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  • April 26, 2014 at 3:00 pm #21261
    Slide89

    Hello all,

    I’m looking at upgrading to a set of carbon wheels for he first time. I mainly ride around the Yorkshire Dales and Merseyside, so flats with some hills. The wheel sets I’ve been looking at are below, any advice is much appreciated.

    > Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLS (1595g, 52mm)

    > FFWD F4R DT 240 (1630g, 38mm)

    > FFWD F6R DT 240 (1830g, 58mm)

    > Reynolds Assault (1568g, 46mm)

    > Fulcrum Red Wind H50 (1755g, 50mm)

    > Vision Tri-Max (1420g, 50mm)

    > Zipp 60 (1820g, 58mm)

    Thanks in advance.

    Cheers!

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  • April 26, 2014 at 8:13 pm #788727
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    Jonny_Trousers

    CDK1962 wrote:Jonny_Trousers

    CDK1962 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    How much are you looking for for the wheels, Colin?

    Hi,

    They were £800 new, so around £600 inc post.

    Rgds,

    Colin

    Thanks for getting back to me, Colin, and sorry for hijacking your thread, Slide.

    £600 is over my budget, I’m afraid, Colin. I was looking for a pair of Campag fit
    carbon clinchers second-hand for no more than £500, I’m afraid.

    Best wishes

    Jon

    April 26, 2014 at 7:05 pm #788725
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    Slide89

    Thanks for all the feedback
    Thanks for all the feedback guys, I appreciate it. I’ve narrowed it down to the Fulcrums or the Mavics (I think). Is there much to choose between the two for nearly £200 difference in cost?

    April 26, 2014 at 6:34 pm #788723
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    Anonymous

    Jonny_Trousers wrote:How much

    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    How much are you looking for for the wheels, Colin?

    Hi,

    They were £800 new, so around £600 inc post.

    Rgds,

    Colin

    April 26, 2014 at 6:25 pm #788721
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    Jonny_Trousers

    How much are you looking for
    How much are you looking for for the wheels, Colin?

    April 26, 2014 at 6:12 pm #788719
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    Velo-smith

    Of the wheels above the
    Of the wheels above the biggest consideration is alloy or carbon braking which as you can see affects the weight overall quite a lot. Have you considered a pair of UK hand-built carbon wheels which can be produced with very good quality hubs e.g Hope Mono RS for around £800.

    April 26, 2014 at 5:12 pm #788717
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    glynr36

    LawHul wrote:I ride on the

    LawHul wrote:
    I ride on the Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLS and highly recommend them, wheels which replace Ksyrium Elite S for the finer days. Also notable that Mavic wheel sets come fitted with tubes & tyres.

    Shame the tyres are terrible on them.

    Back to the OP, I rate my SLR’s and a mate has SLS which he raves about and makes me wish I stumped up the extra cash.

    April 26, 2014 at 4:58 pm #788715
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    Anonymous

    Sorry to appear like a tout,
    Sorry to appear like a tout, but would you consider a pair of Spin Cycle Works K2 CARBONE SLK50 Hand Built Wide Profile Carbon Clinchers? 24 x 50mm, 1520g, Sapim aero spokes 20F/24R Campag freehub (which can be easily exchanged via Spin). Bought in August last year and have less than 100 dry miles on them. Give me a shout if you’re interested and I can sort pictures etc.

    Rgds,

    Colin

    April 26, 2014 at 4:20 pm #788713
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    Anonymous

    I would certainly consider
    I would certainly consider adding the Reynolds Assault SLG 41mm wheels to that list – a step up from the previous 46mm version.

    April 26, 2014 at 4:10 pm #788711
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    LawHul

    I ride on the Mavic Cosmic
    I ride on the Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLS and highly recommend them, wheels which replace Ksyrium Elite S for the finer days. Also notable that Mavic wheel sets come fitted with tubes & tyres.

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