New wheels

simonm8

I have a Fuji newest 3.0.. with standard wheel and tires on.. had a bike fit done at cadence and guy said i should replace the rims as they aint to good and are heavy.. dont know what the weight of these wheels are, he advised that i should get some mavic askiums?.. does anyohne know if these are much lighter, stronger etc, i struggle with climbs so would this help?, any other advice, ideally i would like to keep cost under £250 max, but £200 be better.. either way i need new wheels as LBS are now saying my rear wheel is not repairable ( got smacked up rear while stationary)
Thanks

richh

For a bike at that price point and with own-brand wheels on they are very likely to be exactly what you were told by Cadence, especially on the weight side.

I think Aksiums would be a good step up but don't discount other options. Merlin have Fulcrum Racing 5's for £180 at the moment, and Shimano 6700 Ultegra's for £239. I personally would go for one of those ahead of the Aksiums.

You could actually do worse that to consider the Shimano R501's form Merlin for only £75. They'd be a step up in quality and a reduction in weight ,but not as much as the alternatives mentioned above. Depends on what your priorities are i.e. reducing your budget vs getting lighter wheels.

night_porter

As you need to get a new rear wheel anyway why not just get the Aksiums anyway?

They can be had for £145 from here http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/mavic-ak ... 54612.html

Nice wheels for the money, you won't be disappointed.

gazl

Bought the 2013 fulcrum 5s from bikediscount.de & paid £198 & this included 2 continental 24mm tyres, these were to upgrade the wheels on my fuji team 2. Excellent wheels & tyres
Went for the fulcrum 5 after reading a previous review from cycling active in which they were highly rated

simonm8

Thanks for the replys, I will have a look at some of the mentioned wheels.. to be honest i didnt want to spend to much as bike is cycle to work scheme, so just need to keep it going till it ends then i can get rid and upgrade to a better bike in total..

pkripper

If you're going to bin the whole bike I wouldn't bother with Aksiums. To me they're bombproof but heavier at the price point than others, and to get some discernible benefit I'd look for lighter wheels, e.g planet x model b.

Bobbinogs

pkripper wrote:

If you're going to bin the whole bike I wouldn't bother with Aksiums.

Nope, me neither. I would just go for the R501's and ride them through the winter. When you sell the bike the wheels on there won't make that much difference to the price so why bother putting some nice ones on now. I bought a 2nd hand bike earlier in the year and the chap selling them had put some Aksiums on that were only a few months old. I managed to get the whole bike for less than twice the price of a new set of Aksiums ( ). I stuck my RS80s on and the bike handled great... but I have just stuck the Aksiums back on for the winter and they are also very good (and not half as heavy as some folks make out). I could easily live with them but if buying wheels to make a decent difference in ride quality then you have to splash at least £300, in my opinion.

ugo.santalucia

simonm8 wrote:

I have a Fuji newest 3.0.. with standard wheel and tires on.. had a bike fit done at cadence and guy said i should replace the rims as they aint to good and are heavy.. dont know what the weight of these wheels are, he advised that i should get some mavic askiums?.. does anyohne know if these are much lighter, stronger etc, i struggle with climbs so would this help?, any other advice, ideally i would like to keep cost under £250 max, but £200 be better.. either way i need new wheels as LBS are now saying my rear wheel is not repairable ( got smacked up rear while stationary)
Thanks

From what I can see on the web, your wheels have a standard 32x construction and they are fully repairable... whether it is the rim, the spokes or even the hub, every part can be replaced or fixed at reasonable cost.
Your bike shop is probably owned by a spotty adolescent who doesn't know that wheels are made up of parts, and he thinks broken wheels need to go in a skip. I suggest you change bike shop. If you post a photo of the damaged wheel, I can give you a more accurate assessment.
Buying new wheels just before winter is not necessarily the best move