Replace freehub or replace wheel?

[Broadside]

The stock wheels on my Specialized Secteur Sport have got 6,000 miles on them. The freehub is knackered occasionally letting me down. I have given it a good blast with WD40 but I'm pretty sure the freehub is on it's way out so I need to do something about it. The rims on the wheels are well worn, the wear indicator disappeared about 3,000 miles ago and the rear rim is pretty concave.

The question is do I spend £20/£30 replacing the freehub or just get some new wheels instead?

Looking at factory wheels, I can get Shimano RS10 wheelset for £95, or would it be worth going for Mavic Aksium's (£140) instead? I was really hoping to keep to under £100, does anyone know what the RS10 wheels are like or do you have any other ideas?

 

[HLaB]

If the wear indicator is gone the rim will probably fail shortly so it'd be pointless buying a new hub imo. My alex wheels on the sirrus and ridgeback got around 6000 miles before failing, I've got a bit further out of my kinesis touch wood (quasar wheels), (just under 12,000 miles at the moment) I trying to see if I can get them through the harshest of winter before replacing them with the Planet X Model B's I have sitting here, I paid circa £139, they are down to £119 now. When I was looking to buy both Planet X and Ribble had good deals but I think you can get better deals through ebay.

 

[Broadside]

Thanks, I hadn't considered the Planet X wheels will have a look at them.

 

[fossyant]

Certainly get new wheels if the rims are that worn.

 

[potsy]

I'd certainly replace them, and for £95 a set of RS10's would be well worth it.
Had some on my Secteur since day one, rear did 5000+ miles before the freehub went, replaced like for like, front has done 7000+ and still spins as freely as when it was new, never even been serviced,greased or anything.

 

[Broadside]

The RS10's were out of stock, cheapest I could find them elsewhere was £120.

Merlin had the Aksiums on for £130 (Dec 10% discount) so went for them instead. I didn't really want to spend over £100 but I am sure/hope the Aksiums will be good in the long run.

 

[HLaB]

The RS10's were out of stock, cheapest I could find them elsewhere was £120.

Merlin had the Aksiums on for £130 (Dec 10% discount) so went for them instead. I didn't really want to spend over £100 but I am sure/hope the Aksiums will be good in the long run.

Probably too late now but Ribble has the RS10's for £96. The Aksiums are great wheels though and they are charging £161 for them, it sounds like you got a bargain there :-)

 

[fossyant]

Good price, and good wheels.

 

[Broadside]

Thanks HLaB, Ribble were sadly out of stock of the RS10's otherwise I would have bought them at that price for sure....

 

[HLaB]

Thanks HLaB, Ribble were sadly out of stock of the RS10's otherwise I would have bought them at that price for sure....

LOL, I should have scrolled down I don't know the quality of the RS10's but I do the Aksium's and they are quality wheels