Thread: High-end / lightweight aluminum wheels... Soliciting your opinion
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Old 11-15-13 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sced
Build your own with parts from bikehubstore or the like - puts you in total control. There's physics at work, not magic. $1-1.5k for aluminum wheels is just plain overkill. $300-$500 is more like it.
+1. I do it all the time. 1,270g BHS is a no-brainer. 1,310 if you think you need 24/28. 1,350 gets you 28/32. What's not to like?
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