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  • November 26, 2013 at 7:26 pm #20267
    Cyclist

    So I have £999.99p to spend on wheels =D>

    I have trawled and trawled the 2013 stock has really come down which has made the decision even harder.
    I already have wheels sub 1500gm the Shimano RS80 carb/alum mix and they are frankly awesome wheels fast light stiff and great climbers… Plus other training winter wheels, but I fancy some new wheels, I don’t need them I just want some because I can and I think that’s a good enough reason 😉 so I capped at a grand. They will only be ridden on special days B-) so I want them to be the best performance I can get and sub 1500gm if poss but heavier ok if there is a performance gain. The grand has to include tyre tubes etc tubs if a good choice. I ride around the peaks wales and do sportives and ride between 19-23mph on best bike weigh between 75kg-80kg all year. Looks are secondary to performance.
    Asking for advice as I have looked at hundreds of wheel sets and my brain is no longer taking it in ~X(
    Thanks in advance

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  • November 27, 2013 at 9:01 am #764229
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    nostromo

    With a £1k budget I’d have
    With a £1k budget I’d have wheels handbuilt by a specialist or decent LBS. Perhaps using Hope hubs and a spoke/rim of your choice, maybe using a wider rim profile.

    Personally, I would be looking at HED Ardennes or H Plus Son Architypes (or even TB14s) – but that’s because the country roads I ride on are shit and I’m a heavy rider.

    November 27, 2013 at 8:45 am #764227
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    PJ McNally

    It’s an unfortunate tendency
    It’s an unfortunate tendency nowadays online, to label anyone with a different opinion as a troll.

    I was merely trying to point out that if one has £1000 to blow, there are plenty of better uses.

    If we all gave just 10% of our income (and kept the other 90% to spend on ourselves), to the most efficient charities or good causes, we could solve many of the world’s problems.

    Personally my spending on bike stuff comes second to my giving.

    November 27, 2013 at 7:47 am #764225
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    Bikeylikey

    I’d get some Easton EA90 SLX
    I’d get some Easton EA90 SLX for about £500, around 1350-400g (quoted weights vary), then spend the rest over the next few years on v lightweight fast high thread count tyres which wear out quickly. Merlin have the wheels on offer for an amazing £400 but they only have Shimano and I want Campag.

    November 27, 2013 at 12:23 am #764223
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    bashthebox

    I’ve been recommended
    I’ve been recommended Wheelsmiths before now. Handbuilt loveliness.

    November 26, 2013 at 11:27 pm #764221
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    TomvanHalen

    Get some Spinergy Rev-Xs off
    Get some Spinergy Rev-Xs off eBay, spend the remainder on health insurance

    November 26, 2013 at 10:09 pm #764219
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    Shanefutcher

    Don’t buy upgrades,ride
    Don’t buy upgrades,ride upgrades

    November 26, 2013 at 9:24 pm #764217
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    PJ McNally

    Best bang for your (thousand)
    Best bang for your (thousand) bucks – I would suggest AMF or SCI (if you’re in the UK) – http://goo.gl/iQ1aNQ

    November 26, 2013 at 8:42 pm #764215
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    Cyclist

    Helpful thanks… Couldn’t
    Helpful thanks… Couldn’t find an icon for are you just ignorant or thick.

    Thanks

    November 26, 2013 at 7:37 pm #764213
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    iawmcauslan

    Ride more, spend less, use
    Ride more, spend less, use fewer ‘smileys’

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