building up a jake the snake for mainly commuting on road, but also the odd ride off road. id like as light as poss, and id not be wanting to pay big money. just want a decent light wheelset thatll cope with a bit of cyclocross too.
dont know much about roadie stuff, so what sort of thing should i be looking for in the ads?
ta
I have hope hoops with open pro's, which are nice. Would certainly recommend them.
Mavic Aksium, do it all for low price 😉
As above. Open pros built with a 32 spoke three cross pattern, laced onto the best hubs you can afford. Best compromise of cost/weight/reliability/repairability/strength etc etc.
ok thanks, ill look out for those. cheers 🙂
That's what I went for, the default option of Mavic Open Pro rims (mine are ceramic but they're £70/rim!) on the best hubs you can get. I went for Hope road hubs and DT Swiss black spokes.
Bombproof, easy to get spares for and the ceramic rims really aid braking in the wet. The wheels have coped fine with the Three Peaks and numerous other off-road rides, plenty tough enough and you can easily get 35c tyres onto the rims (it says max 28c but ignore that!)
what sort of price will all these options be, second hand in good nick? £100? more?
ta
Open pro on xt here on my cross I even squeeze in
Bonty 1.8 29er tyres in when I'm feeling funny. Tis a surly tho so fun is allowed 😉
[i]what sort of price will all these options be[/i]
Mavic Aksiums are about £100. Not the lightest wheels in the world but very good value for money.
I think mine (the ceramic rims, Hope hubs and DT Swiss spokes) were about £350 at full retail price plus the cost of a wheel build (I build my own).
Normal Open Pro rims are about £35-40 each IIRC, double that for ceramic.
Mine were about a ton iirc used but in good nick
ok thanks. couldnt really afford over a ton, so ill keep looking out for bargains in the ads.
thanks all 🙂
For the first two years on cross I used 16 spoke shimano 105 cheapies worked well were cheap. Bit of.brake rub side to side when out of saddle on steep climbs with my 13 stone fat ass on em but best of all they looked proper bo
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okeley dokely, thanks mick 🙂
