Originally Posted by
Csdhlhcky
As said previously, I am 21 years old and without unlimited income. I have seen several recent forum posts about the new-found higher reliability of Chinese carbon wheels, is this accurate? I have seen some sets going for around $300 on various websites. If these are reliable, I would much rather spend $300 than $600-700 for virtually the same thing.
Some of those actually aren't all that light, especially the deep aero wheels. Braking with carbon rims sucks. Your wheelset is probably heavy, over 2000 grams I imagine. Looks for a lightweight aluminum wheelset like these, on sale for like $200:
Vuelta Corsa Lite Road Wheelset