Best wheels under £500

ryanmac87
ryanmac87 Posts: 9
edited September 2014 in Road buying advice
Was wondering what was the best wheelset under £500 tubular or clincher

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    ryanmac87 wrote:
    Was wondering what was the best wheelset under £500 tubular or clincher

    To go fast or to go far?
    For a lardy or a skinny bloke?
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  • ryanmac87
    ryanmac87 Posts: 9
    go fast and im under 60kgs
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Probably some 38 mm Chinese tubulars, but they don't go far

    http://www.farsports.com/product/detail.php/id-21.html
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  • ryanmac87
    ryanmac87 Posts: 9
    do you mean there not robust?
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Probably some 38 mm Chinese tubulars, but they don't go far

    http://www.farsports.com/product/detail.php/id-21.html

    I think the [ironic] text [/ironic] function is not working.

    So, OP. Have a go on the search tool and take your time :wink: Most threads start with "What are you hoping to achieve (apart from 'go fast')", "What type of riding do you do?", "how fast do you currently ride" (always best to lie about this), "what are you riding at the moment", "any preferences over handbuilt/factory", etc...
  • letap73
    letap73 Posts: 1,608
    Ryan, if this was for your BTWIN and you are having to save money for future upgrades then don't blow your budget of £500 on a set of wheels. £250 - £300 will get you an excellent wheel set that will suit your needs.

    Search the forum for hand built and factory wheel sets (and tyre recommendations!)
  • ryanmac87
    ryanmac87 Posts: 9
    thanks letap i probably should take that into consideration
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    ryanmac87 wrote:
    do you mean there not robust?

    Well, yes, they won't last 10,000 miles... they might last 5,000 miles though...
    left the forum March 2023
  • bmxboy10
    bmxboy10 Posts: 1,958
    Get Ugo to build you some...keep meaning to write a thread saying how pleased I am with my DA/Architypes that UGO built. The only thing I would say is i kind of wish I had taken Ugos advice and gone Ultegra rather that DA hubs as that way I would have saved about £150. Note to self - Listen and Learn and avoid the bling.....

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