Originally Posted by
pgjackson
Going from a 25lb entry level Fuji with Sora components and triple chainring to a sub-19lb Felt with 105s is irrational? It's actually probably closer to 18lbs with the Titans on there (the stock Mavics weighed at ton).
The OP is asking what he's going to get with a set of $2000 wheels. He thinks it's suddenly going to make him faster. I doubt it. If he has $2000 to blow, I would recommend he just get a whole new bike instead of just wheels. I'm not saying there is NO difference in cheap and expensive wheels...just that a recreational rider doing the occasional century is not going to notice a difference. I think there are better things for the OP to spend his money on that WOULD make an immediate difference.
That only works if he plans to put these wheels onto a Windsor Fens. I am sure the OP has a decent enough bike to put $2k wheels on. How much quicker are you on your 18 pound Felt than you are on your Fuji? If the triple annoyed you so much, you could have just changed that. Going from Sora to 105 did not make you quicker.