New gravel bike wheels – Commute – Advice needed

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    DabuDabu

    Hello, I’d appreciate some advice in terms of getting new wheels. I’ve got a Specialized Diverge A1 sport with the original wheels and hubs (AXIS Classic Disc, wide). I ride about 250km a week on a commute from South to West London. The route is all road in winter but when it’s dry about 30% is on a gravel path. I weigh about 75kg probably and travel with a pannier and rack which probably has 5kg> of stuff usually.

    I have done a few thousand kms since April ’15 and the hubs are on their last legs but rims don’t have any obvious damage. I have a budget of £400 but preferably less, however I want some wheels that can take the commute for at least the next year and appreciate I may need to splash out. I am lost in the sea of options between factory builds, ordering hand-builts, buying parts separately and getting my LBS to put them together or to try and do it myself.

    I’d be grateful for anyone’s opinion/pointers/suggestions on which options to take. Thanks.
    Dabulamanz

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    bendertherobot

    Get some Hunts. The Pro Lite

    Get some Hunts. The Pro Lite Revo are worth a shout at Wiggle as well. 

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    Severus

    What is the weight of classic

    What is the weight of classic wheelset?

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    DabuDabu

    Cheers for the advice.  I’ve

    Cheers for the advice.  I’ve decided to go for a hand built DT Swiss 460 rim, DT comp spokes and a DT Swiss 350 hub.  Just seems like their gear lasts forever and is easily servicable.  Has set me back £370 in all but in the long run I reckon it’ll save me money and hopefully be a joy to ride.

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    gunswick

    Alex 470 disc rims
    Alex 470 disc rims
    Mavic aksium discs
    Shimano rs05 discs
    All are around £150 and are simple, effective and strong. I use these with 28mm continental gp4 seasons and it is a good combination

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    Luv2ride

    Kinesis CX Disc wheels.  I

    Kinesis CX Disc wheels.  I have the V3’s and they’ve been good, but think they now also do some lighter V4’s?  My V3’s are@ 1540g, have reasonably wide rims and I run them tubeless with a Stans conversion kit.

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    ajvb65

    A mate & me both have those

    A mate & me both have those Axis wheels on our winter bikes & have lasted less than a year.  I would have liked to replace them with the Hunt wheels but couldn’t spend that much so ordered some Cosine wheels from Wiggle. Very happy with them especially considering the price.

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    ajvb65

    I’ve no experience of them

    I’ve no experience of them but the Hunt 4 seasons are getting great reviews

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    CXR94Di2

    Look at ‘just riding along’
    Look at ‘just riding along’ website from Sheffield. I have just had some custom mtb wheels made with Hope Pro 4 hubs, Stan Flow-ex rims and Sapin ray spokes. They also do road wheels. Quick service reasonable prices

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