Wheels....

Furzell

Hi there

I'm after some buying advice for wheels. I hit a pothole and buckled the wheel on my Specialized Allez (winter bike) I also have a Trek Madone 3.5, my main bike, both of which are a couple of years old.

My query is do I:
A. Buy a single/ new set of entry level wheels for the Allez
B. Move the wheels from the Madone to the Allez and upgrade the wheels for the Madone

My query is, what is the spec like on the standard Trek wheels. If I buy a new set for the Trek (I'm looking to spend less than £200) will they be any better than the standard wheels already on there and therefore I should just replace the wheel(s) on the Allez.

Any guidance will be much appreciated!

fat_tail

how many miles have you done over the couple of years on both bikes ? you might find that you need new wheels anyway.

if you haven't ridden a lot of miles on the trek get something like shimano r501 for your front wheel or get the buckled spokes replaced. depending on how many the new wheel option may be the cheaper route

singleton

New wheels for the good bike obviously....
I'm surprised you needed to ask.

eric_draven

A bit above your budget,have a look at some Shimano Ultegra 6800,you can get them for £250 online,Iv'e had the earlier ones 6700 and they were faultless,i'm not the lightest at 90kg

Anonymous

Correct Answer = B

The only thing that is more certain is that you wear your base layer under your bib shorts

kajjal

Carbonator wrote:

Correct Answer = B

The only thing that is more certain is that you should wear your base layer under your bib shorts

One thread on that is bad enough :shock:

Anonymous

Kajjal wrote:

Carbonator wrote:

Correct Answer = B

The only thing that is more certain is that you should wear your base layer under your bib shorts

One thread on that is bad enough :shock:

I have just had a weird flashback to some odd diagram that (I think) Decathlon produced to show everyone what went where on a bike, and what it was for.

Maybe we need a clothing one too?