Ultegra wheel set for £230 or something else?

CarlosDSanchez

Hi, I'm looking to replace the Easton Vista SL's on my Cube and I've seen an Ultegra wheelset on planet x for £230. They seem an okay to me, but does anyone know of anything better for a similar price? Are RS80 C24 worth an extra £100 over the ultegra's? Guess I'm asking what you guys would recommend on a budget of £200 - £300

JustinLeeAtkinson

I have the Ultegras from Planet X. Great wheels. Love 'em. An ABSOLUTE pain to get clincher tyres on and off them though.

Mettan

JustinLeeAtkinson wrote:

An ABSOLUTE pain to get clincher tyres on and off them though.

+ 1 - great wheels for the price although horific regards clinchers - I sold mine because of that issue.

bendertherobot

I have RS80's, which I thought were essentially the same (apart from the laminate).

Never had an issue with either GP4000 or Ultremo.

kangarouge

A friend of mine just purcahsed some handbuilt wheels for £237. They are Miche Box hubs on Open Pro rims with (32 spokes) DT Swiss spokes. They run like a dream. Next time I want a set of wheels for a modest price I'm getting the same built.

I've got a pair of Eastons similar to yours and the handbuilts are definitely much better than those. They don't rub on the front brake blocks when going uphill for a start.

JustinLeeAtkinson

bendertherobot wrote:

I have RS80's, which I thought were essentially the same (apart from the laminate).

Never had an issue with either GP4000 or Ultremo.

I've had cheap Schwalbe tyres and Ultremo R1's on them. Both really tough to get on and off. I can get tyres on and off without tools on other wheels. Just these that seem to be a real pain.

keyser__soze

Ultegras may be a pain but the RS80s are really easy to get tyres on and off. Great wheelset and well worth the extra imho.

thegibdog

I think the Ultegra's are designed for tubeless tyres hence the tyres are difficult to get on/off whereas the RS80's aren't?

unixnerd

I have some Ultegra wheels and I'm a big fan. They have really well made hubs and a totally silent freewheel (which I didn't think was important until I had one!). Never had trouble fitting tyres to them. They spin up beautifully.

topmoxy

unixnerd wrote:

I have some Ultegra wheels and I'm a big fan. They have really well made hubs and a totally silent freewheel (which I didn't think was important until I had one!). Never had trouble fitting tyres to them. They spin up beautifully.

+1 would totally agree about silent freehub, excellent wheels no problems , been using for over a year right through the worst of the winter weather too. couple of tyre levers is most you will need.

verycreativeusername

custom? bicycle wheel warehouse has great wheels at this price, the blackset race 11 seems to get rave reviews: www.bicyclewheelwarehouse.com/road/ride ... od_34.html

prawny

I got some 28h open pro rims with novatec hubs for less than £200 weigh just over 1600g and look lovely. Ride really nice too and will be servicable for ages (cartridge bearings and easily available spokes & rims)

It might be worth looking into the handbuilts I was really suprised at how light and cheap they can be. I know a guy, pm me if you want his details.