WHICH WHEELSET

I have over 100 miles on the AL30'S and they are still performing great. Hit about 42 MPH on a 4000' descent and they were rock solid.

I have two rides and about 50 miles on my AL30's. So far so good. I am very happy with the increase in performance. Here are some pics. http://flickr.com/photos/74034518@N04/6677142525/

I still haven't tried my dads al30's but he seems very happy. He said the bike rolls smoothly and picks up speed well. That said the new tyres add to that I am sure. Still they seem a good bargain.

Received my AL30'S on Friday night and they were true right out of the box. I own a Giant Defy 1 with a Shimano 105 group and 10 speed cassette. Everything mounted very easily, the only thing I replaced was the stock tape for a cloth tape. I was able to get a short ride in on them, about 20 miles and 2000' of ascent. Initial impression is very good, and they did great on the climbs, whether seated or out of the saddle. I will post more on them as I get in more time and hope to have some pic's up soon.

Just bought some RS30's from PX and paired them with their Ti sticks (£14 pair ha,ha) to shave 'some' weight off the combined skewer/wheel weight, i have done about 200 mile on them over the last couple of weeks and i really like them, they spin up fine and roll nice. Personally i can't notice much of a change from my Mavic Equipes and thats with winter tyres on (Lugano's = Heavy).
An added bonus of course is the RS30's have got 'The Look', very beneficial!!!

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HTH:

http://road.cc/content/forum/49635-planet-x-al30-wheels-ultremo-zx-tyres...

Some guy on Bike radar gave them a slating saying bearings only lasted 1 month. Maybe just a PX hater.

Update

All good on the Al30's.

I will type something up when I get a chance - but thumbs up for first impressions.

I'm also in the market for a new winter wheel as I broke my rear last week (When I say I broke it I mean that I probably didn't clean it enough).

I've been looking at those mentioned above but also Easton EA50 and Hope Open Pro 3. Any experiences on these?

Hi All, just to add to the 'confusion'???
Last year I bought a set of Kinetic K1 wheels from Kinetic one I have to say that they are a cracking wheelset, OK not the lightest in the world but damn near solid, not had any issues whatsoevere and aero too. They are a little 'bright' - got mine in the red base but they are a really good set for the money. They have gone up a little but still sub £200.
Just a recommendation for a little known set of wheels - I've only seen one other set around on another bike.
Regards

Tikeman.

Yeah the TDF isn't a bad bike, especially as we picked it up for under £250 but light it ain't lol.

@ Super D - loved thaat bit about the Carerra. Had dived into halfords back in June for some bizzare reason and the assistant tried to sell the TdF. Told me it was super light etc, go on lift it and see.. Twice the weight of my Cannondale!!!

Brief update.

inner tube valves too short. waiting for new ones now. sorry.

No prob's - he is replacing the same set up I have (we both have 2010 Allez') which is spesh mondo tyres and Alex s500 wheels.

They might not be that light but the planet x skewers looked nice tbh.

I only saw them in the box and he collected them last night with the thought of doing the swap perhaps over the weekend or so. He is over 70 so does jobs when he feels like it so I will ask him to take some pics if possible.

Weighing he will do for sure as that is the reason for the change - he is a bit of a weight weenie when it comes to bike parts. Hence why he got a Carrera TDF not long after I got my road bike and within 2 months gave it to my son and bought an Allez!

If the 'Net is to be believed the current wheelset is over 2000g so a saving had there right away.

Excellent, they seem a bargain as a budget race wheel. I spoke to px and they said they were virtually the same as model b. combined with a set of their light skewers they will shed another 50g too taking them into the late 1600's. An improvement over my 1880g rs500's.

For sure.

I will try and get some weight comparisons to the stock set up too.

My only problem is pics, as I got the email saying my stickers were posted yesterday and dug out my digital camera ready and it seems to have died. It isn't the battery but I will try and see if I can get it working.

Super d- would you do the honour of a small review once you see them on?

any updates on the AL30 - what are they like?

Just as an update - my dad cancelled the Cole order and has ordered some Plant X AL 30's plus schwalbe ultremo zx tyres and sv20 inner tubes all at less than the cost of Cole's afterall.

Just to confuse you more Dave Hinde is doing some very good deals on wheels at them moment http://www.davehinde.com/road-bikes/wheels.html

with a bit of canny shopping I've priced up a pair of 28 spoke wheels with DT swiss R1.1 rims (white, on sale), DT db spokes (black from Germany!) and Ambrosio hubs for £210 to be built by the LBS.

Got a set of Shimano RS30s and think they are lovely. I bought mine almost new off eBay for £86.

Pluses - good hubs that spin v well, they're tough, look good without decals (most important!).

Cons - Heavier than RS20s.

I should say that I got a pair of wheels hand built by Harry Rowland, Ambrosio Excellight rims on Zenith hubs, 28 hole front 32 rear, 1800g ish for £265 in Feb 2010. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone else.