Can you recommend some solid budget wheels (700c)?

[T4tomo]

and the thread title is "...Solid BUDGET wheels..." which hardly covers £1500 carbon rims

 

[Hip Priest]

Ultimately, everyone seemed to understand my request and suggested a range of decent 'budget' wheels which really helped me make a choice. So cheers everyone!

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

I have had Mavic Aksium's for some time and they have been very good. What attracted me to them was the good reviews and the cartridge wheel bearings as I cannot be bothered maintaining cup and cone bearings, I am sure it is easy enough but I do not want the hassle. I would rather if and when the cartridge bearings wear out take the wheels to work and have the old ones removed and new ones pressed in.

 

[ColinJ]

For some people on here a set of £1500 carbon wheels is small change; for me, £200 is as much as I can ever afford.

Oh, come off it.

Somebody who came on one of my winter forum rides was on a bike which weighed under 14 pounds. He said that it was in 'winter mode' and would be 2 pounds lighter when he put his 'expensive' wheels, pedals etc. on in the summer! I can't remember what his winter wheels were but they looked more expensive than anything I'd ever think of buying.

(A few miles further on, we rode over a speed bump and he snapped his carbon fibre seatpost, which cost ... (wait for it) ... over £500! )

 

[Garz]

We must continue our witch-hunt for this man! BURN HIM!!

 

[400bhp]

Somebody who came on one of my winter forum rides was on a bike which weighed under 14 pounds. He said that it was in 'winter mode' and would be 2 pounds lighter when he put his 'expensive' wheels, pedals etc. on in the summer! I can't remember what his winter wheels were but they looked more expensive than anything I'd ever think of buying.

(A few miles further on, we rode over a speed bump and he snapped his carbon fibre seatpost, which cost ... (wait for it) ... over £500! )

I remember @potsy moaning about his cracked seatpost now.

 

[potsy]

I remember @potsy moaning about his cracked seatpost now.

Definitely not me, but I was on the ride

 

[ColinJ]

I remember @potsy moaning about his cracked seatpost now.

£500+ to you, sir!

 

[smokeysmoo]

Take a look at the Rose website, they will build you a set of airlite rims on Tiagra 36 spoke hubs for under £90. I have had a couple of hanbuilt wheelsets from them now and would highly recommend them.

Holy thread resurrection Batman

Quick Q, do you know if the decals on these wheels are removable?

[EDIT] Not to worry, bit the bullet and ordered them