New wheels worth it?
06-28-18, 06:40 PM
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I'm 200 lbs, down from 240. The Reynolds aluminum wheels on my silver Roubaix pictured above are 20 spoke radial front, 24 x 3 cross rear. Been a couple of years on the mean streets of LA. No issues yet. My first radial spoked wheel, but it's been fine so far.
06-28-18, 06:55 PM
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I have a 2013 Specialized Sirrus Expert Carbon (flatbar hybrid) with stock Axis wheels. My rides are on hilly terrain, although usually only 10 miles a couple of times a week--30 miles max. In the past I've had an 18lb road bike with Campy wheels and loved the responsiveness. I'm interested in how upgrading your wheels has improved your ride and if you feel it's been worth it. My LBS sells a set of Giant carbon wheels for $1,000 and says it's a reasonable way to get into some real quality.
Links:
https://novemberbicycles.com/collect...ed-disc-wheels
https://novemberbicycles.com/collections/rcg36-wheels
Having said that, your best bang for the buck will be upgrading the tires. (I just put some Compass 38mm ones on her bike.)
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06-28-18, 06:58 PM
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PS: Brakes.
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06-28-18, 07:22 PM
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I think wheels are the best and most noticeable upgrade you can make to your bike. In your case I wouldn't spend $1K on carbon wheels. Look at Nashbar they have a set of Vuelta Corsa SLR aluminum wheels for $184.99. They weight 1560 grams which is not bad for aluminum wheels. I have the same wheels but the disc version and can say that they are great wheels especially for the price.
https://www.bikenashbar.com/cycling/...-vl-slr11-base
https://www.bikenashbar.com/cycling/...-vl-slr11-base
06-29-18, 12:01 PM
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Laurido92, I have disc brakes also. Are these the wheels you have?:
https://www.bikenashbar.com/cycling/...-vl-cslxd-base
https://www.bikenashbar.com/cycling/...-vl-cslxd-base
06-29-18, 04:45 PM
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I've been looking at some wheels on eBay that have a Shimano-SRAM 11 speed freehub, front hub 100, rear hub 142. My bike is 10-speed and Specialized tells me my front hub is 100 so the front wheel should fit, but my rear hub is 130. The 142 won't fit my bike will it?
06-29-18, 05:03 PM
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No definitely not. 130 will fit 130.
135 and 142 can sometimes be converted to each other.
And personally I wouldn't put 1000$ wheel on that bike. maybe 3-400$ ones at max. But even then its just money wasted imo.
I'd just use what i had until they broke. then get new ones.
135 and 142 can sometimes be converted to each other.
And personally I wouldn't put 1000$ wheel on that bike. maybe 3-400$ ones at max. But even then its just money wasted imo.
I'd just use what i had until they broke. then get new ones.
06-29-18, 09:02 PM
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It is very rare to have a hub that is 130 that has a disk. It might well be 135, so double-check.
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A $1900.00 set of Mavic Cosmic Pros weighs about 1570 grams. A $150 set of Mavic Aksium's is 2045 grams. A difference of 475 grams or 1.04 pounds. Less than one 20 oz. water bottle.
IMO that little difference in wheel weight isn't going to make any difference for short rides that are not done at maximum effort.
IMO that little difference in wheel weight isn't going to make any difference for short rides that are not done at maximum effort.
07-01-18, 09:18 AM
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I measured the distance between the front forks and got 100cm and the distance between the rear forks 130cm. I'm new to this level of detail, but that seems to confirm what Specialized told me, correct? My bike is a 10 speed. Is a 130 rear measurement an indication I need to stick with 10-speed wheels?
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I just checked my wife's 2015 Specialized Sirrus carbon comp, it is 100mm (not cm!) front and 135mm back. As far as I am aware, that is standard for disk brakes. If it really is 130mm, that is the same size as a modern hub without a disc brake rotor. Those hubs can be 11-speed, so I don't think that alone would preclude it. But I would still be surprised if a disc hub was 130mm.
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Is it 9-speed?
This is all I could find for the specs:
https://www.thebikelist.co.uk/2013/s...rus-elite-disc
But it is UK, and might have been different?
This is all I could find for the specs:
https://www.thebikelist.co.uk/2013/s...rus-elite-disc
But it is UK, and might have been different?
07-01-18, 06:03 PM
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Oops! I rechecked my bike and it's a 2015 Sirrus Comp Carbon Disc. It's a 10 speed. I couldn't find any specs for my wheel, so measured the space between the rear forks and they are exactly 130mm.
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