Whats the best carbon wheels and price?

[kittyflin]

need(want) new wheels for my bianchi,looking at carbon tt wheels,which are best for money,plus dont really waant to spend silly money

 

[zexel]

Budget? Intended use?

Have you had a look at PlanetX wheels. I'm not a fan but supposedly a quality product for a relatively 'budget' price.

 

[gaz]

The important question is clincher or tubular?

 

[kittyflin]

not sure want clincher is,but just standard regular inner tube and tyre wheels(campag),budget around £450.00

 

[gaz]

It will be very hard to find a pair of carbon wheels that are clincher at that price.

 

[tincaman]

Shimano RS80 Carbon Laminate Wheels £330

Rear wheel spec: <li>High performance road racing wheel with carbon laminate technology to meet the demands of today's professional and amateur riders <li>Carbon and alloy laminate clincher rim is both light weight and rigid whilst maintaining high braking performance with standard brake pads <li>Low rim weight is achieved by reducing the alloy wall thickness to 0.7 mm, then a patent pending phosphoric acid anodizing process is used to bond the carbon fibre to the alloy giving an excellent combination of low weight, strength and rigidity <li>Added carbon reinforcement is applied around the spoke eyelets for increased durability under high load <li>20 front stainless steel butted and bladed straight pull spokes <li>High lateral rigidity is improved with a wide flange spacing <li>8, 9, and 10-speed compatible <li>700C clincher compatible <li>Supplied with Q/R skewer <li>Average weight: 1521 grams a pair <li>Front wheel spec: <li>High performance road racing wheel with carbon laminate technology to meet the demands of today's professional and amateur riders <li>Carbon and alloy laminate clincher rim is both light weight and rigid whilst maintaining high braking performance with standard brake pads <li>Low rim weight is achieved by reducing the alloy wall thickness to 0.7 mm, then a patent pending phosphoric acid anodizing process is used to bond the carbon fibre to the alloy giving an excellent combination of low weight, strength and rigidity <li>Added carbon reinforcement is applied around the spoke eyelets for increased durability under high load <li>16 front stainless steel butted and bladed straight pull spokes <li>High lateral rigidity is improved with a wide flange spacing <li>Labyrinth double contact sealing - low-friction seals effectively shut out water, mud and dirt without affecting rotational smoothness <li>Polished bearing races reduce friction and provide for smooth rotation <li>Cold forged and machined aluminium hub shell keep the wheel weight to a minimum <li>700C clincher compatible <li>Supplied with Q/R skewer <li>Average weight: 1521 grams a pair

 

[smokeysmoo]

None if the roads round your way are anything like the roads round here

 

[amaferanga]

The only way you'll get some full carbon clinchers at that price is by buying used or buying some Chinese carbon clinchers direct. I did the latter (well I just bought the rims actually and built them up myself) and the cost came to about £300 excluding the cost of my PowerTap rear hub using this front hub and Sapim Laser spokes. So using the rear to match the front I used it'd come to about £350 and would weigh less than 1500g for the pair (50mm rims).

For complete wheels Yishun would be a good place to start. I bought my rims from Xiamen Farsport.

For an extensive discussion of the Chinese carbon clinchers see Bikeradar

 

[Glover Fan]

Can somebody explain what the difference between clinchers and non-clinchers are?

 

[smokeysmoo]

Clinchers use standard 'clincher' tyres such as THESE,

Tubulars, or 'tubs' use glued on tyres like THESE