Road Bike Racing - Race wheels

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Ti-chick

02-06-02, 04:33 PM

I mainly do hilly races. I am looking to buy some light and aero racing wheels. I weigh 125 pounds, so I can probably run anything. I am thinking of Zipp 303's. Any opinions or other recommendations would be appreciated.

velo

02-06-02, 07:19 PM

If you don't want to build your own, I'd say Ksyriums. You get the wonderful Mavic quality in a wheelset that is light and stiff. You can get a pretty good price on a slightly used set if you shop around. Best of luck.

velo

Xavier

02-07-02, 11:41 AM

Are you running Shimano or Campagnolo? If running Campagnolo make sure you can get a Campy freehub to use your Campy cassette. Same with Shimano.

Depends on your budget. I highly reccomend Zipp as the warranty is excellent. Other reccomendations

FiR
Campagnolo
Velocity (inexpensive alternative)

Depending on budget another great set up I normally build here (Bulltek Sports) are Tune hubs with Fir rims.

Bottom line - Buy from reputable company and authorized source. Find your budget and stick to it.