Originally Posted by
mastershake916
Well thanks for alerting me of this deal though.
I feel that they're good enough for me so I'll certainly think about buying some.
I'm unfamiliar with ordering from catalogs, would these be the ones that bike shops order from?
If so, they would likely me ordering a number of items, and shipping wouldn't be very high right?
Thank you.
I ended up buying a similar wheelset locally (most bike shops can get either the Alex X404 or the Weinmann 219 wheels from their parts suppliers). They cost about the same as ordering online ($64 + $21 shipping compared to $80 + sales tax when purchased locally).
So, if your local shop has them marked up way more than their cost, you can go online and get them for about the same price even with shipping included.
*** NOTE: Beware of the UCP plated spokes! Get the wheels that cost $8 more and have stainless steel spokes that won't rust!!! $30-$35 is still pretty cheap for a wheel, so "splurge" and get the stainless spokes.