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Hello,
My budget is around 300-400$.
The bike is an Opus Andante 2009, it has shimano 105 groupset with ultegra rear.
I am 65 kg (~145lbs), good climber and not doing a lot of ride (about 60-80km every trip 10 times per year) but I do a lot of bike in the city plus I am doing a workout on the trainer 3-4times a week.
I want to put my current WH-R500 on my commuting bike (the tyres have to be changed + wheels are horrible). I could buy again the same set but I would like to try something new.
Would rather buy at MerlinCycle or Wiggle.
So far I came across these models:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing- ... -wheelset/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing- ... -wheelset/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing- ... lset-2014/
From what I've seen the Quattro has nice review. I wasn't able to find the differece between CX and non-CX.
I was willing to buy the Shimano Ultegra 6800 but these are OOS at both places.
Also, MerlinCycle has a sale for a pair of tyre:
http://www.merlincycles.com/vittoria-ru ... 63561.html
How good are these for commuting/road? Any tyre suggestion? Reviews are always very positive and it is hard to conclude anything from that. I rarely get any flat (I do about 2000-3000 km in the city for 2-3 flat per year). I bike in the US for my trips (opus), roads are not too bad but in montreal were I live there are many big holes (commuting bike).
My budget is around 300-400$.
The bike is an Opus Andante 2009, it has shimano 105 groupset with ultegra rear.
I am 65 kg (~145lbs), good climber and not doing a lot of ride (about 60-80km every trip 10 times per year) but I do a lot of bike in the city plus I am doing a workout on the trainer 3-4times a week.
I want to put my current WH-R500 on my commuting bike (the tyres have to be changed + wheels are horrible). I could buy again the same set but I would like to try something new.
Would rather buy at MerlinCycle or Wiggle.
So far I came across these models:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing- ... -wheelset/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing- ... -wheelset/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing- ... lset-2014/
From what I've seen the Quattro has nice review. I wasn't able to find the differece between CX and non-CX.
I was willing to buy the Shimano Ultegra 6800 but these are OOS at both places.
Also, MerlinCycle has a sale for a pair of tyre:
http://www.merlincycles.com/vittoria-ru ... 63561.html
How good are these for commuting/road? Any tyre suggestion? Reviews are always very positive and it is hard to conclude anything from that. I rarely get any flat (I do about 2000-3000 km in the city for 2-3 flat per year). I bike in the US for my trips (opus), roads are not too bad but in montreal were I live there are many big holes (commuting bike).
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I don't think you could go too far wrong with the Ultegra 6800 wheelset. One of my club mates recently upgraded to them and their rims feel very lightweight and are probably better value for weight than any other wheels out there. It's worth looking elsewhere to find some in stock for £250 or so.
As for the tires, those will get you by very nicely, although they are a *little* pricy for a commuting tire, the Conti gatorskins wire bead is probably better for commuting miles, although they probably won't ride as well. I'd go for the 25C version as they'll be more comfortable and provide more grip (the 23C ones at 110-120psi are can be a little sketchy when nailing hard corners) but they are cheap and take a lot of wear and abuse.
I'd keep the RS-500s for commuting, they last very well and aren't a bad wheelset.0 -
6800's being tubeless compatible, it can be much trickier than many wheels to get tyres on and off. Using wire bead on these rims will make it even harder I suspect. I didn't like the 6800's because of this and sold them on a bike. May not be an issue for you but worth noting, would be tricky to change a tyre in a rush.0
