Wheelset up to £1k

chrisǃ

Hi all,

The time has come to look for some new wheels! These will accompany my H Plus Son archetypes on Hope Pro 3's.
They will be used on my summer bike (S-works SL4) for chaingangs (20-22mph) and long rides (70+ miles 18-20mph).
It's about 20 miles from my house to some decent hills, so I get both pan flat and some decent lumps in one ride.
The Shimano DA 9000 C24/C35/C50 all look like good wheels, I just can't decide if aero trumps weight or not!
I've also seen the Wheelsmith wheels that look like good value, especially the aero 60, does anyone own a set?
Would anyone suggest anything else?

Thanks

ugo.santalucia

There are more carbon rims available if you want custom wheels... but ultimately the basic problems of carbon clinchers still stand

chadders81

If I had £1k, I'd be getting two sets of wheels. No reason you can't get a set of lightweights and something aero for around your budget.

Or a £1k set should be able to fulfil both. 50mm rims on some light hubs shouldn't weigh more than 1,500g.

hypster

From everything I have read there is some aero advantage to be had at higher speeds but virtually no weight advantage from lighter wheels when climbing. On that basis an aero set of wheels might convey some advantage on your faster, paceline rides but no wheel is going to help you climb hills any faster.

Thanh55

PlanetX 52mm cost £500 (carbon with alu break), save £500 for a weekend break and ride with new wheels.

intheknowcycling.com

Remember you get aero from combination of rim depth, width and profile. Don't need to go to 60 deep to get aero and crosswinds can mess with you if rim profile not right. Can get plenty aero with a 40 to 50 deep, 25 wide rim, especially at the speeds you are talking about. 60+ is best for TT/tri-athlons and higher speeds, probably more than you need (want) for what you describe. DA 50s or Reynolds Assault SLGs would be two I'd consider.

chrisǃ

Cheers for the comments guys. The assault SLGs look like they fit the bill really well! Do you have any experience with the 46? I ask as they are cheaper but appear to be higher in the range?
http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/reynol ... AtG58P8HAQ

jonny_trousers

Chris! wrote:

Cheers for the comments guys. The assault SLGs look like they fit the bill really well! Do you have any experience with the 46? I ask as they are cheaper but appear to be higher in the range?
http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/reynol ... AtG58P8HAQ

I have no experience of either of these wheels, but just coincidentally I was recently reading an incredible review of the Reynolds 46s. I spotted the Westbrook deal afterwards and it looks like a really good one.

ugo.santalucia

I have been servicing and rebuilding Reynolds 46 quite a lot recently. They have excellent hubs (DT Swiss 240), the build is often mediocre for a set of that price point... I found internal nipples used the wrong way round and hence bent inside the rim and the usual spread of seized nipples... one would hope for more consistency and quality at that level.

As rims go, the 46 is "old fashion" and superseeded by the newer crop of wider rims. At slashed price they are still a bargain and light and fast, after all the hubs alone are worth well over 300 pounds... but remember everything is expensive and replacing the bearings requires an expensive tool (most shops don't want to do it).

Coachb

I have stans rims ,Ac micro hubs, dt rev spokes weight 1182grms the pair,clinchers. 18x 24. learn how to do my own service etc ...total cost was around £400 ,,,riding these wheels for over 3 years and only had to replace the front rim £80...

I am building a new set Kinlin xr200 rims [ silver ones] Dahti hubs which are very light and lacing with Sapim super spokes,,,,weight will be around 1180 the pair 24x 28 . cost £300 .....

May relace the Stans with sapim super spokes if they work ok and the wheel's should drop to around 1150 grms. pair.

Buy some wheels that are easy to fix, service your self. I have had all kinds of super wheels that's cost a fair bit
but they have always been an hassle when there is an issue... go Ebay .

LegendLust

If I had a spare grand for some new wheels I'd get a pair of these

http://road.cc/content/review/122172-mi ... her-wheels

lawrences

^bit heavy for the money.

chrisǃ

How old have the 46s you have been servicing Ugo? Alos what are the main problems that are cropping up?

ugo.santalucia

Chris! wrote:

How old have the 46s you have been servicing Ugo? Alos what are the main problems that are cropping up?

2-5 years old... hubs are generally trouble free. The DT aerolite spokes are always seized in the aluminium barrel type nipple (they use Pillar hexagonal internal nipples), which make them un-truable... so that's front and rear NDS, and even rear DS in the newer ones. A guy had mashed the DS spokes with the chain... I managed to rebuild the DS only without touching the NDS spokes, as they were all seized... class... 8)

intheknowcycling.com

One of my riding buddies has the last model 46s. (New model Aero 46 this year). Bought them used at a good price (£500). Likes them but says he would have bought the Attack SLG had he the extra cash.