Originally Posted by
Laseranimal
Hey all. Looking for some help on wheel upgrades to my 2019 Sirrus Sport. I've got 28mm Conti GP 4 Seasons on the stock rims and am pretty happy but upgrades are fun right?
Not looking to break the bank by spending $800-$1000+ on a new wheelset. What I'd like to accomplish is creating two wheelsets, one with the 28's I currently have and another with larger tires for cruising around with the family or riding gravel. I thought about just buying new tires but the conti's are just a pain to take off the rim and again UPGRADES :-)
Right now I'm going through two chains of thought. First is to pick up something fast and aero and put the 28's on that and then use the stock rims with the larger tires. I just haven't had much luck finding anything in my budget that has a QR hub and disc brakes. Which brings me to option 2. Looks like it may be easier to find a set of 27.5 or 29 mountain bike wheelset and go that route with the wider tires and just keep the Conti's where they are.
Any thoughts?
Many wheels have end caps that can be swapped out for QR compatibility. A few good value ones are
Fulcrum Rapid Red 5DB, and
Easton EA70AX.
For overall flexibility, I would probably choose the Fulcrums if the Eastons use hookless rims.