New Road bike or New wheels?

yukonman

Hi, I've got a knackered rear wheel and looking at getting either some Scribe's or perhaps some from cycleclinic/wheelsmiths - for under £400 (do like deep section rims though).

My quandary is my bike is a Mango Point AR which cost £600 - Am i mad thinking of buying wheels for £400 on a £600 bike? Its basic spec Claris and is heavy.

I've gotten into road riding more than I thought i would (longtime mtb'er) and the Mango is my first roadie bike so in the future probably would want to upgrade to something better - like a ribble r872 disc or similar.

Thanks.

oxoman

TBH I had to google mango as I'd never heard of them. Looks to be more a gravel bike than a road bike. Depending on what kind of riding you do, you could keep the mango as a winter and gravel trail bike and bike the proper road bike you want. Loads of bikes out there. Planet X, Ribble, Canyon, Rose, Merlin, as mail order. Giant, Trek, Forme, Ridley, Cube, Cannondale, Merida, Specialized, plus many others having franchise stores. I've put specialized at the back as personally I hate paying extra just for a name. Merida manufacture specialized bikes. Decathlon btwin bikes are also a good bike. As to putting decent wheels on a budget bike that's your choice, I recently spent £500 on new wheels and tyres on my 10yr old rim braked commuter bike that's certainly not worth a lot to save trashing my decent bike.

Darius_Jedburgh

If you are thinking of a new bike you could buy my Ribble CGR in excellent nick with decent Mavic wheels for £500. That way you would get decent wheels and a decent bike for what you are thinking of paying just for wheels.

yukonman

I did buy the Mango with the thoughts off taking it offroad but I am firmly in the roadie category with it (have a full suss for offroad) any recommendations on wheels for the Mango?

I have so far shortlisted these: (I'm 85kg)

https://ebay.co.uk/itm/Kinlin-XR31RTS-disc-brake-wheels-Light-wide-and-tubeless-ready-/162866366619

https://scribecycling.co.uk/collections/alloy-disc-brake/products/scribe-race-d

https://wheelsmith.co.uk/product-page/race-30

thecycleclinic.co.uk/collections/road-disc-brake-wheelsets/products/borg22-disc-road-cx-wheelset-front-and-rear-heavy-rider-touring-28-spoke

yukonman

Update - I've ordered some custom through DCR wheels