New wheels. Help me choose!

[Aultonater]

Ultegra is a great choice and you certainly should notice a 300g difference

 

[Tojo]

Hi.

Going to bite the bullet and order some new wheels for the summer. Today whilst riding something went wrong on the free-hub on my standard issue Giant Defy (2014) wheels and don't think it represents good value to repair them (at the moment).

I have set my budget at £300 and don't really want to stretch that as I'm going to be looking at a new bike for next summer anyway which Will have some nice wheels!

The 3 in contention that I have seen are

1. Campag Zonda £300

2. Fulcrum Racing 3 £280

3. Shimano Ultega 6800 £250

All prices have been taken off wiggle and i would appreciate any feedback if somebody knows of any of these wheels at a better price or maybe could add other suggestions for the shortlist.

Many thanks

Huw

Try Ribble, they always seem to do good prices on wheels...., Hope you find what your looking for......

 

[huwsparky]

Quite a bit cheaper here :- http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/...znonpBRnfdW62P5ux6IOwlOPlyyHwmvEokRoCZdvw_wcB

Maybe wiggle will pricematch?

Thanks for that. Just sent them an e-mail in the hope that they will be kind. I wouldn't mind even having some vouchers back as there's always bits and bobs that would come in handy.

 

[huwsparky]

Ultegra is a great choice and you certainly should notice a 300g difference

Thanks for the reassurance. I'm glad I opted for them, think they will suit the bike best looks wise at least!

 

[tincaman]

Quite a bit cheaper here :- http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/...znonpBRnfdW62P5ux6IOwlOPlyyHwmvEokRoCZdvw_wcB
That's £159 plus post!

Maybe wiggle will pricematch?

 

[Cyclist33]

£217, surely?

 

[huwsparky]

Quite a bit cheaper here :- http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/...znonpBRnfdW62P5ux6IOwlOPlyyHwmvEokRoCZdvw_wcB

Maybe wiggle will pricematch?

Wiggle did indeed match the price. They offered me either money back or vouchers. Very impressed with that level of service.

To top it off they arrived today as well so a big thumbs up to wiggle.

Thanks again @uclown2002

 

[tincaman]

£217, surely?

Got excited there, thought it was Euro's!

 

[Broadside]

That's a great price for those wheels. Tempted....

 

[JMAG]

Wiggle did indeed match the price.

Was that £157 or £217?

 

[uclown2002]

£217

 

[JMAG]

£217

Thanks, wasn't sure is £157 was aan error or whether they had gone up. Still a great deal and great service from Wiggle with the retro price match.

 

[huwsparky]

Yep, they were £217 + whatever the delivery was. The total refund was circa £28.

They are a combination from hell with my Gatorskins to fit though. I feel embarrassed to say I've spent over an hour to rim the tyres in the comfort of my front room. Wouldn't have gone on without a drop off fairy liquid, no chance. Not looking forward to having to do that job in the dark, I'll be packing some fairy for sure!

 

[simon.r]

Yep, they were £217 + whatever the delivery was. The total refund was circa £28.

They are a combination from hell with my Gatorskins to fit though. I feel embarrassed to say I've spent over an hour to rim the tyres in the comfort of my front room. Wouldn't have gone on without a drop off fairy liquid, no chance. Not looking forward to having to do that job in the dark, I'll be packing some fairy for sure!

Not just Gatorskins: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/fitting-tyres.166691/

 

[uclown2002]

Yep, they were £217 + whatever the delivery was. The total refund was circa £28.

They are a combination from hell with my Gatorskins to fit though. I feel embarrassed to say I've spent over an hour to rim the tyres in the comfort of my front room. Wouldn't have gone on without a drop off fairy liquid, no chance. Not looking forward to having to do that job in the dark, I'll be packing some fairy for sure!

I have one of these for those difficult tyres:-
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/var-tyre-levers-prod27539/