Wheel upgrade

[Biff600]

My road bike is currently fitted with Maddux RS 2.0 wheels, but I would like a separate wheelset to use for a turbo trainer.

I was thinking of putting the Maddux ones to use on the TT and having a set of Campagnolo Khamsin G3 as my road wheels.

Is this a worthy upgrade ?

 

[outlash]

Khamsin's are pretty basic wheels, much along the same lines as Fulcrum racing 7's. Not much of an upgrade IMO.

 

[oldgreyandslow]

this has been done to death, try these http://dcrwheels.co.uk

 

[Biff600]

this has been done to death, try these http://dcrwheels.co.uk

I looked in the search box and found nothing that compares both wheels, hence the post.

I have only had my bike for a couple of months and can't justify spending hundreds of pounds on a set of handmade wheels.

 

[vickster]

They ride nicely but probably no better than many stock wheels. However if you need new wheels go for it

Why do you need different wheels for a turbo trainer however?

I'd wear out the ones you have in and out while saving for a proper upgrade

 

[Biff600]

Why do you need different wheels for a turbo trainer however?

Thanks for the reply. The reason for the new wheels is so I don't have to keep changing the road tyre for a trainer tyre every couple of days. I don't have a bike that I can dedicate purely to the TT, and would still like to get out on it as much as possible when the weather starts to deteriorate.

Forgive me if I am wrong, but I have read/heard that road tyres wear quicker and are more noisy on a TT

 

[the snail]

Alternatively, you could buy a cheap wheel for the turbo?

 

[vickster]

And cassette

 

[S-Express]

I have read/heard that road tyres wear quicker and are more noisy on a TT

They may wear slightly quicker than a turbo tyre, but not by much, and pretty much any old road tyre will do. Tyre noise is directly related to the tyre's tread pattern (or lack of it).