Wheel choice

fatladattheback

Hi,
I am buying a new set of wheels. I currently ride Vision Team 30's. They came stock on the bike and I now want something newer, shinier and a bit better.

DT Swiss 1400 Dicut (either oxic coated or cheaper non coated, same wheel just not coated)
https://www.merlincycles.com/dt-swiss-p ... 01032.html

Mavic Ksyrium Pro
https://www.merlincycles.com/mavic-ksyr ... 14463.html

I had initially wanted the DT Swiss Wheels but am leaning towards the Mavics Ksyrium Pros' for the simple reason that they come with tyres and will save me a few quid as I won't need to buy any. (They both weigh roughly the same and are tubeless, although I am not sure I will bother using them as a tubeless set up.)

Merlin links are for reference, I have seen both wheelsets cheaper online elsewhere with not much difference in price between them.

Has anyone any experiences/advice on any of the wheelsets above?
Thanks,

singleton

To answer your question - it would be good to know in what way you would consider either of these to be "better" than the vision team 30's.

fatladattheback

Both are lighter, (500g)have an option if needed to run tubeless.(Not hugely important to me at the moment) The visions are an Aksium level wheelset.
The others, in particular the DT Swiss are made on 240s hubs which I've only heard good things about.

singleton

At your price point I'd go for something with at lest a bit of aero benefit.
Maybe these:
https://www.merlincycles.com/fulcrum-ra ... source=PHG

joe_totale-2

Singleton wrote:

At your price point I'd go for something with at lest a bit of aero benefit.
Maybe these:
https://www.merlincycles.com/fulcrum-ra ... source=PHG

At the same price as those DT Swiss wheels you could get some proper aero, carbon jobbies. Off the top of my head Prime, Zuus or straight from a decent Chinese producer such as Light Bicycle or Farsports do wheels for that budget.

rafletcher

And I'd counter that cheap carbon wheels are a worse buy than top end alu wheels like the DT Swiss ones.

joe_totale-2

rafletcher wrote:

And I'd counter that cheap carbon wheels are a worse buy than top end alu wheels like the DT Swiss ones.

I'd say that it depends on the purpose of these wheels. It'd really help if the original poster could tell us what he's going to use the wheels for.

shirley_basso

Joe Totale wrote:

rafletcher wrote:

And I'd counter that cheap carbon wheels are a worse buy than top end alu wheels like the DT Swiss ones.

I'd say that it depends on the purpose of these wheels. It'd really help if the original poster could tell us what he's going to use the wheels for.

Cycling?

ugo.santalucia

Without an idea on how far and how often you cycle and over which terrain, any of the advice above is a waste of words
... and seeing your name, how fat you really are too

fatladattheback

Hi,
The wheels are for club spins, sportives etc. I don't race. I haven't much faith in carbon rims in the wet. I am between 80-85kg and don't fancy carbon rims to try and stop me in a hurry in the wet.
I also don't want to fork out for carbon brake pads every few weeks, perhaps I am listening to too much scaremongering/misinformation.
I ride a mix of flat and rolling spins, with a some hilly spins in summer, 1500-2000m of climbing.

I understand the DT Swiss hubs are probably better than the mavics, but the mavics come with tyres and are in themselves not a bad wheel.

Cheers,

Midlands Grimpeur

Has anyone any experiences/advice on any of the wheelsets above?

Yes on the Mavics. I actually went for the cheaper Ksyrium UST in the end rather than the pro as I did not notice any discernible difference between the two and mine were a few hundred quid cheaper. Good wheelset, responsive and stiff enough for me, had no issues with hubs/bearings at all. I would say that they feel more comfortable to me when compared to something like a campag wheel (Zonda, neutron for example). I can't say whether that is down to the wheel itself or the tires but at the same pressure as other wheel/tyres I have, the Mavic aren't as harsh on poor road surfaces.

shirley_basso

Nothing wrong with carbon wheels at your weight. You're not really that heavy. Yes you lose some performance in the wet but it's not that bad unless you often come to abrupt stops (does anyone, outside of commuting?)

Brake pads last ages and are cheap (Wiggle Lifeline are absolutely great).

cycleclinic

What exactly is great about DT Swiss hubs. I'm still trying to work it out. Relaible bearings. Well DT Swiss dont have a monopoly on that.
DT Swiss rims have a sharp bead hook. not recommended for tubeless tyres. Also no bead lock. Mavic UST is a better tubeless standard, much better.

fatladattheback

Thanks for your help. I am going to go with the Mavics.

aberdeen_lune

Good choice. I have a set of the Mavics and they are great. I run them tubeless. My expensive carbon aero wheels are my spares even when racing.

clubsport

No affiliation, but this seems like a good deal?

https://www.slanecycles.com/mavic-ksyri ... dYEALw_wcB

Wayne Plunger

Shirley Basso wrote:

Joe Totale wrote:

rafletcher wrote:

And I'd counter that cheap carbon wheels are a worse buy than top end alu wheels like the DT Swiss ones.

I'd say that it depends on the purpose of these wheels. It'd really help if the original poster could tell us what he's going to use the wheels for.

Cycling?

As Meatloaf said "You took the words right out of my mouth"