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any suggestions for good value wheels, looking to change from 700c to go a bit wider with the tyres, currently have fulcrum db5 700cc and they have been fine, any suggestions sub £200 12mm bolt through required


 
Posted : 30/09/2020 4:45 pm
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At that price and with the current lack of stock anywhere I think you have hobsons choice I.e Fulcrum Racing 7.

I've just had a set delivered as I didn't want to pay double for Hunt bearing in mind these would be winter mud and crap wheels. They look OK for the money but I haven't fitted them yet (to my Arkose) as the tyres havnt turned up.

Other than these I think you will struggle unless you want to pre order hunts or pay a lot more


 
Posted : 30/09/2020 8:58 pm
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ime the fulcrum wheels come with poorly sealed bearings, keep an eye on them as the seals tend to be really poor or non existent


 
Posted : 30/09/2020 10:22 pm
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Just use any 100/142 650b MTB wheels and sleeve the 15mm front to 12mm.

DT EX1501, M1700, etc


 
Posted : 30/09/2020 11:08 pm
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DT are doing those for less than £200 a set? Awesome!


 
Posted : 30/09/2020 11:26 pm
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I have a set of Mavic Allroads in 700c but they come in 650b as well I think. They seem decent enough and were c£200/set.


 
Posted : 01/10/2020 7:46 am
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DT are doing those for less than £200 a set? Awesome!

There's a set of M1700s on ebay for that and a front XM1501 seems to sell for about £115. Rear is harder to come by but several have been sold in September.

27.5 seems to be dying, so...


 
Posted : 01/10/2020 10:59 am