[Ian Allardyce]

Hello All,

I have the On-One Pickenflick, which I was dead pleased road.cc gave the thumbs up in the CX Awards this year.

I’m taking it on a 12 day tour this summer, all of it on tarmac. So obviously I want to upgrade the wheels.

What with all the disc equipped bikes pouring into the shops this spring/summer surely there are loads of wheel-set options to match. But so far I can only really see Mavic Kysrium as a decent upgrade option. Most retailers barely stock any disc break wheels at all.

Can road.cc please do a ‘Disc Brake Wheel-Set Round up’ to make sense of what’s out there.

I’d be grateful. Thanks, Ian.

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[StraelGuy]

I’ve also just ordered a set,
I’ve also just ordered a set, they sound like exceptional value for the money:

http://www.huntbikewheels.com/collections/wheels/products/mason-x-hunt-four-season-disc-brake-road-bike-wheelset-tubeless-ready

Won’t be available ’til June though 8> .

[Ian Allardyce]

Just ordered a set of the
Just ordered a set of the Hunt Disc Wheels. Fingers crossed.

[Anonymous]

Pretty thin on the ground,
Pretty thin on the ground, aren’t they. I’ve given up waiting for the market to provide and done a wheelbuilding course.

Problem is I now can’t actually find very many suppliers of the parts required – I’m basically looking at Hope 29er hubs, Sapim spokes and some Chinese carbon rims because nowhere sells the bits individually!

[Al__S]

I’ve been thinking of
I’ve been thinking of upgrading bits on my commuter, wheels included. Looking to go 10/11 spd potentially but not really budgeting £300+ for wheels. What’s out there at the cheaper end?

[Anonymous]

Whatever you choose I hope
Whatever you choose I hope your discs don’t break.
Also look at hope hubs with mavic open pros, Merlin cycles are a good shout.

[Ian Allardyce]

Yes, thanks all.
Loads of
Yes, thanks all.

Loads of great options. I’m just hoping the lads at the main website can round them all up into a, err, round-up. Basically because I’m lazy.

And, yes, putting some 25s or 28s on the current Pickenflick wheels (Selkof) would have been an option if I hadn’t already hammered them so much off road that they are on their way to being buckled.

My plan is to have a set of CX wheels for dirt riding and set of road wheels for touring. No need to swap over tires every time. It’s either that or a new bike and living in a one-bed flat I’m already at n-1.

Cheers, Ian.

[therevokid]

mountain bike 29er sets ?
mountain bike 29er sets ?

[Leodis]

Kinesis Crosslight Disc V3
Kinesis Crosslight Disc V3

[justinberman]

American Classic do a few
American Classic do a few disc options. I have the Hurricane wheels on my cross bike, they are a bit cheaper than the Ksyriums (around £550 I think) and a lot lighter than the Mavic Aksium disc wheels… I’m quite happy with them. If budget is an issue, they offer a cheaper wheelset, can’t remember the name though…

[userfriendly]

There are quite a few disc
There are quite a few disc wheel sets, from the Novatec CXD (highly rated by road.cc) at 1,465g for ~ £310 up to the Tune Skyliner Disc at 1,125g for ~ £2,000.

In between those two you can find for example the Bontrager Affinity Elite Road Disc, the Stans NoTubes ZTR Alpha 340 Disc, and the Reynolds Stratus Pro Disc. I’ve probably overlooked a few.

And then there’s always the option of having a set built specifically to your requirements, at usually reasonable prices.

[CXR94Di2]

What is wrong with the wheels
What is wrong with the wheels that came with the bike, just put on some quality 25mm road tyres and away you go.

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