought the bike last feb (second hand), i've put about 5,000 miles under these wheels. Still true, don't weight "that" much. If people use them on cross bikes they're good enough for commuting I think.

prawny

I had rigida chrinas on my old bike solid and not too heavy, no real problems in about 8000 miles
the built was a bit crappy too so some well built ones would be even better I suspect.

Twostage

I got some Halo Aerorages for Christmas for my commuter. I'm 83 kilos (13 stone in old money). They're going fine so far, lighter than my previous ones and survived going down some steps that I didn't see coming as I was faffing about with my lights. :shock:

Wrath Rob

Twostage wrote:

I got some Halo Aerorages for Christmas for my commuter. I'm 83 kilos (13 stone in old money). They're going fine so far, lighter than my previous ones and survived going down some steps that I didn't see coming as I was faffing about with my lights. :shock:

I think there's a pair of these for sale in the For Sale forum right now.

dav1

I go cheaper for commuting wheels opting for more rliable kit.

I had a set of RS10s before, which had dead rims afrer 3k miles, and a broken spoke after about 1.5k.

Im now running a set of open sport rims 32 spoke built on a tiagra front hub and 105 rear. They are about 1 year old and done around 4k miles and are still OK, but rims are showin signes of wear and will need replacing in a year or less.

The benifit is I can rerim these wheels for a very small outlay.

However much id like to blow £300 on RS80s/planet x super wheels/whatever, the commute would trash them too quickly!

First.Aspect

Open pros. Everyone sells them, easy to replace. Light and a 105/32h build is just about the perfect commuting wheel if the are built right.

I had a set of the Velocity v3's about 10 years ago and I found the brake track a bit uneven.

You could also do worse than an equivalent Ambrosio. Good enough for Roubaix.