Wheels

Chris122

Have just bought a Specialized Roubaix SL3 Expert. Am looking at completing a few sportives along with a 4 day 400 mile charity ride. Was thinking about upgrading the wheels. Any advice was looking as some American Classic Aero 420 3.

Gizmodo

Chris122 wrote:

Have just bought a Specialized Roubaix SL3 Expert. Am looking at completing a few sportives along with a 4 day 400 mile charity ride. Was thinking about upgrading the wheels. Any advice was looking as some American Classic Aero 420 3.

What's your budget?

Chris122

Would like to try and max at £500

MattC59

Cue Ugo............

Chris122

Cue Ugo!!!!!

Very helpful and poor spelling!!

Gizmodo

Chris122 wrote:

Cue Ugo!!!!!
Very helpful and poor spelling!!

What Matt means is that there is a user on here, ugo.santalucia, who builds wheels and is the expert on all matters wheel.

Take a look at this thread, http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40042&t=12896476 and you will see plenty of recommendations as well as "ugo"

smidsy

I have the AC's and they do spin up quickly and are nice and stiff (so no flex when putting the power down, hills etc.)

The only real draw back for me is that they do feel slightly harsh but this is typical of wheels with a low spoke count.

If I am totally honest, although they are fairly light and stiff there is a price to pay, and that is longevity of components. The hubs are particularly small and the bearings need replacing more often that others - although not expensive.

Parts are readily available though, unlike some other brands

secretsam

That's a pretty serious bike - are you sure you're a "beginner"? You might be better off on the more full-on roadie forums (fora???)

cougie

PX carbon clinchers. Unless its windy.

StuRichT

If you want to include tyres in the £500:

Mavic ksyrium elite s wts
or
RS80s and latex tubes and quality lightweight tyres

If you want to blow the lot on just the wheels, I'd get something handbuilt by someone like wheelsmith or some other reputable wheel builder.

philbar72

Go handbuilt. I did, and have nothing but praise for them. mine have dura ace 9000 hubs, H plus one rims and other bits of mysterious magic that help me get up hills and descend much better. you could get hope hubs and all the bits i did ( not neccesarily a downgrade btw just noisier). get in touch with Ugo....!

thegibdog

Use the current wheels and donate the £500 to charity.

cougie

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/b ... els-31023/

MattC59

Chris122 wrote:

Cue Ugo!!!!!

Very helpful and poor spelling!!

In fact correctly spelled, and if you knew that, you might have some idea what I was talking about.
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