Upgrading Wheels

[Voyley]

I'd recommend saving up a little more and getting a pair of Dura Ace 9000 C24's. I stuck a pair of these on my Defy 1 a few months ago with a new set of Conti GP4000s tyres and they transformed my ride. Averages have increased, hills have become more manageable, even got a few KOMs on Strava!

I'm not a light person (100kg) and one of the reasons I went for these over other wheels is that there is no weight limits. They are built well and remain as true as the day I bought them.

Probably the single best upgrade i've bought for my bike.

Thanks Alexis, will definately check those out, was there much of a difference in weight and did you fit them youselves, its hard to find the weight of the stock giant wheels so would be interested to know if there was a big weight difference and whether they were tough to fit

 

[bpsmith]

I have my bike in bits at present, for a good clean and grease to hopefully fix a creak.

Will try and weigh both wheelsets and post up the difference. Difficult on a standard bathroom scales though. Lol.

 

[Voyley]

I have my bike in bits at present, for a good clean and grease to hopefully fix a creak.

Will try and weigh both wheelsets and post up the difference. Difficult on a standard bathroom scales though. Lol.

That would be awesome thanks for that, could do with servicing mine so will try and do the same this weekend as a comparison.

 

[bpsmith]

Yours should weigh the same as my stock ones.

 

[bpsmith]

Finally got the bike back together after creak tracking. Decided to do a few bits and then test tomorrow before further investigation if not resolved. Can trace it to what the cause was then, but my rear mech hanger was worrying loose so hopefully that was it.

Anyway, back on topic, the weights of the wheels?

Not the most ideal scales, as cheap bathroom set, but weighed both wheels, tyres, cassettes and quick releases together.

Standard Defy 1 set weighed 3.4kg's. The Zonda's with GP4000S and 105 cassette...2.6kg's. That's 800g difference!

Would prefer using a more sensitive scales, but shows quite a difference in fairness. Conti Race28 tubes in there too, so could drop another 120g if I had used the ultra lite latex tubes.

 

[Voyley]

That's awesome thanks for you help with this! Wow that's a big difference

 

[John the Canuck]

.................... I had a pair of wheels built locally with Hope Hubs, Archetype rims and quality spokes for a good deal less than your budget. .................

see you're from Paisley

who did you use...?

could you PM me the cost.?.....................thanks
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thanks for the info

 

[bpsmith]

That's awesome thanks for you help with this! Wow that's a big difference

No worries. Was all apart anyway, so no hassle for me to do. Glad it's of use.

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Voyley, I've been cycling again seriously for about six years and have never spent any more than £500.

At that price you'd get a good set of Mavic Ksyrium Elites which - if there's a dealer close by - are worth a shout. I've had mine 3 and a half years and they're still good some 12,000 miles down the road. Some people don't like the aero spokes as they have a tendency to seize up and twist when trueing but a local Mavic dealer would sort this if it became an issue. They're a solid wheel.

I've also just bought some Fulcrum 3s which I thought I'd give a go as they were going cheap via one of the mechanics I use, and came off a new bike unused. They're around the same price as the Ksyriums and a bit lighter.

http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=l&a...=gp_cycling&affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP

http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=l&a...1juO6liEbxIsykU8-hYGgabq1ZAjlQ9i1LqLMAa8%252C

 

[Voyley]

Thanks Monsieur, thats really good advice, are the fulcrums a little easier to maintain that the Mavics? Just checking as I have a good LBS which has served me well, if they cant service the Mavics then I would be a little adrift, or is this a skill I could learn myself?

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Sorry, didn't see your reply Voyley. Let's put it this way, the Ksyriums can be a hassle and it may be worth asking your LBS if it's something they could do -mention they have bladed spokes and if you do buy them then locate a dealer and buy some spare spokes.

I can't comment on the Fulcrums as I haven't ridden them yet. Best of luck....oh, these get great reviews too...

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC4QFjAB&url=http://www.wiggle.co.uk/pro-lite-bracciano-a27-alloy-clincher-wheelset/&ei=CirKU-fBBISO7Aa0_IGACg&usg=AFQjCNH_NISkIvQHSEqNy7HGiCfeMIOM4Q&sig2=mSO8SVI0_6i8ee01bsdbAg&bvm=bv.71198958,d.ZGU

 

[BigAl68]

For bang for you buck the Zondas are great and I also have them with 4000s. If you have a larger budget then you may want the mavics or durace as previously mentioned. But for £240 the Zondas where a bargain, strong and light, look great and spin up a treat.

 

[al-fresco]

For bang for you buck the Zondas are great and I also have them with 4000s. If you have a larger budget then you may want the mavics or durace as previously mentioned. But for £240 the Zondas where a bargain, strong and light, look great and spin up a treat.

£240? Damn - I just paid £276 from Chain Reaction! Really pleased with them though. Will be very tempted to get a second pair when I build N+1.

 

[BigAl68]

£240? Damn - I just paid £276 from Chain Reaction! Really pleased with them though. Will be very tempted to get a second pair when I build N+1.

Wiggle 243 pounds. They had them around 220 earlier in the year when I was skint

 

[vickster]

£247 now, although can get Quidco cashback (ditto CRC)