Giant Defy 1 - Wheel Upgrade

Hi
I have a 2012 Defy 1 and I want to upgrade the wheels as the although the stock ones I have are bulletproof they are a little heavy. The stock rims are the giant P-R2.
Now the bike only cost me under $1500 so I don't want to break the bank, what do people recommend?
I've been looking at:
Mavic Aksium S
Mavic Ksyrium Equipe S
Fulcrum Racing 3 & 5
Budget is 500 bucks tops!
Cheers
Stu
I have a 2012 Defy 1 and I want to upgrade the wheels as the although the stock ones I have are bulletproof they are a little heavy. The stock rims are the giant P-R2.
Now the bike only cost me under $1500 so I don't want to break the bank, what do people recommend?
I've been looking at:
Mavic Aksium S
Mavic Ksyrium Equipe S
Fulcrum Racing 3 & 5
Budget is 500 bucks tops!
Cheers
Stu

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But there are many persuasive arguments to going handbuilt route too. I'm certainly going to give that serious consideration next time around. Tons of threads on here to search.