Wheel upgrade Giant defy 0

[Dirk]

Looking to upgrade from stock wheels on defy 0 2015 any advice be welcomed .

Nowt wrong with the standard wheels on a Defy 0.
Doubt you would notice the difference if you swapped them for anything costing less than £600 - 700 and even then it would probably be subjective.
Mate of mine just spent a £1000 on a pair of Zipp 303s for his Scott Foil and I can still blow him away up a hill on my £200 Wilier hybrid.
Save your money and put it towards a new bike in a year or two.

 

[Justinslow]

Nowt wrong with the standard wheels on a Defy 0.
Doubt you would notice the difference if you swapped them for anything costing less than £600 - 700 and even then it would probably be subjective.
Mate of mine just spent a £1000 on a pair of Zipp 303s for his Scott Foil and I can still blow him away up a hill on my £200 Wilier hybrid.
Save your money and put it towards a new bike in a year or two.

Yer but,
My mate in his ford mondeo is a better faster driver than me, doesn't mean I can't own a Ferrari if I can afford it
Whether I can utilise the performance is irrelevant.

 

[Dirk]

Yer but,
My mate in his ford mondeo is a better faster driver than me, doesn't mean I can't own a Ferrari if I can afford it
Whether I can utilise the performance is irrelevant.

By all means change your wheels if you feel the need for a vanity project. We're all guilty of doing things like that; but it won't magically improve your performance to that of a cycling God.
There's a world of difference between a set of wheels off a £99 Sports Direct special and those off a decent high end road bike from a well known manufacturer. Just don't expect much difference between anything in the middle ground.

 

[r04DiE]

So I was right then. Thanks for clearing that up.

No, you will be right when you prove that one bicycle wheel bearing cannot be inherently faster or slower than another. As you questioned here:

No. Why would bearings of one design be inherently 'faster' than bearings of another design?

 

[S-Express]

No, you will be right when you prove that one bicycle wheel bearing cannot be inherently faster or slower than another. As you questioned here:

So, all of this is a result of you completely misunderstanding what I wrote. I find that equally comforting, tbh...

I was asking you why you might think that? I never once suggested that one might be 'faster' than another, but you clearly missed the inference. I'll try to be clearer next time, so as not to embarrass you again

 

[r04DiE]

So, all of this is a result of you completely misunderstanding what I wrote. I find that equally comforting, tbh...

I was asking you why you might think that? I never once suggested that one might be 'faster' than another, but you clearly missed the inference. I'll try to be clearer next time, so as not to embarrass you again

What does this mean then?

No. Why would bearings of one design be inherently 'faster' than bearings of another design?

 

[Spiderweb]

What does this mean then?

S-Express is not saying any bearing design is faster than another.
Handbags at dawn!
Pack it in you two.

 

[S-Express]

What does this mean then?

It means:

rooster1 postulated (see post #19) whether wheels with sealed bearings might spin faster than cup/cone. My reply is there. It is basically a response asking him why he might think that. There was no inference or implication that one might be faster than the other. I simply invited him to enlarge on his comment. Fans of dentistry will be loving this exchange...

 

[r04DiE]

It means:

rooster1 postulated (see post #19) whether wheels with sealed bearings might spin faster than cup/cone. My reply is there. It is basically a response asking him why he might think that. There was no inference or implication that one might be faster than the other. I simply invited him to enlarge on his comment. Fans of dentistry will be loving this exchange...

Yes, and I replied with one reason why one might be faster than the other. The rest is down to you.

 

[smutchin]

Yes, and I replied with one reason why one might be faster than the other. The rest is down to you.

Did you miss his follow-up question? You haven't answered it.

 

[r04DiE]

Did you miss his follow-up question? You haven't answered it.

Are you his Dad?

 

[S-Express]

Are you his Dad?

smutchin is not my dad - but he does appear to be someone who is as confused about your posts as I am.

 

[r04DiE]

smutchin is not my dad - but he does appear to be someone who is as confused about your posts as I am.

OK, enough. You are probably a very nice person to meet, so let's leave this here. I have to say that your sarcastic and sneering persona on here doesn't do you any favours but I am sure you're not like that in the flesh. So let's leave it at that, shall we?

 

[Grant Fondo]

Looking to upgrade from stock wheels on defy 0 2015 any advice be welcomed .

Had Eastons on my last bike and was impressed, you see great deals on EA 70/90/SL now and again

 

[S-Express]

I have to say that your sarcastic and sneering persona on here

As opposed to your arrogant and dismissive persona, which was accentuated by you not reading my posts properly. yeah, great. I speak as I find, mate. Sorry about that.