50mm Carbon Wheels - Budget £1000

designman
designman Posts: 405
edited September 2012 in Road buying advice
Looking to purchase some 50mm Carbon wheels, my budget is around £1000.
Can anyone recommend me some good wheels.
Thanks.

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  • u05harrisb
    u05harrisb Posts: 531
    tubs or clinchers? look at planet x, would be under budget so you can then get some other stuff too ;)
  • Spudboy
    Spudboy Posts: 101
    www.wheelsmith.co.uk
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    zipp 404 clinchers are about 1K at sportspursuit (if the offer is still running)

    Please use my referral code!

    http://www.sportpursuit.com/join/charlesoriordan_c055fc
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Custom built ones from www.wheelsmith.co.uk

    Marvellous!
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  • designman
    designman Posts: 405
    Looking for clinchers.
  • limoneboy
    limoneboy Posts: 480
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Custom built ones from http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk

    Marvellous!

    +1 got some from him last week 38mm carbon excellent did 100miler on sunday no issues and it was wet .
    went out on my regular route tonight, beat all my PB's on strava .and actually prefer than 50mm as they dont get blown about in the wind.

    had mavic cosmic slr's before these are better wheels and half the price ,never buying factory built again ,it took a long time for me to learn that lesson sorry should have listened to napoleon and ugo.
    last month wilier gt -this month ? bh rc1
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    I bought some Campag Bullet Ultra's last week and have only ridden them for 50 miles, but I swear out of all the 50mm wheels that I have that these are the most comfortable wheels that I have ever ridden along with Michelin Pro 4's.

    £874 Bullets from Shiny Bikes and although they don't mention that they are USB bearings, they are, as it was confirmed on the phone and on the invoice.

    For those that would prefer Fulcrums they do them as the Red Wind XLR 50mm both at the same weight (1590g), both Campag and Fulcrum come with a dark label and there is an option of Steel, USB or Cult Bearings

    £989 Fulcrums from Shiny Bikes and they are the same wheel!!!
  • designman
    designman Posts: 405
    What do people think to the Dura Ace 7900 50mm Carbon Clinchers?
    Is it a better option to go for hand built wheels than factory wheels?
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    The gigantex carbon clinchers at wheelsmith with some good hubs and CX rays would be perfect.
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  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    designman wrote:
    What do people think to the Dura Ace 7900 50mm Carbon Clinchers?
    Is it a better option to go for hand built wheels than factory wheels?

    My Team mate rides the DA c35's and loves them. Not seen too many DA 50mm's at races though so who knows.
  • limoneboy
    limoneboy Posts: 480
    limoneboy wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Custom built ones from http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk

    Marvellous!

    +1 got some from him last week 38mm carbon excellent did 100miler on sunday no issues and it was wet .
    went out on my regular route tonight, beat all my PB's on strava .and actually prefer than 50mm as they dont get blown about in the wind.

    had mavic cosmic slr's before these are better wheels and half the price ,never buying factory built again ,it took a long time for me to learn that lesson sorry should have listened to napoleon and ugo.


    forgot to mention they also can in at 1370g a pair !
    last month wilier gt -this month ? bh rc1
  • bails1310
    bails1310 Posts: 361
    limoneboy wrote:
    limoneboy wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Custom built ones from http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk

    Marvellous!

    +1 got some from him last week 38mm carbon excellent did 100miler on sunday no issues and it was wet .
    went out on my regular route tonight, beat all my PB's on strava .and actually prefer than 50mm as they dont get blown about in the wind.

    had mavic cosmic slr's before these are better wheels and half the price ,never buying factory built again ,it took a long time for me to learn that lesson sorry should have listened to napoleon and ugo.


    forgot to mention they also can in at 1370g a pair !

    Can I be so brash as to ask how much - I was about to pull the trigger on some Mavic SL's until I saw Nap's comment on another thread about wheelsmith.
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  • limoneboy
    limoneboy Posts: 480
    Wheels came in at £677 with brake pads and lightweight skewers. i had built with cx ray spokes (black) novatec hubs and red alloy nipples ,Bargain and they only took a week to be built. they look and ride fantastic , went out last night ,and no word of a lie, broke all my PB's on strava and gained 2 top 10 kom's ,i wasnt pushing any harder so the wheels must have something to do with it Honestly.
    last month wilier gt -this month ? bh rc1
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,337
    limoneboy wrote:
    Wheels came in at £677 with brake pads and lightweight skewers. i had built with cx ray spokes (black) novatec hubs and red alloy nipples ,Bargain and they only took a week to be built. they look and ride fantastic , went out last night ,and no word of a lie, broke all my PB's on strava and gained 2 top 10 kom's ,i wasnt pushing any harder so the wheels must have something to do with it Honestly.

    Did you specifically ask for colured alloy nipples or Derek specs alloy nipples by default?
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  • limoneboy
    limoneboy Posts: 480
    Asked for them but no extra charge
    last month wilier gt -this month ? bh rc1
  • designman
    designman Posts: 405
    Just seen some "Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR Clinchers" at my LBS for £1000 - Are these good wheels?
    Look very nice all stealth.
  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    Supra wheels. I believe Merlin are UK stockists, but those Wheelsmith sets do look the biz.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,337
    designman wrote:
    Just seen some "Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR Clinchers" at my LBS for £1000 - Are these good wheels?
    Look very nice all stealth.

    If what you are looking for is a wheel that looks the par, with massive logo which induce respect from fellow riders, then yes, it is the perfect wheel.
    If instead you want deep carbon wheels for racing, then no, it's not value for money.
    Generally speaking Mavic hubs are good quality, which is a good place to start.
    You can get handbuilts from Wheelsmith, as advised, but make sure you choose quality hubs, rather than the lightest junk and make sure you select brass nipples instead of coloured alloy ones... in essence ask Derek for something "well built" rather than the lightest, trendiest set he can make.
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  • Cornish-J
    Cornish-J Posts: 978
    mavic with mp3 warranty = perfect race wheel.
  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    Cornish-J wrote:
    mavic with mp3 warranty = perfect race wheel.

    From Cycle Logic?! Had a long conversation with Steve about the 2013 Mavic wheels that have just arrived. Very tempting...
    FCN 3 / 4
  • Cornish-J
    Cornish-J Posts: 978
    from anywhere, crash replacement warranty is surely a must on race wheels worth that much money.
  • designman
    designman Posts: 405
    Can anyone tell me more about the "gigantex" rims please.
    Are they foam filled like some of the cheap "chinese carbon wheels" people are buying on here?
    Are they strong?
    And at the moment I'm currently using DA 7850 CL24 wheels with an aluminum braking surface, is it possible to get brake pads to use on both aluminum & carbon wheels?
    Thanks.
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Foam filled like 'cheap' Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimates?

    Gigantex rims are very good quality.

    Swissstop yellows can be used on both but they will still pick up burrs from the aluminium...
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  • DHA987S
    DHA987S Posts: 284
    DA50mm wheels with an Aluminium brake surface can be had from Merlin for £959 I think at the moment.

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