Sail_Hobies

I bought my first bike in December and have put about 600 miles on it so far. It's a Scattante r330. I'm broke and in college so I don't have much to spend, but I really want a new wheelset. The bike has Alex R500's on them now, and I found this on craigslist (https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/bik/1827143099.html).

Total weight of these is 1850. The Alex wheels are 2055. Will this have any noticeable difference / will this be a worthy upgrade for the price?

Thanks

svtmike

Save your money. You really aren't riding enough for that to make a significant difference, other than maybe cosmetically.

AngryScientist 

you're in college, save your money for beer and fun. when i was in college getting by on minimal $$, i didnt buy anything new unless i absolutely had to.

ride your wheels until they are no longer serviceable, the ones you linked wont do anything for your riding, other than look nice, trust me.

Sail_Hobies

I'm riding every day and have three 50 mile rides lined up in the next few weeks. I plan on riding this bike into the ground until I can afford my carbon Orbea. My goal is to make this bike ride as nice as possible without spending more than the bikes worth. I feel like the Alex R500 spokes would be better served as rubber bands than spokes; they seem to go out of true after every ride. I ride in and around Atlanta, and the roads here can be rough on wheels so I getting rid of the wheels I have now is a must. Just wanted some opinions on whether the wheels I listed would be a decent switch or not.

svtmike

Wheels going out of true constantly are most likely a problem with the tensioning of the spokes. The Vueltas may or may not end up having the same problem as they are also an inexpensive machine-built wheelset.

You'd probably be better served having your current wheels completely retensioned by a competent wheelbuilder.

AngryScientist 

then your want/need to upgrade is understandable, wheels that constantly come untrue are a real hassle.

check these out, i've had great luck with fulcrum, and for $152, these will be an excellent upgrade for you:

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/roa...ck/FULCWHFR250

tagaproject6

How heavy are you?

Sail_Hobies

I'm about 175.

Do they have to ship those Fulcrums from Europe?