Best Climbing wheels
 

Hi, I have DT swiss 465's with DT 240 hubs 32 spokes F+R and love the wheels when they where on my Synapse.
I'm moving into a EVO frame (a build not store bought complete) and I think these wheels will be great training wheels but at 1,600g + I would like to get some opinions on good climbing wheels for those days that I know I'll be doing a lot of hills.
And if I could get three categories in terms of price> cheap under $700 / $700-$1,500 and $1,500 +
Thanks

Custom, Custom, and Custom

I love my $50 Spinergy Spox wheelset

Stans 340's, 24/28 laced 2x all round on your choice of hubs, DA or Chris King R45's would be my personal choices. Though you want to go light, Tune are better options. Personally I think stiff is better and would build with DT Competitions, but you can go light with DT Aerolites.

For about $900 bucks I got handbuilt:

Kinlin XR200 rims, 24/28
Sapim XR Spokes
Extralite SX hubs

Weight: 1150 grams.

box section tubulars?

Agreed. Other than that, American Classic Sprint 350 or pre-built Stan's Alpha 340. Both 350g rims.

for about $600 Shimano Ultegra C24 clincher rims, carbon wrapped. about 1500 grams semi aero rims.. and great adjustable and rebuildable ball/cone hubs

For $1500+:

http://www.reynoldscycling.com/index...m&p_itm_pk=592

Not only light, aero too. Also, they'll really lighten your bank account.

Mainly just because I'm a fan boy, but Campagnolo Hyperons.

DUH!

I actually built my own set of race wheels with DT Revolutions, DT 240's, and some ancient box section Mavic Record du Monde de L'Heure tubular rims for a total weight of 1260grams.

My cost was $120. Mainly because I'm lucky.

Reynolds R2 carbon tubulars. 1150gr for 1k..

Soul 2.0 aren't bad for the price. (around 500$)

Those are what I have, I couldn't wait for the time it took to get a set of custom wheels built.

Really awesome wheels, definite improvement in spinup, and I can feel the drop in weight while climbing(about ~1.5 pounds lighter than my old wheel!)

Stan's, Sipim spokes, Alchemy hubs.

lightweight ventoux, reynolds rzr

or maybe enve 2.25 rims with cx rays or pillars and tune hubs

http://www.wheelbuilder.com/store/en...-2.25-rim.html

http://www.wheelbuilder.com/store/sa...ray-spoke.html

http://www.wheelbuilder.com/store/tu...-rear-hub.html

http://www.wheelbuilder.com/store/tu...front-hub.html

those would be 1500$ +

700-1500$ i would get some low profile reynolds like maybe the r2 or 32's on sale

under 700 you can build stans rims, dati hubs, cx rays

Why cheap out on the wheels when you got a custom Evo? Zipp 202 tubular. Or 303 FC tubulars if you want some aero for ~80 gm more.

Only carry one water bottle; lose even more weight for no cost.

don't carry any water, ride naked, poop and pee before you ride, get a haircut.

seriously though, if you get the right parts and go to a shop, you can get a set built at a pretty good price. there was just a thread about it with exactly what nathanc said......probably lightest for the money

Kinlin XR200 rims, 24/28
Sapim XR Spokes
Extralite SX hubs