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relatively light wheels for under £200, do they exist?

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  • June 24, 2011 at 4:14 pm #13695
    alx

    ive been looking around for a while about upgrading my nondescript wheels for something lighter and shinier but only have around £200.
    please could you tell me if it can be done and with what or do I need to look a bit higher up the price range?

    Thanks
    Alex

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  • July 5, 2011 at 8:02 am #646539
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    phax71

    Braccianos for me too, I
    Braccianos for me too, I brought a set offa Ebay for around £200 a few months back and am VERY happy with them …

    Ribble occasionally do good deals on them.

    June 29, 2011 at 3:13 pm #646537
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    alx

    decided upon the shiny Mavics
    decided upon the shiny Mavics so thanks for the advice
    people.

    June 26, 2011 at 9:56 am #646535
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    cborrman

    i am not a fan of fulcrum’s
    i am not a fan of fulcrum’s as they don’t use cartridge bearings (same with shimano) but you cannot argue that they do not look nice 🙂

    i would go with weight tbh, although the other benefit of the mavics is that they are stiff as, which can be fun railing corners!

    June 24, 2011 at 9:50 pm #646533
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    The _Kaner

    Go to Ribble and get Fulcrum
    Go to Ribble and get Fulcrum 5’s..a pair of those and a 105 11-28 cassette cost me €215 all in…

    June 24, 2011 at 9:09 pm #646531
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    Gkam84

    I’m now in the same boat Alx
    I’m now in the same boat Alx since i saw the merlin link, i like the look and spoke layout of the Fulcrum 7’s and at that price, i may just replace my wheels 😀

    June 24, 2011 at 9:07 pm #646529
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    alx

    i’m undecided between the
    i’m undecided between the Planet X Model B wheel set or the mavics or possibly even a pair of fulcrum 7’s (mainly cos the look nice) all around the same price point.
    are there any reasons why i should go a particular way?

    Thanks again

    June 24, 2011 at 7:23 pm #646527
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    TheHatter

    You can get 1400g Pro-lite
    You can get 1400g Pro-lite braccianos on ebay new for around £250 and they have excellent reviews everywhere

    June 24, 2011 at 5:52 pm #646525
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    cborrman

    for me you have two
    for me you have two options:

    1) mavics, from merlin as posted already, or

    2) I saw these on planet-x when I bought some wheels recently:

    (link is in a queue for road cc to look at, but is the series “B” wheelset under wheels, tri and road wheels at £130 or so)

    they come with the same hubs as the more expensive wheels I bought and the hubs are v smooth bearings and the rear makes the noise of my more expensive mavic/dt swiss hubs!

    these keep you around 1600g for this price, the rest are 1800-1900+ from what I saw when I looked recently

    June 24, 2011 at 5:49 pm #646523
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    cborrman

    for me you have two
    for me you have two options:

    1) mavics, from merlin as posted already, or

    2) I saw these on planet-x when I bought some wheels recently:

    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPPXMODELB/planet-x-model-b-wheelset

    they come with the same hubs as the more expensive wheels I bought but the hubs are v smooth bearings and the rear makes the noise of my more expensive mavic/dt swiss hubs!

    tese keep you around 1600g for this price, the rest are 1800-1900+ from what I saw when I looked recently

    June 24, 2011 at 5:39 pm #646521
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    alx

    Thanks for the help, to be a
    Thanks for the help, to be a bit clearer i would like a wheels set Sram compatible, as light as possible (although i know my wallet will limit this considerably) and about £150-£200.
    which wheel set do you think would fit this?

    thanks for the patience
    any help will be gratefully received as I am not very knowledgeable about this stuff.

    June 24, 2011 at 5:18 pm #646519
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    Trev Allen

    You have a whole bunch of
    You have a whole bunch of options here

    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop/Wheels/Road+Wheels/Factory+Road+Wheels/list.htm

    As much as I don’t think Merlins price shagger attitude is positive in the long run for us consumers it sure is tempting

    From personal experience the RS30, Kysirium or the Ultegras (should you have a few extra quids) are worth looking at

    June 24, 2011 at 4:50 pm #646517
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    Gkam84

    All depends on what you need
    All depends on what you need them for

    I got a set of these for my winter bike http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-Tiagra-WH-R500-Road-Bike-Wheels-700c-Black-NEW-/160552829049?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item2561b1c079#ht_2210wt_1139

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