New wheel purchase, Campag Bullets?

PLuKE

Evening.

This is going to be my biggest purchase for this bike.

I currently have some Campag Scirocco 35mm wheels, I love the lacing of the G3. But now I want some new wheels, why you will ask, well these wheels are fine, but I want some more awro wheels, Campag Bullet 80mm infact.

Why? All my reasons are " I want " not " need" but love the fact I could have carbon wheels, and more aero ones at that, the sound and the small increase in speed.

My routes are flat, slight hills, but in Suffolk there very short! I do sportives also, I just love cycling once I started this year. I currently ride a Merida Ride 93 carbon, and my rides are 30-50 miles and cruise around 18-20mph, not really windy here so that's not much of a problem.

There a massive purchase for me, so opinions?

Thank you
Luke

Max P

Thinking you're in a potentially windy area and how I was getting blown about down on the East Sussex coast this morning, not even on my Zondas' but Mavic Opens' was bad enough! Might be something to consider with 80mm's...

PLuKE

Thanks for the reply.

Suffolk is pretty carm on the wind, on Saturday iPads windy, 15-20mph accross the fields, and my Campag Sciroccos caught the wind, but not much, I would be keeping these anyway for windy days etc.

Thanks
Luke

Bar Shaker

The bullet ultra with ceramic bearings are the ones to go for but I would have huge reservations about using 80s. They are too compromised by even light winds. You would put up with it in a race or TT but not for a recreational ride.

Get the 50s and have lighter wheels with most of the benefit.

cal_stewart

Would stick with the bullets over the bullet ultra as cost different is massive for not a lot in rtn

cswitch

Don't these have a heavy rim? I'd expect them to be pretty sluggish especially if you are light. How about full carbon clinchers? Reynold Assaults are probably somewhere around that price. I've had a set and they're pretty good.

bigmat

I wouldn't ride 80mm outside of a time trial. If I saw somebody riding them in a sportive I would give them a wide berth as not suitable for that sort of riding at all. 50mm far more appropriate.

Bobbinogs

Even buying £500+ 50mms to ride at this time of year when there can regularly be crappy roads with debris strewn all over them, heavy rain and gusting winds of up to 30mph+ doesn't make sense but common sense left the building some time ago.

jgsi

Well you can get some wheelset bargains over the winter months... picked up my F6RFastForwards for aprice I thought too good not to miss.... but they were put to bed under the bed until clocks went back.
Crap winter roads demand dependables, easy repairables.
I'd reconsider 80s though if you are not timetrialling as said absolutely no advantage in normal road riding but of course if you wish to make an impression...

PLuKE

Thanks guys. I will be using the Bullets on days that are suitable, I dog use the bike for comuttings or even ride in the rain.

On days that could be wet while out, or windy I shall just use my Campag Scirocco 35.

I like the look of the 80, so there sort if a statement and there carbon which I wanted, making my ride my of an occasion. I guess it's all a learning curve!

Luke

Undertones

Get 50's, 80's are a pain and you don't want to spend a bomb on wheels and end up not liking riding them.

Even if it's not windy a lorry can give you a hell of a wobble on a pair of 80's.

philbar72

50- 60mm is fine. 80 is mental unless you time trial. Campags alloy/ carbon hybrids aren;t that aero either.

Go for Hed Jet. might be more expensive but far faster. if thats what you want to do. if you just want to pose then go for the campags, they are good wheels.

pianoman

Without wanting to sound difficult about this, isn't putting 80mm deep wheels on a Merida Ride a bit like trying to put ice cream on pizza? As in both are great but they certainly don't go together? If your position on the bike is fairly high (I found the Merida Ride too high even for me) you're potentially throwing away the benefit of the deep wheels before you've even bought them.

Something like the American Classic 420's with a 34mm deep rim and a light overall weight would probably suit you better. Or maybe the Vision Trimax T42, with 42mm deep and 21mm wide rim?

Or if you must go deep, these are on offer for £450: http://www.merlincycles.com/supra-rc58- ... 57764.html

simon_masterson

It sounds like you've made up your mind on the look you're after, so you may as well go for it. They'll be heavier (than a comparable shallow rim) and won't make you faster at that speed, but if they weren't safe, no-one would use them. We aren't talking about twin disc wheels.

PLuKE

Thanks for the comments.

My Merida Ride has all the spacers removed and bottom cap, so I find I am fairly lowish. Try to get my position low and as aero as I can in this bike.

I have my mind set. Currently have Campag Scirocco 35mm, and I want Campag. The Bullet 50s look good, but not much difference to what I have no.

Luke

Bobbinogs

Excellent, another happy punter who asked for some advice and then ignored it all

DeVlaeminck

As above go for the 50s, they are likely to be fairly dependable and will give you some aero advantage once up to speed. Of course there are cheaper wheels out there and faster wheels but if you want a set of reasonably priced, alloy rimmed deep sections then Bullet 50s in the current sales fit the bill. If you must have 80mm then using a 50 front with 80 rear will be far easier in breezy conditions.