A pair, for under £200 and compatible with shimano mtb cassettes. They'll be used for commuting and general sunday rides, i.e. not racing or anything silly like that.

105 & open pros? I got some from here. Fine for a bit of canal path too. Or look at his Ambrosio combos or Ultegra. Good value.

Hi Cap'Jon,

In the same boat as you, upgrading my winter roadbike (Tiagra hubs.)

Have a look at Fulcrum 7s for commuting and Fulcrum 5 for training and commuting. All under £200.

I also found some Easton Vista SL Wheels reduced from £220 to £160 I think Merlin Cycles.

Remember these wheels will be better than std cheapy but don't compare them against £500 models as these will be better.

Fulcrum used to have shoddy welds on the brake surface but hopefully not on the 5's.

Let us know what you get too.

(Roadies exposed) 8)

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/mountain-and-road-bike-wheels/mavic-fulcrum-and-campagnolo-wheels/

Tempted by the Eastons myself but will drop some weight before I use low spoke count!

Eastons seem to be pretty robust.My mate has some Easton Orions and he is 16 stone and they are still true as they were 3 years ago.

105 & open pros? I got some from here. Fine for a bit of canal path too. Or look at his Ambrosio combos or Ultegra. Good value.

That link is to DAve Hinde's e-bay shop, Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Just Google his name.

Never, ever feed Dave Hinde.

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPPXMODELB/planet-x-model-b-wheelset

Light, strong and only £125 – I don't think anything else comes close unless you're after spangly logos.

Thanks all, i've give those suggestions a look.

I actually got my current wheel from Dave Hinde without any bother at all…

+1 for the Planet X Model B's – outstanding value.

If you doubled the price the Model Bs would still be incredible value, highly recommended.

Mavic Aksiums are tough old wheels. They have a fairly H/D rim.

Or these caught my eye Alex A-Class Aurella tubeless sub 1600g and under £200.

Edit. I think Madison or M-Part have DT Swiss on 105 ready to go.

I run these on the commuter. Pretty good actually and at 65 posted they are enormous value. I'll just run them until they drop.

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/mountain-and-road-bike-wheels/mavic-fulcrum-and-campagnolo-wheels/shimano-r500-wheels.html

[currently out of stock but other places have them]

I've a pair of Fulcrum 5 Evo's on my road bike, I understand the original's weren't well thought of but these 2nd generation ones seem ace. 2 'heavy' spokes opposite the rim joint to balance them is a nice touch.

does anyone know how much weight id save from upgrading these to open pro's or similar

RIMS GIANT IOU 333
HUBS GIANT IOU 333
SPOKES DT competition
TYRES Kenda 700x26mm

no, but I'd hazard that its 'a lot'

I swaped the OEM wheels off my cannondale (shimano hubs, DT spokes, mavic CXP rims) for some shimano r-550 wheels, the difference in acceleration (lower weight) and comfort (less spokes) was fantastic!

Definitely consider r-550 wheels, they're the lightest factory wheels for that money by quite a way. and Shimano hub are overbuilt so the rims are probably disproportionately lighter.

Aksium – 1916g
R-550 – 1862g

priceshaggers have models b's at 99.99 posted, bargain!

is there a different between the number or spokes for + or – reasons? im 12stone so dont think weighs a massive issue?

32 spoke open pros with a three cross build on the best hubs you can afford. Prefferably bought from your local wheel builder.

Aksium – 1916g
R-550 – 1862g

Planet X Model B – 1653g

I'm assuming the two above are weights without skewers but even adding the skewers at 105g the PX still knock the bollocks off them.

Ordered some Model Bs