THE official wheel thread (Goods, bad, info, suggestions, questions)
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THE official wheel thread (Goods, bad, info, suggestions, questions)
Tons of threads get started every week about what other wheels should be looked at, whats good, whats bad, what do you ride, what do you recommend....etc.
-What do you find to be your favorite wheelset OR wheelsets? What do you like about it/them?
-Experience any wheels that you had really bad luck with? Explain.
-How much do you weigh with your set your using?
-What bike do you use them with?
now discuss...
-What do you find to be your favorite wheelset OR wheelsets? What do you like about it/them?
-Experience any wheels that you had really bad luck with? Explain.
-How much do you weigh with your set your using?
-What bike do you use them with?
now discuss...
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I currently ride Boyd Vitesse 30mm clinchers. I'm 5ft 9 and 175lbs. Ridley scandium, full utlegra. I now have around 600 miles on them and am enjoying them. No issues so far. Wheels are very sexy, a nice complimenting piece to add to any bike! I do a lot of hill climbs here in Portland, OR. and they have made a nice noticable difference, not HUGE, but noticable.
Prior to this I used cane creek aeroheads which were heavy but an all arond great wheel. very stiff, solid and bombproof.
Prior to this I used cane creek aeroheads which were heavy but an all arond great wheel. very stiff, solid and bombproof.
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Really...nothing!? I would have thought this would be a hot thread with lots of input.
Bumping just incase it was simply looked over ....
Bumping just incase it was simply looked over ....
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Maybe we could have one thread all about bikes too?
This is too much info for one thread. For example, we have 37 threads in the archives with "poop" as the main topic. Combining those would be like trying to shove 37 pounds of crap into a one pound bag.
Editted to add: I ride Williams 30X's and I love them. They stay true, even riding through cow poop. (Make that 38 threads now.)
This is too much info for one thread. For example, we have 37 threads in the archives with "poop" as the main topic. Combining those would be like trying to shove 37 pounds of crap into a one pound bag.
Editted to add: I ride Williams 30X's and I love them. They stay true, even riding through cow poop. (Make that 38 threads now.)
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This is a great idea for a thread, and I have a question. I want to upgrade my garbage factory Shimano RS10s to something a little more durable, a little lighter, and a little stronger. The owner of my LBS recommended Mavic Ksyrium Elites, for like $675. Anybody have any experience with these guys as a relatively low budget wheel upgrade? Will I want to upgrade again to something better? (I hate buying twice, id rather spend more up front for the better tool).
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Cannondale Supersix in 58
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This is a great idea for a thread, and I have a question. I want to upgrade my garbage factory Shimano RS10s to something a little more durable, a little lighter, and a little stronger. The owner of my LBS recommended Mavic Ksyrium Elites, for like $675. Anybody have any experience with these guys as a relatively low budget wheel upgrade? Will I want to upgrade again to something better? (I hate buying twice, id rather spend more up front for the better tool).
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My suggestion - go for it! I was also considering RS80's but couldn't find a new pair for a decent price (and even the shop said the Elites will hold up better so that was important to me since I'm not gram watching).
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I have Ksyrium Elites and I am in at 250lb and they ride like glass, just upgraded to Cosmic Carbone Pro wheels and they ride like glass too. The bumps (I avoid as many as I can) have no affect on the true of the wheels (Ksyrium and Cosmics). I hate the loudness of mavic hubs, but I will take bombproof over a quite hub anyday.
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Great info guys!!! much appreciated... Is there anything else out there at this price point that could compete with the Mavics?
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I'm currently riding Boyd 50mm carbon clinchers, bike is a BMC Pro Machine with full Force groupset. Bike came with Mavic Aksiums which were actually a very solid wheel durability wise. I sold them as i had better back up wheels from my previous bike. I'm 5'11, 150 pounds. The Boyds are very good wheels, hubs spin forever and they have been true since the day i received them. I go over some pretty rough roads here in LA and hit the occasional pot hole at speed and wheels are still perfectly true.
Now as far as the aero benefit i can feel it at higher speeds. I can maintain a 23+ mph tempo on my own longer than i could with the Aksiums.
Now as far as the aero benefit i can feel it at higher speeds. I can maintain a 23+ mph tempo on my own longer than i could with the Aksiums.
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I think a lot of people have their minds set on mavics, zipp...etc or other mass produced wheels. I did when I was first looking. until I came on BF, I didn't know about other brands from great wheelmakers like Boyd, Soul, november...etc. I purchased a set of Boyd Vitesse 30mm clincher wheels. $525 shipped to my house, weighing in at 1470g. This is my first custom wheelset so my experience with light responsive wheels is minor. To be honest I dont know if it was worth the money. I can tell a small bit of difference in performance, flats are faster and maintain speed easier, hills climbing is a tad easier. Mainly the biggest difference to me is asthetics. They look sexy as heck, but i dont know if the minor difference in benefit and asthetics was worth the money for someone with a minimal amount of expendable cash. now that I have them...eh oh well, I will keep them and ride the creap out of them. but not sure if I will blow a large amount of a set of wheels in the future.(When I say large amount, I mean large for me. I know $500 for wheels is entry level and easily scaughed at from serious cyclist or those that have more money.)
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Mmmmm wheeels.
I have DA wh-7900 clinchers on my ride. Super awesome and very robust wheelset for being 1380 grams. Doesn't get better for a shallow aluminum rimmed clincher.
I had Reynolds mv32c ul 32mm carbon clinchers before these, and they were nothing to write home about. They went severely out of true after only a few rides and the Reynolds blue pads were wearing down rather quickly. I had them trued by the LBS and they were fine after that, but I still didn't see the point in owning them once I bought the DA 7900s. They were only 60 grams lighter and at 32mm, there was really no significant aero advantage. Had I gone with the deeper 46mm version, I'd have probably kept them. Needless to say I sold them off and don't really miss them.
I want a deeper, more aero carbon wheelset, but to be completely honest I don't see the point other than the bling factor. My DA wheels are incredible overall and get the job done.
I have DA wh-7900 clinchers on my ride. Super awesome and very robust wheelset for being 1380 grams. Doesn't get better for a shallow aluminum rimmed clincher.
I had Reynolds mv32c ul 32mm carbon clinchers before these, and they were nothing to write home about. They went severely out of true after only a few rides and the Reynolds blue pads were wearing down rather quickly. I had them trued by the LBS and they were fine after that, but I still didn't see the point in owning them once I bought the DA 7900s. They were only 60 grams lighter and at 32mm, there was really no significant aero advantage. Had I gone with the deeper 46mm version, I'd have probably kept them. Needless to say I sold them off and don't really miss them.
I want a deeper, more aero carbon wheelset, but to be completely honest I don't see the point other than the bling factor. My DA wheels are incredible overall and get the job done.
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Holycrap, those Vitesse 30mm clinchers in white are sexy!! and priced very well, as well.. less than the mavics. Are the wheels pretty decent? Strong? They are just as light as the mavics.
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I love the looks of those Boyds you've got there, much more reasonably priced than I thought they would be.
Does anyone know/use Vuelta wheels? They're pretty cheap (something a teenager with little income looks for), and seem to get nice reviews.
Does anyone know/use Vuelta wheels? They're pretty cheap (something a teenager with little income looks for), and seem to get nice reviews.
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Boyds are a great strong wheel with a smooth hub. Reasonably priced because they are custom made and smaller company which allows him to keep his prices down and compete with the mass produced companies. I have the vitesse 30mm and they are good and highly recommended on this forum. You will also find a strong following with "SOUL" and "Novermber" wheels from BF members.
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It would be even worse than that. There are 88 threads with "crap" in the title that could be merged with the poop threads. Then there are over 125,000 threads which are about crap...
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I picked up a set of Bontrager Race XXX Lite Clinchers on Craigslist for $570.00.
They are like new. The previous owner only put 400 miles on them and then stopped riding.
I love these wheels. I am using them for a build of the Pedal Force group buy frame but until I get that built I put them on my 2010 Trek 2.3
They are like new. The previous owner only put 400 miles on them and then stopped riding.
I love these wheels. I am using them for a build of the Pedal Force group buy frame but until I get that built I put them on my 2010 Trek 2.3
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I picked up a set of Bontrager Race XXX Lite Clinchers on Craigslist for $570.00.
They are like new. The previous owner only put 400 miles on them and then stopped riding.
I love these wheels. I am using them for a build of the Pedal Force group buy frame but until I get that built I put them on my 2010 Trek 2.3
They are like new. The previous owner only put 400 miles on them and then stopped riding.
I love these wheels. I am using them for a build of the Pedal Force group buy frame but until I get that built I put them on my 2010 Trek 2.3
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Boyds are a great strong wheel with a smooth hub. Reasonably priced because they are custom made and smaller company which allows him to keep his prices down and compete with the mass produced companies. I have the vitesse 30mm and they are good and highly recommended on this forum. You will also find a strong following with "SOUL" and "Novermber" wheels from BF members.
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I am 5'9" and 200lbs with 800 miles on my Fulcrum Racing Zero Two-Way Wheelset. So far they have proven to be super strong, crazy rigid (maybe even too rigid), and are still laser straight. They are far superior than the Easton EA90SL which they replaced. Then again, that's apples to oranges.
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I am happy with the wheels i got from bicycle wheel warehouse. I had them custom made with ultegra hubs. 28 spokes in the front, 32 in the back. I have put about 2000 miles on them and they look as true as the day i got them. I paid 300 something for them and they work great.
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Just a great wheel...
I bought a set of C24s (still have my Bontrager RXLs) and they roll like crazy, stay absolutely true (2000 miles so far) and have a whisper quiet ratchet system.
Mmmmm wheeels.
I have DA wh-7900 clinchers on my ride. Super awesome and very robust wheelset for being 1380 grams. Doesn't get better for a shallow aluminum rimmed clincher.
I had Reynolds mv32c ul 32mm carbon clinchers before these, and they were nothing to write home about. They went severely out of true after only a few rides and the Reynolds blue pads were wearing down rather quickly. I had them trued by the LBS and they were fine after that, but I still didn't see the point in owning them once I bought the DA 7900s. They were only 60 grams lighter and at 32mm, there was really no significant aero advantage. Had I gone with the deeper 46mm version, I'd have probably kept them. Needless to say I sold them off and don't really miss them.
I want a deeper, more aero carbon wheelset, but to be completely honest I don't see the point other than the bling factor. My DA wheels are incredible overall and get the job done.
I have DA wh-7900 clinchers on my ride. Super awesome and very robust wheelset for being 1380 grams. Doesn't get better for a shallow aluminum rimmed clincher.
I had Reynolds mv32c ul 32mm carbon clinchers before these, and they were nothing to write home about. They went severely out of true after only a few rides and the Reynolds blue pads were wearing down rather quickly. I had them trued by the LBS and they were fine after that, but I still didn't see the point in owning them once I bought the DA 7900s. They were only 60 grams lighter and at 32mm, there was really no significant aero advantage. Had I gone with the deeper 46mm version, I'd have probably kept them. Needless to say I sold them off and don't really miss them.
I want a deeper, more aero carbon wheelset, but to be completely honest I don't see the point other than the bling factor. My DA wheels are incredible overall and get the job done.