Road Bike Wheels - sorted now

[broady]

It's always legs over the bike.
The reason I want a bit better is that I hear they are better built and need less work. Like better protection to the bearings (poss better bearings?!?) and spokes keeping the wheel true for longer.

Otherwise everyone other than pro's would run r500's
I do like the r500/01 but the Leicester roads on my commute are far from lovely flat tarmac and the cxp22 seem to cope a bit better for the commute and I wouldn't want more expensive wheels on something that could be stolen or damaged

 

[winjim]

Why are hand built ones easier to service?
The mavic cxp22 wheels on my work bike have been alright

It's just that some factory built wheels use specialised parts, for example spokes, that have to be ordered in and installed by an authorised technician or even sent back to the factory if they need replacing, whereas any good wheelbuilder should be able to service and repair a set of handbuilts. Having said that, if you've ridden your current Fulcrums for this long without any issues, you may be confident that servicing won't be a problem for you.

 

[broady]

I was going to get the 2014 fulcrum 5's as they are only £135 delivered from merlin cycles, but I went for the 2015 model instead for the extra £13.
I looked this morning at the bike and found that it wasn't the fulcrum 7's that were on the bike! It was cxp22's.
So I've put the 7's on the bike and think I will keep the new 5's in the box till I need them as I like to have a spare pair.