8086bruce

I just unexpectedly bought a used Felt F5 with five miles on it. My ? Is the bike has Mavic cxp22's on it that look nice but also look heavy. I have A New set of shimano R501-30mm deep semi areo wheels that I bought for another bike that I sold. Which set of wheels should I keep for the felt and which set should I sell?

Thanks for the help!

BoomMcNasty

This thread desperately needs pics.

8086bruce

I agree! The bike is on the way (I hope) I bought if off fleebay.

MikeWMass

My Google search came up with just over 2100 g for the Mavics and 1900 g for the Shimanos; neither is particularly light. What kind of riding do you intend to do? Would you rather remove the freehub to lube the plastic bushing on the Mavics every so often, and change the cartridge bearings when needed; or repack the cup and cones in the Shimanos every so often? If it's a wash for you, pick the one you think looks better. If you do a lot of climbing, don't ride TT's or tri's, and are not a Clydesdale; I would say sell both and buy something lighter.

8086bruce

My plan is for this to be a one season bike and then go to back up/rain duty So I was hoping to use one of the two wheel sets I have.

Walrus

I've put nearly 15000 miles on a set of CXP22's and only trued them once. I do 90% of my training on them and they've seen quite a few races.

They aren't light, they aren't pretty, but they will last. Unless you're racing frequently or just really want the bling factor the mavics are more than enough.

I have no experience w/ the shimanos, but on paper it doesn't seem like either is a good enough wheel to make huge gains.

IcySmooth52

From my experience Shimano wheels require much more attention than Mavics with truing and adjusting bearings. From what applies to this statement I've owned:
-SH-SR20
-Mavic CX22 (Formula hubs)
-Mavic Ksyrium Equipe

pdedes

It's good to have a spare wheelset.

aramis

yup, never hurts. If one of them needs repairs or replacement it is nice to still be able to ride the bike, plus if you sell the bike you can throw the original wheels back on it.

Just curious, what offer did the guy accept?

8086bruce

1K shipped.

maybe I will just keep both sets. Or the idea of getting rid of them both for something better is not bad also.

8086bruce

Do you guys think the titans would be a better wheel the the cxp22s or the r501 30's ? Just don't want to spend a ton for a one year deal.