Wheel upgrade – but is it worth given the age of my bike?

As others have said, there

As others have said, there should be nothing wrong with an ‘as new’ 2013 bike. Your bike shop was just trying to flog you a new bike!

Those a both decent wheels, but the Hunts will be more serviceable, if you can stand the loud freehub (I sold mine because of it!). Otherwise, talk to DCR wheels, Spokesman, Cycle Clinic, or any of many independent wheel builders, who can probably do you a lighter, stronger set for less than Hunt or Mavic. And they’ll probably replace them free or at a discount if you crash or break them.

Why would you replace things
Why would you replace things that don’t need replacing?? 2013 isn’t that old especially if the bike hasn’t been used much. I bought a new rim braked bike last year. Rides nicer and lighter than the disc bikes I own. And decent rim brakes do work fine enough.

So i’d say ride it, use it, if the odd component goes wrong then either search out a replacement on eBay or buy a new bike with discs etc then. And a new set of wheels with some nice tyres will not be a wasted investment. They’re still selling bikes with rim brakes you know 🙂

I would say carbon rims can get a bit tedious when braking though. Don’t work as well in the wet as alloy, can be a bit grabby in the dry if you don’t choose a reputable set. £300 -£400 on some nice light alloy wheels and some GP5000s and you won’t go wrong.

Yeah I got all my 6870
Yeah I got all my 6870 secondhand, it’s generally reliable and good value as people have been upgrading to R8000 disc setups.
@hereticv is the battery for your Di2 internal or external?

I can’t necessarily comment

I can’t necessarily comment on the wheels; I replaced mine with some handbuilt ones.

In these situations I’d see if you can find an independent bike mechanic where you can have an honest discussion about what’s achievable with the budget available; they’d also advise on a strategy to replace components likely to wear out in the medium term.  Building up a decent set of components means you can swap them onto a new frame in the future.  Much as I will always support LBSs I find there advise is based around flogging you a replacement bike and the latest ‘trends’ (ie disc brakes); I can never have a conversation with a mechanic, hence I found an independent one.  Their labour charges sometimes aren’t cheap but I’ve even sourced some components myself and got them to fit them.  Invariably when I’ve visited the indy mechanic there are some ‘serious’ high-end bikes in there being worked on so you know you’re in the right place.  He still does the ‘bread and butter’ stuff sorting out bikes that have been rotting in a shed over a winter!

It is definitely expensive to

It is definitely expensive to replace 6770 DI2 because parts are somewhat scarce and other than the shifters it’s not forward compatible with 6870 or the 8000 series. It’s almost at the stage where it’s better/cheaper to upgrade everything to 6870, which would cost around £400 from the secondhand market.

Your bike is likely to be fine in terms of frame integrity – it’s aluminium so doesn’t rust and is reasonably robust. And unless you’re riding in winter or on poor quality roads there probably isn’t the need to go with disc brakes.

Of the two wheels I’d go with the Hunts, simply because they’re more serviceable than the Mavics. They use standard hubs, spokes, and bearings whereas the Mavics don’t. And Mavic’s future is still uncertain. Hunts will have good resale value if you do end up switching to disc brakes later.