chrisb1357
Über Member
Hi all,
Cut a long story short I have had my Giant Defy 4 since the start of the year and 4 months in the giant wheels failed so Giant replaced them for a set of Shimano RS 010 which have been ok but after a few rides I have noticed the rear wheel has a slight wobble on the rim which is how my first set started to fail so I am now looking for a decent wheel set but my budget is not massive and wanted some advice on what to look for or who to speak to.
The main issue is my weight which is around 115KG which has always been the same for years. I have now started to do three rides of around 25 miles a week and also started to enter some long distance rides and I am just worried about these factory built shimano wheels.
I have already been in touch with a local hand built wheel builder called 23mm near Derby and he has quoted the following spec of wheels but as I am new to all this I don't know if am getting a good deal or should I contact a few other wheel builders for prices and specs.
23mm have quoted the following.
For your weight, and to keep the cost down I would suggest the following build spec, all of which contains very robust components that would suit you:
Miche Primato Syntesi 36-spoke hubset
Ryde Sputnik 36-spoke rims
Sapim Race spokes and brass nipples
The hubs, rims and spokes are available in either black or silver. The black colour profile will cost you £228 delivered / silver £217.
I offer a 1 year warranty for the wheels, so if anything goes wrong with them in the first year of using them (not including a crash or pothole incident), you can send them to me for truing or re-building if necessary.
Cut a long story short I have had my Giant Defy 4 since the start of the year and 4 months in the giant wheels failed so Giant replaced them for a set of Shimano RS 010 which have been ok but after a few rides I have noticed the rear wheel has a slight wobble on the rim which is how my first set started to fail so I am now looking for a decent wheel set but my budget is not massive and wanted some advice on what to look for or who to speak to.
The main issue is my weight which is around 115KG which has always been the same for years. I have now started to do three rides of around 25 miles a week and also started to enter some long distance rides and I am just worried about these factory built shimano wheels.
I have already been in touch with a local hand built wheel builder called 23mm near Derby and he has quoted the following spec of wheels but as I am new to all this I don't know if am getting a good deal or should I contact a few other wheel builders for prices and specs.
23mm have quoted the following.
For your weight, and to keep the cost down I would suggest the following build spec, all of which contains very robust components that would suit you:
Miche Primato Syntesi 36-spoke hubset
Ryde Sputnik 36-spoke rims
Sapim Race spokes and brass nipples
The hubs, rims and spokes are available in either black or silver. The black colour profile will cost you £228 delivered / silver £217.
I offer a 1 year warranty for the wheels, so if anything goes wrong with them in the first year of using them (not including a crash or pothole incident), you can send them to me for truing or re-building if necessary.
