good wheels on a basic bike

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    roly

    i commute 20 miles each way three times a week.
    i have a basic bike and put some mavic open sports on it and whizz along nicely. long term average is 16mph for the run so not particulalry fast or slow.
    i cannnot justify a new bike as the cheap groupset is cheap to replace worn parts and i do around 4,000 miles a year, and the frame is very comfortable and a good fit even on proper centuries.
    i only do maybe four weekend rides a year so all my riding is on this commute.
    the question is if i spend say £500 on a new set of wheels which it increase my speed a little and more importantly my enjoyment and therefore encourage me to speed up and get fitter. the roads are all a lot smoother since the london roads were all fixed for the olympics and there are no significant hills.
    i am thinking of shimano rs 80, mavic krysium elites, or fulcrum zeros. will they survive week in week out riding?

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    Raleigh

    Yeaaaah, but why put half a
    Yeaaaah, but why put half a grands’ worth of wheels on a ‘basic’ frame?

    Why not save a little more and buy say a Planet X pro carbon or a Ribble Stealth…

    Worth thinking about.

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