Advice on a wheel change. ? Boardman hybrid.

[Billy Wizz]

I have a Boardman Hybrid 2014 model it has not seen the light of day for 12 months or so, its a great bike but more of a road bike, my commute is 30 miles a day and 18 miles is Tow Path, Bow Bridge to Pickets Lock.
The bike I have been using is a specialized sirrus, it has had a bit of hammer I am sure my Boardman would be dead by now if I had used it, anyway I have decided to upgrade the Boardman for the commute, the first thing is the saddle, an old sella italia touring which I have used on other bikes in the past, but apart from an upgrade to hydraulic disc brakes I want to widen the rims for a fatter tyre, any suggestions on makes and sizes that will take the original parts, cogs, etc, obviously not tyres, and hopefully not bust the bank.
thanks in anticipation.

 

[HLaB]

You could look a cyclocross wheels but you'll have to know what clearance you have for wider rims/fatter tyres. This review suggests you can just change the tyres for a more robust cyclocross style bike. Btw the sirrus is a flat bar road bike and if your boarman looks anything like the review it looks more robust than a sirrus

 

[Billy Wizz]

You could look a cyclocross wheels but you'll have to know what clearance you have for wider rims/fatter tyres. This review suggests you can just change the tyres for a more robust cyclocross style bike. Btw the sirrus is a flat bar road bike and if your boarman looks anything like the review it looks more robust than a sirrus

thanks for the reply, I think the Boardman is more of a road bike rather than the sirrus, the sirrus is a great bike too, but the rims are a mess, sick of changing the v brake blocks, I am looking at building the best commuter/ will look at just fitting a wider tyre, its them cobble set crossings over the locks that throw them little skinny wheels, I would love a cycle cross but I haven't any more room.