[Closed] Road wheel question

I currently run Dura Ace carbon clinchers which are just under 1400. I have latest Ultegra's on training bike and seem fine. Have hope with open 4's on cross bike. Think hope/open pro combo will be slightly heavier than ultegra's but if I had to choose 1 wheel it would be the hope/mavic. If well built and run with good tyres/tubes then they will feel miles better than what you currently have.

Hope hubs with Mavic or DT rims will be great, light strong and easy to fix. Get them hand made by someone decent using butted spokes from DT. Don't be tempted with alloy nipples as they are not always that reliable, brass are a better choice and will last forever.

Stick on some light weight racing tyres from Continental or Michelin and you will feel like a boy again 😀

Hope road wheels are listed at F-782g R-915g
http://www.hopegb.com/voir_roadwh.html
Both 1697g which seems a good weight for a set of road wheels. You can get lighter, but then lighter wheels can get a bit noodly on climbs/corners.
Anything less than 1500 is for race wheels for 9stone whippets 🙂

Shimano hubs will be fine. Open pros all the way tho.

You can get lighter, but then lighter wheels can get a bit noodly on climbs/corners.

Anything less than 1500 is for race wheels for 9stone whippets

Quiet, don't tell the marketing teams. There sales to over weight sportive and mountainbike riders will plummet 😉

Thanks guys

dumb question as I know little about road bikes, but those weights seem pretty high? I've been looking at XC race wheels and was hoping to get something sub 1500g that wouldn't fold in half at the first sign of a drop...

Is it all down to the fact road wheels are a bit bigger? Would have expected them to be lighter than XC wheels though

Yup rims and spokes are 10% heavier, like for like.