B'twin triban 3 wheel upgrade help req!

pearceygy

I got my son this bike for xmas and he now wants to upgrade the budget wheels/tyres, the problem that I'm having Is the wheel size ETRTO 571x13 which Is I believe equivalent to 650c x 23 Is hard to get hold of because everywhere I look It seems 700x23 700x25 is the standard.
I must be missing something somewhere surely wheels for this bike must be available If anyone can help put me straight.

cheers.

mroli

650c wheels is the size often used for smaller bikes - they would be a bit swamped with the larger 700c wheels (resulting in odd geometry and toe overlap).

If you google 650c wheels, you will find options - what sort of price are you looking at? For example:

http://www.parker-international.co.uk/14256/Miche-Young-650c-Wheels.html?referrer=froogle&gclid=COSRhuOqm7kCFVDItAodQh0AOg

For a bit more flash - pro-lite do their decent Braccianos in 650c: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/pro-lite-bracciano-650c-24mm-alloy-clincher-wheelset/

Of course, if you wanted to spend money, you could speak to one of our resident wheel-builders about handbuilts.

For tyres - again google 650c tyres - it appears as though evans sell the gatorskins and the GPS4000 in 650c which are both decent: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/continental/gatorskin-650c-x-23-tyre-ec027253?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=froogle&utm_content=mkwid__pcrid_17321847296_kword__match__plid_

pearceygy

Thanks for your reply my son has got a budget of £200 tops for the wheels Colnago CLX 3.0 Ultegra Di2 2013
so I will have a look in to the Miche youngs never heard of them though to be honest but there doesn't seem much else, as for the tyres the gator skins look a good choice thanks.

mroli

Don't rule out handbuilts - here are some 650c 32 hole rims:
http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b0s116p1475

If cycleclinic/Ugo/one of the other wheelbuilders on here, can't help you - I'm sure that someone like SJS Cycles would be able to build you a set using the above rims and Tiagra/105 hubs for around the £200 mark.