New wheelset
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Jerry Atrik
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- South Devon
Kinetic K1-33s are really good value
jamin100
Guru
- Location
- Birmingham
Zonda or fulcrum 3 (same wheel really)
Around £250
Around £250
How slight is slightly bent? If it's just a loose or broken spoke, will be worth fixing. At this time of the year, with bad weather and roads, a lot of us will use their "old wheels" with heavier tyres and mudguards etc, so any benefit from better wheels will be lost. If you have the budget, though, having a good/better pair of wheels, with lighter tyres will really be noticed when we get round to spring and the better weather.
Cheers Keith
Cheers Keith
Thank for the replies. Is not that badly bent. I can still cycle, I just had to make the back brake loose so it doesn't touch it. I'm just looking at the moment for a new wheelset. No real hurry to replace it unless I find a Really good deal
Thank you for the suggestions
Thank you for the suggestions
Diggs
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- Billericay, Essex
May be worth someone having a look at it, especiallyif your braking is effected. Even if rim is out a bit you may find brakes catching at certain point and you'll spot wear your tyre. If you want something to get you through winter Shimano r501s are cheap and good (less than 70 for a set) assuming it's the old 105 10 speed.
If you can get through winter and want to spend the £300, these c aught my eye the other day http://road.cc/content/review/170567-miche-syntium-axy-wheelset I know they are just over but review looks good
If you can get through winter and want to spend the £300, these c aught my eye the other day http://road.cc/content/review/170567-miche-syntium-axy-wheelset I know they are just over but review looks good
cyberknight
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I just got a set of superstar wheels .
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/elite-24-ultra-11speed-wheelset-2024.htm
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/elite-24-ultra-11speed-wheelset-2024.htm
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
I use 501s on my commuter,good strong wheels for the money.
Diggs
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- Billericay, Essex
As have I on the winter bike, for just over £60 on offer they're unbeatable. Like the look of those Superstars though.
berty bassett
Legendary Member
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- I'boro
+1 zonda
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Just put them on,in really impressed so far,came true and I didn't even need to tweak the indexing.
gbb
Squire
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- Peterborough
R500s on my winter commuter, R500s being essentially the same as R501s....astounding wheels for the money. Bombproof, only had to service my front hub after 4 years of serious winter commuting.
R501s, circa £70, 1884 g a set.
Fulcrum 5 LGs for instance, around £150, very good wheels as well come in at 1650ish grams,
Fulcrum 3s, circa £280, I have no experience of the, come in at 1550g.
You start to spend some serious money to shave grammes off...
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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The superstars are 1500 g quoted weight for £185,10% off with code made them£166
ive just ordered these Fulcrum Racing 3 Wheelset With GP4000s II Tyres & Tubes of merlin for £297.49 this weekend only I think that's a bargain tyres would cost 60 ish
https://www.merlincycles.com/fulcrum-racing-3-wheelset-with-gp4000s-ii-tyres-tubes-86056.html
https://www.merlincycles.com/fulcrum-racing-3-wheelset-with-gp4000s-ii-tyres-tubes-86056.html
wam68
Senior Member
+1 for the Fulcrum 3's. Mine are running as true as the day they were bought which was 3500 miles ago
