Commuting Wheels

[Bigbud]

Noticed the rims on my Road bike have worn a lot over winter Running my nail across the wall of the rim I can hardly feel the groove any more, assume this means its almost time for new wheels.

The current hubs are shimano tiagra.

I only really use the bike for commuting and Early Sunday morning rides and I'm always going over pot holes, at 11 stone

Could anyone suggest a good strong wheel set for commuting or whould I be better off getting the wheels rebuilt ?

Fanks

Jim

 

[BSRU]

I have a pair of factory built Mavic A319's with Deore hubs on my hybrid, good value for money, very strong and good for commuting. A few places on the web or LBS's will hand build them for you at not much extra cost.

I think they are called entry level wheels but they are far superior to the standard wheels my bike came with.

 

[ianrauk]

What's your budget?

Shimano RS20's seem to be pretty bombproof and the hubs are fully serviceable also.
I have ridden them on a 35 mile round commute over the pot holed streets of SE London from the tail end of last summer, right through the crappy winter to date with no problems whatsoever.

 

[Bigbud]

What's your budget?

Not really got a budget, I don't want to pay a lot of money for light race wheels but if its worth paying more for a good set of stronger lighter wheels then I will (If you see what I mean )

 

[eldudino]

I've got a pair of Fulcrum Racing 7's that I use for commuting/winter training. They've taken a few knocks from potholes and I've just serviced the freehub and done the bearings - cartridge type so very easy to replace. To be fair, the bearings only lasted 1,500miles or so, but the LBS mechanic has a pair and his original bearings lasted the same when ridden over winter. I hit something big, big enough to put a little dent the rim, but the wheel remains true, I'm quite impressed.

 

[Trickydicky]

+1 for fulcrum 7, had bike for a month and a half (about 500 miles), have accidently hit large pot holes and they seem very robust. Shame about the constant punchures