Winter wheels,any ideas?

casatikid

Morning all. I’m looking to buy some winter wheels for a lovely giant defy I’ve just got at a great price. I’m torn with a set of Mavic Cosmics that are currently for sale as 2nd hand, likewise a pair of askiums that are cheaper BUT,I’ve also been offered a pair of brand new Fulcrum racing 55s at only £130. Only problem being white hubs.
To throw a spanner in the works I’m also considering a new set of Vision Trimax 55s as they look pretty tough.
Any help? Cheers.

casatikid

Sorry, the vision Trimax are the 35s and not 55s.

pblakeney

As winters wheels? Whichever ones have easily serviced hubs.

david7m

White hubs in the winter doesn't sound ideal unless you are prepared to clean regularly.

casatikid

I’ve no problem with cleaning after every ride I do that as standard. It’s only the hubs that are white, but they will stain over time I imagine.
I’m leaning towards the Vision Trimax 35s as they look robust. Anyone riding them?

pinno

Fulcrums? Bullet proof. A bit heavy but bullet proof.

casatikid

Winter wheels ,so weight not a problem . Looking for durability more than anything. I’m still drawn towards the Visions though.
If the right wheels came up as 2nd hand then I’d opt for them.
I need them this week ideally so I’ll have to make my mind up!

pblakeney

casatikid said:

I’ve no problem with cleaning after every ride I do that as standard. It’s only the hubs that are white, but they will stain over time I imagine.
I’m leaning towards the Vision Trimax 35s as they look robust. Anyone riding them?

It wasn't cleaning that I was referring to, it was water washing out the bearing lubrication. In fact, washing will contribute to this.

david7m

pblakeney said:

casatikid said:

I’ve no problem with cleaning after every ride I do that as standard. It’s only the hubs that are white, but they will stain over time I imagine.
I’m leaning towards the Vision Trimax 35s as they look robust. Anyone riding them?

It wasn't cleaning that I was referring to, it was water washing out the bearing lubrication. In fact, washing will contribute to this.

I think this was replying to me about cleaning white hubs.
Agree about cleaning too often creating problems.

pblakeney

david7m said:

pblakeney said:

casatikid said:

I’ve no problem with cleaning after every ride I do that as standard. It’s only the hubs that are white, but they will stain over time I imagine.
I’m leaning towards the Vision Trimax 35s as they look robust. Anyone riding them?

It wasn't cleaning that I was referring to, it was water washing out the bearing lubrication. In fact, washing will contribute to this.

I think this was replying to me about cleaning white hubs.
Agree about cleaning too often creating problems.

Ahhh. Carry on...

thecycleclinic

Foe winter wheels that are reliable the above choices are not ideal. Get a wheel builder to lace up as of shimano 105 or miche hubs onto a a set of rims or buy a aset of shimano wheels.

cruff

Yeah, I'd go with fulcrums too. Racing fives. Got two Lancashire winters out of my current set before having to replace the freehub (about 6000 miles between October and March)

drhaggis

I got a set of Aksiums in early 2018. It didn't end well.. Conversely, another set of Aksiums that get ridden in the basque country seem to be going fine. So based on my experience, If you're going to ride in gritty roads and not wash the bike/wheels after every ride, don't expect anything with alu nipples to last long.

slowbike

Fulcrum racing 5's are fine - pretty bullet proof - the white hubs don't seem to stain..
I'm riding Shimano R500's at the moment - just a cheap set of wheels for the wet weather bike - they're fine ...

casatikid

Slowbike. Thanks for that. I appreciate your response.

joe_totale-2

How about these from JRA?

https://www.justridingalong.com/product/lark18-wheelset/#spare-spokes-with-this-wheelset

You can get them specced with brass nipples which won't corrode and the relatively high spoke count means they should be tough.
Sapim CX Ray upgrade as well if you really want them a bit lighter but I personally wouldn't go for it.
They're tubeless ready as well which IMO is a good idea for winter wheels.

sir_les

I've used Hope hubs through a few winters commuting, they are very good and require hardly any maintenance. Although i did go through two sets of rims.
However, I'm now buying cheap secondhand wheels that have been taken off new bikes to be replaced. Ones like Axis wheels taken off Specialized bikes.
So hardly any wear on them but they tend to be heavy. But really who cares, they are going to get ruined in the winter and it;s good training to ride a heavier set.

ilovegrace

Shimano RS010 Wheelset £49.99 with free delivery at Wiggle.
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-rs010-clincher-road-wheelset-1/View attachment 492855
I ride 180 miles commuting /training p/w all weather riding.
Just bought a pair of the above wheels to see me through this winter.
Possibly not going to KOM using them but at this price and this time of year they fit the spec perfectly.
regrds
ILG

bobones

Hard to argue with that price, but I run tubeless and prefer to ride something a little wider so I build my own winter wheels. I'm currently using 24F/28R Open Pro USTs with Miche Primato hubs and a combination of black Sapim Laser and D-light spokes. These weigh around 1530g and cost me about £220 in parts. A cheaper option would be DT Swiss R460 rims with same Miche hubs and silver ACI spokes. Cost for these would be around £160 and weight 1700 g. R460 rims can be had for less than £30 so quite economical to re-rim the wheels when worn.

thecycleclinic

That's the sort of thing I was describing bobones.

zest28

I simply use a very cheap and heavy wheel set.

halljim571

I've always used Mavic wheels through the winter and always found them super durable.