best all round wheel £500-£600

reborn2

hey guys, first post here. I've read a lot and learning as much as i can.

I'm looking for my first major upgrade for my Boardman team carbon. having only taken up cycling 6 or so months ago, my knowledge is rather limited.

I'm after a set of good all round wheels in the 500-600 bracket. I'd like them to be fairly light if possible. Im around the 14 stone mark and dropping.

At the moment im mainly using the bike for undulating rides, nothing too steep or to long (not much in the way of hills around my part of Essex). I'm also looking to enter the odd 10 mile TT when i get a bit more experienced and perhaps a few sportives.

Speed wise, i'm averaging about 18 mph at the moment.

Any suggestions?

Bar Shaker

I put Mavic Ksyrium Elites on my Team Carbon and they transformed it. The wheel stiffness really brought the frame alive.

For time trial work you will probably be looking for something deep section and aero, though. Planet X are about the only carbon deep section wheels in your budget and they have a sale on at the moment.

ju5t1n

You could probably find a set of C24 Dura-Ace for £600 if you shopped about

mroli

Dude - there is a search function up there on the top right of the page. There are a LOT of historic threads on this topic - you'll be able to get a lot of info from there.

Cheers

M

chris_bass

i find that wheels that are all round are best!!

i also find the triangular ones the worst

trek_dan

If you want a decent mix of light alu and aero style rim you could try American Classic Aero 420's, looks are a bit marmite but I rate mine.

smidsy

trek_dan wrote:

If you want a decent mix of light alu and aero style rim you could try American Classic Aero 420's, looks are a bit marmite but I rate mine.

I have a set for sale if you are interested. Nothing wrong with the performance of them, but I have decided that the Stormtrooper Galactic White is not for me. They are a good stiff, light wheel and semi aero always helps.

I have now converted to hand builts.

Lifeboy123

Dura Ace C24's - £600 at Planet X - 25% off - light, fast acceleration, decent aero performance despite shallow rim
Kysrium Elites are solid and stiff, good wheels but as aero as a brick

Steve236

mroli wrote:

Dude - there is a search function up there on the top right of the page. There are a LOT of historic threads on this topic - you'll be able to get a lot of info from there.

Cheers

M

As its the OP's first post maybe he was looking to have a friendly chat with some like-minded cycling enthusiasts and his search for some new wheels seemed like a good topic to kick off with. He says he's read a lot so probably already knows about the search function.

sloppyschleckonds

Mavics

markhewitt1978

Lifeboy123 wrote:

Dura Ace C24's - £600 at Planet X - 25% off - light, fast acceleration, decent aero performance despite shallow rim
Kysrium Elites are solid and stiff, good wheels but as aero as a brick

I've been looking at the C24's. Especially as reviews say they are good at climbing and not just aero on the flat.
Only thing that puts me off is the Dura Ace graphics on them, I don't want people to know I've got DA wheels! Can you remove the lettering?

drlodge

Hand builts

edhornby

If I had dura ace wheels I'd be flashing them all the time

although the above answers are all good calls, the other option is to wait a while, as you are losing weight (good on you ) and trying out lots of different things, your needs may change in the next 6 months to a year ? there are lots of differences between a light, climbers wheel and an aero TTers wheel and you will know more about what you really need wheels to do for you

markhewitt1978

edhornby wrote:

If I had dura ace wheels I'd be flashing them all the time

although the above answers are all good calls, the other option is to wait a while, as you are losing weight (good on you ) and trying out lots of different things, your needs may change in the next 6 months to a year ? there are lots of differences between a light, climbers wheel and an aero TTers wheel and you will know more about what you really need wheels to do for you

Sorry to hijack the thread. But I'd be mostly interested in 'climbers wheels', what are good options here?

duckson

markhewitt1978 wrote:

Lifeboy123 wrote:

Dura Ace C24's - £600 at Planet X - 25% off - light, fast acceleration, decent aero performance despite shallow rim
Kysrium Elites are solid and stiff, good wheels but as aero as a brick

I've been looking at the C24's. Especially as reviews say they are good at climbing and not just aero on the flat.
Only thing that puts me off is the Dura Ace graphics on them, I don't want people to know I've got DA wheels! Can you remove the lettering?

I have the DA9000 C24's and they are fantastic wheels.
The graphics are under the lacquer so you cant remove them but they are quite subtle so why would you? :?

markhewitt1978

duckson wrote:

The graphics are under the lacquer so you cant remove them but they are quite subtle so why would you? :?

Theft risk mostly

pkripper

ksyriums, and spend the leftover on a nice pair of shorts

duckson

markhewitt1978 wrote:

duckson wrote:

The graphics are under the lacquer so you cant remove them but they are quite subtle so why would you? :?

Theft risk mostly

I dont leave my bike unattended and if its at work its locked up. If they or the bike gets nicked its insured.

mfin

If you want removable stickers on the wheels, factory built you can go for Fulcrum Racing Zero or Campag Shamal Ultra, both are similar weight to the Dura Aces but ride smoother.

Or, go for some handbuilts, much more under the radar looks-wise and £500-£600 will get something brilliant and as light.

smidsy

And repairable/servicable.

mfin

smidsy wrote:

And repairable/servicable.

Yep... I think as he doesn't want something that looks nickable and flash, great handbuilts are a no brainer here.

smidsy

You are starting to sound like me - championing hand built wheels in the face of the large factory alternatives

il_principe

Ribble have some stonking deals on Campag Shamal and Neutron wheels ATM...

mroli

Steve236 wrote:

As its the OP's first post maybe he was looking to have a friendly chat with some like-minded cycling enthusiasts and his search for some new wheels seemed like a good topic to kick off with. He says he's read a lot so probably already knows about the search function.

I was TRYING to be helpful as he was new

duckson

mfin wrote:

......both are similar weight to the Dura Aces but ride smoother.

Slightly OT but I have read the opposite! One reason i went for the C24's along with the £ saving.

smidsy

duckson wrote:

mfin wrote:

......both are similar weight to the Dura Aces but ride smoother.

Slightly OT but I have read the opposite! One reason i went for the C24's along with the £ saving.

Problem with the shimano wheel range is they virtually all share the same hubs RS10 up to RS80.

duckson

We are talking DA not RS80 though.

smidsy

DA Hubs are very good, so that would tend to suggest the rims are the issue if you find them harsh.

duckson

smidsy wrote:

DA Hubs are very good, so that would tend to suggest the rims are the issue if you find them harsh.

I dont!

mfin

duckson wrote:

mfin wrote:

......both are similar weight to the Dura Aces but ride smoother.

Slightly OT but I have read the opposite! One reason i went for the C24's along with the £ saving.

I've put thousands on miles on Shamal Ultras and C24s with the same tyres, tubes and pressures, and no way are the DA smoother, they are harsh in comparison. Even run both sets in different bikes. It actually made me get rid of the DAs.

duckson

Wierd, thats the first time i've heard of the C24's as not being a smooth riding wheel, mine are for sure although i cant compare them to the Shamals.