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I have an aging PlanetX Carbon Pro bike - 7 years old or so with the original wheels.
Looking at Merlin for want of of better place would I benefit from a £100 ish pair of wheels.
Something like Shimano RS11, RS21, or pushing the boat out to RS330.
I think you might need to spend a little more to get something better - £100 is more straight replacement, for a pair. I'd look £300 ish - decent handbuilts or Hunt 4Seasons for a pre built wheelset.
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/clearance-icon-ultra-11speed-wheelsets-2024.htm
£75 with Code MAYMAD25. Dropped 300g compared to R500 wheels which came with new road bike.
2 rides in and they seem fine. Limited colours left.
Yeah, I'd spend a bit more than £100.
Campagnolo Zondas can be had for reasonable prices at times, and are fairly lightweight and stiff.
thanks all,
yeah I think you are right.
It will be worth it I am sure.
Fulcrum Racing quattro's - "slightly" over budget at circa £160 though.
Really have transformed my bike compared with what I had previously.
I got Fulcrum racing 7 with tyres and tubes for £160. They work.
I would draw your attention to these
[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/campagnolo-vento-asymmetric-g3-wheelset/ ]Campagnolos[/url] from Wiggle.
At the pricepoint you're talking, and very stiff. I have been using them all winter, and been extremely pleased.
anagallis_arvensis - Member
I got Fulcrum racing 7 with tyres and tubes for £160. They work.
Good to know as I just ordered a pair for my bike: the rims are more or less done and the hubs, having seen three sets of rims to date, are now feeling a bit graunchy. They've arrived but I'm off the bike for another four weeks due to a minor op on my foot. Price alert, don't read on if you don't want to see the new price but they are currently £120 at CRC with a further £10 of using the code MID2016.
I have a pair of Shimano RS81 C24 with Schwalbe Ultremo 25mm tyres you can have for £225.
They have only had about half a dozen rides.
These;
[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-rs81-c24-carbon-clincher-wheelset/?lang=en&curr=GBP&dest=1&sku=5360597747&kpid=5360597747&utm_source=google&utm_term&utm_campaign=UK_PLA_Components&utm_medium=base&utm_content=mkwid%7csFYWtvvAV_dc%7cpcrid%7c67090789142%7cpkw%7c%7cpmt%7c%7cprd%7c5360597747uk ]RS81[/url]
Check out Wiggle's alloy Cosine wheels. I very much like the tubeless 32mm ones I have.
they are currently £120 at CRC
Good price, I got mine from LBS so was happy to pay a bit more as they made the effort sell them to me
Hmmm a post answering a question no one asked... Well done.
Had r11's on my new road bike. Said had as they were swapped once it was home. Lead wheels anyone?