Seems like every day there's another silly question about which wheelset to buy. Looks like today is
my day...
With the 25% cash back program through
live.com it seems like it might not be a bad time to buy a set of wheels on eBay. I've been using a set of Neuvation M28 Aero2s. As a $200 upgrade to a 15-year old bike, they made sense. But my new Cervelo RS deserves better wheels!
My budget is around $500-600 (less 25% cash back = $375-450). My weight is around 190lbs and I'll use the wheels for training, weekend rides on crappy roads, centuries, etc;
no racing. I spend far more time climbing hills at 10-15mph than blasting across flats at 20+mph, so aero probably isn't terribly important. I'd like to find a clincher wheelset that's around 1500g and isn't going to require constant maintenance. After searching around on eBay, it seems the likely candidates are: Easton EA90SL, EA90SLX, EA90 Aero, Mavic Ksyrium Elite, and Bontrager Race X Lite. Reynolds Attack and Ksyrium SLs are harder to find and a bit above my intended budget. All of these are the '08 version of the wheel.
Any thoughts? I'm currently leaning toward the '08 Easton EA90 SL as a nice compromise between weight, durability, and price...