[casati53x11]

Decided against carbon wheels for my bike.
My frame wouldn’t take the modern 25mm tyres. Apparently it’s common to have small clearances on Italian bikes.
Therefore I’m looking at a sub 1500g wheelset with as deep a rim as possible.
Looking at Hunts and many others but the ones I really like are the Mavic R SYS clinchers but about £1250 and that’s more than I’d like to pay. Maximum £700 ish . Any ideas?

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[The Gavalier]

I just didn’t want the

I just didn’t want the typical braking performance of carbon rims but still nice and light (and robust). Plus they do look really good.

casati53x11 wrote:

Yep. It seems if you want/ need to use 23mm tyres then its only shallow section alloy rimmed wheels that are out there unless you pay a big weight penalty.

[The Gavalier]

I was exactly the same, ended

I was exactly the same, ended up going for Fulcrum Racing Zero Nite. Under 1500g, look like carbon, ceramic bearings, carbon hub shells and with the fancy braking surface they have absolutely the beat braking of any rim brake wheel I’ve ever ridden. I paid about £800. 

[Richbeck]

Still handbuilt – speak to
Still handbuilt – speak to David at DCR wheels.
I have alto hubs, CXray spokes and Aforce AL33 rim- dream wheelset which wont break the bank.

[Joe Totale]

With that kind of budget I’d

With that kind of budget I’d definitely go to a wheelbuilder as you get far more customisation and can speak with them about this. 

A quick look and you can get the Wheelsmith Race 30 Wheels with DT Swiss 240 hubs or the Borg 31 wheels and ask Malcolm from the Cycle Clinic to build them with Carbon Ti hubs which would also make them very light. 

You also get a far better guarantee with a wheelbulder, the Cycle Clinic will even have them retrued for free! 

https://thecycleclinic.co.uk/products/borg31-wheelset

https://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/product-page/race-30

[casati53x11]

Cheers buddy. I’ll check

Cheers buddy. I’ll check those out.

[joeegg]

You could have a look at the

You could have a look at the A force rims. Deep section alloy that can be be built up to just over 1500grams a pair.Also Kinlin do alloy rims of different depths.Plenty of info on DCR wheels.

[casati53x11]

Yep. It seems if you want/

Yep. It seems if you want/ need to use 23mm tyres then its only shallow section alloy rimmed wheels that are out there unless you pay a big weight penalty.

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