Have been following the thread Tom started on carbon deep section with interest but thought I should start a new one in order to not confuse things.
Right, so I am looking for an additional wheelset to my tubeless compatible Shimano 6700 (thats the only ones I have currently). There are a couple of reasons for this: Christmas is coming up, and I am not sure if I am sold on the 6700 ones.
Dont get me wrong, the 6700 are great semi budget (ie my kind of budget wheels). They definitely feel smooth and I enjoy climbing with them, but as for aerodynamics and reactivity I am just not convinced.
My riding consists roughly of:
Fast commuting (two times per week totaling 80 k);
rolling hills or mountains (once a week and again around 80 k);
I also do some light weekend touring a few times per year. No racing or such. Yearly total (will be) around 7000 k .
Criteria for new wheelset:
Slightly deeper rims;
quite stiff;
good for a semi-heavy rider (82-84 kilos and staying there);
serviceable (I know nothing beats Shimano in this aspect);
alloy rims;
and price around 50,000...or slightly more
Not too concerned about weight but around 1700 gram would be sweet.
Options I am considering:
Have someone help me build them...
Fulcrum, eg the Racing 3 clinchers. With discounts around 55,000 on wiggle.
Mavic, eg the Cosmic Elite clinchers. Around 36,000 on wiggle.
SRAM, eg the S30 AL Sprint clinchers. Around 60,000 on Wiggle.
Shimano, eg the RS80 C24 clinchers. Around 50,000 on wiggle but think that I would like slightly deeper rims.
Great sounding wheels from Tom's thread but out of my price range:
Some GS Astuto wheelset
Shimano RS80 50mm Carbon Clinchers. Around 100,000 on wiggle
Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR Clincher Road Wheelset. Around 150,000 on Wiggle
All input greatly appreciated
/Frode
Right, so I am looking for an additional wheelset to my tubeless compatible Shimano 6700 (thats the only ones I have currently). There are a couple of reasons for this: Christmas is coming up, and I am not sure if I am sold on the 6700 ones.
Dont get me wrong, the 6700 are great semi budget (ie my kind of budget wheels). They definitely feel smooth and I enjoy climbing with them, but as for aerodynamics and reactivity I am just not convinced.
My riding consists roughly of:
Fast commuting (two times per week totaling 80 k);
rolling hills or mountains (once a week and again around 80 k);
I also do some light weekend touring a few times per year. No racing or such. Yearly total (will be) around 7000 k .
Criteria for new wheelset:
Slightly deeper rims;
quite stiff;
good for a semi-heavy rider (82-84 kilos and staying there);
serviceable (I know nothing beats Shimano in this aspect);
alloy rims;
and price around 50,000...or slightly more
Not too concerned about weight but around 1700 gram would be sweet.
Options I am considering:
Have someone help me build them...
Fulcrum, eg the Racing 3 clinchers. With discounts around 55,000 on wiggle.
Mavic, eg the Cosmic Elite clinchers. Around 36,000 on wiggle.
SRAM, eg the S30 AL Sprint clinchers. Around 60,000 on Wiggle.
Shimano, eg the RS80 C24 clinchers. Around 50,000 on wiggle but think that I would like slightly deeper rims.
Great sounding wheels from Tom's thread but out of my price range:
Some GS Astuto wheelset
Shimano RS80 50mm Carbon Clinchers. Around 100,000 on wiggle
Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR Clincher Road Wheelset. Around 150,000 on Wiggle
All input greatly appreciated
/Frode