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Best wheel upgrades?? Budget £200 tops!

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  • September 8, 2010 at 1:55 pm #12661
    JSM

    Hello one and all…
    1st post for me so bear with me!

    I am rolling around on a Giant Defy 3 2010 which comes with ‘Giant Sport Road CR, Double Wall’ rims – ones I believe to be pretty good for standard wheels on a lower end bike.

    My questions to you all are:

    1. If I am going to upgrade anything, is is a good idea to upgrade the wheels first?

    2. On a budget of £200 max can I get something that will be notably superior/ marked improvement to the standard wheels on the bike?
    I will be doing a variety of events/ rides from triathlons to sportives, so ideally these should be good all-rounders.
    I hope I can get some good answers from you all – many thanks in advance.

    James

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  • September 8, 2010 at 9:19 pm #637291
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    dave atkinson

    Aksiums are a definite step
    Aksiums are a definite step up from what your defy came with, but litespeeddavemira is right: the braccianos are a steal at £250, although i think they’re fresh out at the mo. also worth maybe looking for a second hand pair of ksyriums or similar, or asking round local bike shops to see if anyone’s bought a posh bike and swapped the wheels out, you might get the swapped set for cheap…

    September 8, 2010 at 8:02 pm #637289
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    litespeeddavemira

    At that price, you’d be
    At that price, you’d be looking at a pair of Mavic Aksiums £190, or if you can stretch a bit, the Pro-lite braccianos are very light for £250.

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