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Winter Wheel options/suggestions?

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  • October 31, 2014 at 12:40 pm #22662
    bfslxo

    Thoughts/suggestions on winter wheels – currently running Fulcrum racing 5’s but wondering if there are any better/lighter options that can still obviously take the winter woes. Guess budgeting up to £400 new or second hand options?
    Thank you

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  • November 6, 2014 at 2:47 pm #819611
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    shuffc

    Hope hubs built on open
    Hope hubs built on open pros’s ?

    November 6, 2014 at 2:16 pm #819609
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    Nixster

    To me £400 seems a lot to
    To me £400 seems a lot to spend on wheels that you’d rather not have to have, if you see what I mean. Why not keep on your Fulcrum 5s for winter and buy some nice lightweight summer wheels with your £400? If you wait until Jan / Feb there will probably be some killer deals around too.

    I’m sure the hand-built Open Pro options are bomb proof though. Oops, sorry, been banned from saying that on another thread! =))

    November 5, 2014 at 9:24 pm #819607
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    matthewn5

    The latest Fulcrum Racing 5
    The latest Fulcrum Racing 5 (2014) is a transformed wheelset. Stiff, reactive, not too heavy, really nice to ride. I swapped out my Shimano RS80s for these and don’t think I’ll be going back in a hurry.

    November 4, 2014 at 11:10 pm #819605
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    Comrade

    I use R500’s, but these were
    I use R500’s, but these were not just for Christmas, I use them all year round! Cheap, seem to last we’ll so far.

    November 4, 2014 at 12:18 pm #819603
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    andyp

    …whereas I have had nothing
    …whereas I have had nothing but trouble using Racing 5s as winter wheels. Eating through bearings and freehubs.

    +1 for 32h handbuilts on good hubs.

    November 4, 2014 at 11:46 am #819601
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    bigmel

    My winter bike has Racing 5’s
    My winter bike has Racing 5’s and I see no reason to change.
    Bombproof and decent wheels as well.

    November 4, 2014 at 11:38 am #819599
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    jamtartman

    ksyrium elites – mine have
    ksyrium elites – mine have provided bomb proof year round commuting and weekend blasts.

    November 3, 2014 at 7:02 pm #819597
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    Cyclist

    pdf500 wrote: 2 things grow

    pdf500 wrote:
    2 things grow well in winter: potholes and stomachs. Plenty of spokes means it’s not a problem..

    Speak for yourself.

    Shimano R500s start of second winter not a murmur still running true, heavy but perfect for winter, heavy bike heavy wheels = intergrated muscular strength endurance for your body = wooshhhhh when you get back on your best bike =D>

    November 3, 2014 at 11:23 am #819595
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    Manchestercyclist

    +1 Handbuilts.
    Campag record
    +1 Handbuilts.

    Campag record on ambrosio rims, or zenith hubs if you’re saving money

    32 spokes at least works well for me.

    November 3, 2014 at 10:11 am #819593
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    glynr36

    I run the old Racing 3’s that
    I run the old Racing 3’s that came on my Bianchi till I upgraded the wheels on that.
    I get them trued and tensioned up at the start of the winter and they usually last me (October-March), and have done the last 5 years.

    Though when these give up the ghost it’ll be some Ambrosio rims on a decent sealed hub.

    November 2, 2014 at 3:54 pm #819591
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    domd

    I put my winter wheels on my
    I put my winter wheels on my bike 2 weeks ago. I use fulcrum quattro cx wheels. They are £212 on wiggle. This is the second winter i’m using them and after around 5,000 km they are still true. CX wheels are best for winter as they have sealed bearings which stops all sorts of gunk getting in. They are very strong wheels and have survived many vast potholes. However they weren’t strong enough to survive when, 3 days ago, I was hit by a lorry and the front wheel got ran over 🙁 At least i’m ok and that the lorry driver’s insurance is paying out and i shall re-purchase the fulcrum quattro CX’s

    October 31, 2014 at 10:46 pm #819589
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    Flying Scot

    Hand built is a deffo here, I
    Hand built is a deffo here, I use Ambrosio rims in winter, my personal choice of hubs I can’t recommend, as I do high maintenance on them, which isn’t for everyone.

    ‘Big Al’ Gow at wheelcraft makes mine.

    October 31, 2014 at 8:21 pm #819587
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    pdf500

    Winter gets everywhere, so
    Winter gets everywhere, so for me the preference is something serviceable and tough. Handbuilts, plenty of spokes, open pros and 105s. 25mm tyres. Smooth, really robust, and I can open the hubs myself. 2 things grow well in winter: potholes and stomachs. Plenty of spokes means it’s not a problem.

    The magic is in the build. Harry Rowland made mine and they’re certainly within your budget.

    I’m sure someone else will recommend something much lighter and racier, and perhaps that’s more your cup of tea. I wouldn’t swap mine for anything, though.

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