wheel choice

stumpmagnet
stumpmagnet Posts: 88
edited February 2017 in Cyclocross
ok guys i need some new disc wheels as the standard akisium front has bit the bullet and i would like to upgrade the pair but what to get??? looking at the Pro Lite Revo A21 Alloy Road Disc Brake set on wiggle but also the Hunt mason x all season what else do you guys recommend for the same kind of money? what about Chinese carbons?

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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Stumpmagnet wrote:
    what about Chinese carbons?
    As someone on another thread said, no point in getting carbon clinchers for cyclocross. Only worth considering if you're going the whole hog and switching to tubs.

    How did you destroy your Aksiums? If it was anything other than rim wear, you probably want something a bit more robust; one option would be something like Mavic Open Pros, or one of the more modern equivalents, on Novatec hubs.
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • stumpmagnet
    stumpmagnet Posts: 88
    crashed on first corner at last weeks race somebody rode over it!!! LBS says "its fucked mate" 3 spokes plus rim bent out of recoverable shape. it would just about spin between the fork blades so finished the race.
    could just replace like for like but have the opportunity to upgrade bare in mind the bike is my commuter and winter/crap weather trainer and typically gets 5-7k miles a year on it plus CX
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Ouch!

    My first inclination would still be to go with the hand-built option, but I may be biased because I generally build my own wheels anyway. If you shop around for the bits you can get very good value; I recently put together a set of road wheels for my daughter that came out 450g lighter than a set of Aksiums, at almost the same cost.

    If you'd prefer off-the-shelf, there have been quite a few good suggestions in various "what wheel" threads over the last couple of months.
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • Jterrier
    Jterrier Posts: 97
    Stans rims on novatec hubs, built by any of the various wheel people around (strada, spokesman etc) seems best value way to go.
  • stumpmagnet
    stumpmagnet Posts: 88
    anyone use these? https://www.cycledivision.co.uk/cero-cr ... elset-7507
    what do you think?
  • othello
    othello Posts: 578
    These Pro-Build ones

    https://www.merlincycles.com/pro-build-chosen-hub-alex-draw-19-road-cx-bolt-thru-disc-wheel-700c-98436.html

    Just picked up a pair for my wife new CX bike and I'm impressed. Especially at that price! Light, and the all black rims are lovely.
    Blogging about junior road bikes http://junior-road-bikes.tumblr.com
  • fat daddy
    fat daddy Posts: 2,605
    Stumpmagnet wrote:
    looking at the Pro Lite Revo A21 Alloy Road Disc Brake set on wiggle?


    I have literally just bought a pair of these.

    Clad in racing ralphs + inner tube and a 160mm floating rota the front comes in at 1.35kg ... not too shabby. I forgot to weigh the rear but it again feels about the same difference in lightness from its replacement.

    They shift, seem to handle the off road sections fine and accelerate great when you come off the mud and hit the tarmac. tubeless ready as well
  • stumpmagnet
    stumpmagnet Posts: 88
    Got the CERO ARD22 arrived next day super light super impressed with the quality roll very nice and 285 quid can't complain plus free folding conti grand sports and adapters for through axel uses sapim cx ray spokes and you get 3 spare and tubeless ready

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