hi565

Quick question,

would the KSYRIUM (possibly Sl, ELITE 650, or ELITE 700) (I know that is not that narrowed down) work on a Chrome-moly bike like the Bianchi Brava. I have the white one in my sig, not the new one. I really like the ksyrium wheels. If any has any input that would be great

OneTinSloth

the nice guy answer is yes. those wheels will work on your frame.

you don't want to know the mean guy answer that i'm fighting so hard to repress right now.

hi565

just say it, I can take qworse than what you are going to say.

zacster

If the elite 650 is a 650c wheel it won't work, assuming you have a frame built for 700c.

hi565

wait, explain please.

The_Convert

There are two wheel sizes, 650c and 700c. If you have a standard road bike, make sure to get 700c wheels. 650c are usually on womens specific and tri bikes

Also, Im pretty sure the mean guy comment was going to be how those wheels would be a waste of money and totally overkill for that bike. Kind of like putting Campy Record on a trek 1000 or something.

hi565

OH i got it, The guy should know when it comes to upgrading you always upgrade the stuff that moves ina circular motion, so by that said, i want to get new wheels. Thanks for the input. p.s. I never siad i was GETTING them i just said i was thinking about it. I also dont have too much money (actually i dont ahve any but realtives do )

The_Convert

ya, but even still, you dont have to get ksyriums, especially SL's to upgrade your wheels. Just go on price point and look for a shimano 105 or Ultegra set.

OneTinSloth

i was just going to joke about how ksyriums only work on red carbon fiber or aluminum bikes. andthen go on about what a n00b you are...it probably wouldn't have been funny to begin with, and i'm sure it's not really funny now, since now there's been this whle build up to it...and i'm sure everyone was expecting some spectacular zing...

and yeah, the 650s won't work on our bike if it was built for 700s. i wasn't entirely sure if the 650 was a wheel size designation or a different model number. you could FORCE 650c wheels to work, but it's not recommended.

hi565

Thanks,

my goal is to upgrade the wheel to eaithor a climbing wheel or aero wheel, and KYSRIUMs stood out so much. So now that i am decalred a noob(which is kind of true) what wheel should i look at, i know you said the ultegras and 105s, anothers?

BigFloppyLlama

Of which the Kysriums are really neither.

OneTinSloth

yeah, ksyriums are pretty heavy for climbing.

check out some of the bontrager wheels, or american classics...or get some ultegra hubs and lace them to mavic open pros. 28H front, 32H rear, a lot easier to maintain, and they'll be lighter and cheaper than ksyriums.

Phatman

wrong. ksyriums are like 1500 grams, my dura-ace open pro wheelset is about 1700grams. they were, admittedly, about 500 bucks cheaper, but they are certainly not lighter. they're good wheels though.

and while I wouldn't say that ksyruims are superlight, they aren't heavy by any stretch of the imagination. they are probably substantially lighter then the original posters stock wheels. probably a pound or more even.

hi565

Mavic CXP21, 32h those are the wheels on the bike now, thats stock. so any othert sugg. that wont be an arm and a leg.

sydney

Bull.

sydney

Open pros, and either ultegra or DA hubs and butted spokes. You can get em with ultegras for $200 or less at supergo,pricepoint or jenson, but I'd spend a few more $$ and have them bult by excel or colorado cyclist. Also check the excel cirrus or nimbus wheels.

hi565

links if possible

Phatman

I've got these:

https://www.excelsports.com/new.asp?p...jor=1&minor=24

damn good wheels. been trued twice in about 6000 miles, and thats becuase I kicked the front wheel by accident, and the second was becase I rode it on singletrack when I was bored.