salimfadhley

I've managed to damage my Fulcrum Racing 1 rear wheel. It's probably going to take a long time to get fixed - so I'm going to buy a nice-quality factory built wheel to use in the interim. Can you tell me if this wheel will be compatible with the casette that I've got on my 2009 Fulcrum Racing 1 rear wheel? Ideally I'd like to be able to swap over the casette and just ride off with my shiny new wheel.

Here's my old wheel + casette:
Busted Fulcrum Racing 1 - Album on Imgur

This is what I'm proposing to buy:
https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/pr...M8fH7AbhvYLIBQ

I weigh 93Kg and do about 30 miles per day for my commute. Reliability is important. I prefer simple stuff that I can repair myself (even though I usually outsource to my LBS). I don't want to have to switch to 11-speed, 10 is good enough for me.

Tunnelrat81

I think if repair-ability is important to you, you may want to avoid the Ultegra wheels. Assuming you're not a larger cyclist, they WILL likely be reliable, but they still have proprietary spokes just like your fulcrums. Shimano IS very likely to provide replacement parts that your LBS can access, but I wouldn't say these are universally/easily repairable.

It may be more than you're interested in taking on, but you could easily contact any number of respected wheel builders and discuss options for a new rear wheel only (no need to replace both front and rear because of a failed rear). Front wheels almost never die. I'd look for something on a quality rim, quality hub, and 28 cx-ray spokes. They'll be aero like your fulcrums were (possibly moreso, due to the thinner spokes) as stiff and nearly as light, but MUCH more reliable and repairable. say perhaps.

Rim: HED Belgium or H+Son Archetype
Hub: Ultegra/DA or perhaps White Industries
Spokes: 28 count, Sapim cx-ray (black, to match your front wheel)

These would be extremely reliable, universally repairable, and you could easily have them toss in a couple extra spokes in with the original purchase to have on hand for any future (unlikely) issues.

For what they are, the Ultegra wheels are really great. My wife has a set of 6700 Ultegra wheels on her bike, and for her size/weight, the low spoke count isn't worrisome at all. The fact that I can't repair them with parts on hand isn't a problem because I don't expect her to ever be able to break them.

However, for someone specifically asking for 'reliability is important,' I'll almost always recommend 28 spokes in a rear wheel (unless you're as small as my wife). Your request for 'serviceable' to me reads, "not having proprietary spokes.' This rules out many mavic, shimano, fulcrum wheelsets.

-Jeremy