I've been looking for a wheelset with flip/flop rear, but most of what I've found on the market are in black or are deep Vs. I prefer just a regular classic-looking wheelset in silver. I prefer to not go the wheel-building route yet, if possible. Does anyone have suggestions of where I can find a decent silver wheelset for less than, say, $300?

Thank you for any help.

bikeisland.com

cheap-ass silver alloy "track" wheels for like ~$120 or so. no one will drool over them, but round is round.

go to you lbs and ask if they distribute QBP, I bought my rear wheel over there, formula hub, dt champion spoke and a velocity aero (realy nice rim). Wheel cost me like 150$, jsut a thing i recommand to check the spoke after a couple a good rides cause on mine the spoke got all looss so i jsut had to basicly rebuild my wheel.

i got my cxp22's from https://www.bicyclewheelwarehouse.com...d&productId=50 for around 150 including shipping.

Perfect! Thanks, cjump. These were the ones I specifically wanted, but I could only find them in black. I understand these are pretty durable, too. I'm ordering a set right now.

Thank you everybody!

Nice - that's $10 less shipped than Mavic CXP 22 Silver with Formula Sealed Bearing Track Hubs 32H Fix/Free on those wheels.

However they ship with non-butted 1.8mm(15 gauge) spokes vs 2mm(14 gauge) spokes. That a big difference in durability? Looks like it shaves 4.3oz off the wheelset.

Let me know if that doesn't work out. I've got some alexrims with a flip flop hub that I've been looking to get rid of.

That's true the Mavics are better than alex rims (hence, why I am trying to get rid of them). But you don't have to be a prick coming in here pulling that ****. For what I would get rid of the wheels for, they serve their purpose.

I guess I do too. I can't hold it against you.
Touch peens?

Swordfight?

Ordered a set from www.bicyclewheelwharehouse.com for $140 shipped to my front door. Has anyone ordered from this company? I am now wondering if they (this website) are legit because my Safari filter doesn't recognize their website and says the website is non-secure. I went ahead and ordered from the site anyway because I like to live on the edge.

i ordered from them and got them in a reasonable amount of time. everything went smooth

No hugs, but peen touching?! Dude.

That's how I do.

K.

great option it seems for some cheap, good wheels. 150 including shipping is great.

hopefully it shows up in searches.

Just ordered a set of these - $155 shipped.

somegeek

Here is the question: I'm converting from 27s. Which should I get?

Mavics on Sale, but I need to get Tires and tubes, which I don't have.

https://www.bicyclewheelwarehouse.com...d&productId=51

or with tires and tubes for less:

https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ils&ProdID=548

i ride cxp22's laced to 32H formulas and like 'em.

Brown truck pulling up to my curb = phat lewts

CXP22's were nicely packaged along with free rim tape... woot!

https://www.bicyclewheelwarehouse.com...d&productId=50

somegeek

The Mavic Open Sport rim is another good choice for those on a budget. I got those with Formula hubs and Sapim spokes on my wife's SS.

Velocity Aerohead rim is much stronger than the older Aero rim.

For those that want to keep 27" wheels on their older conversions, Sun and Velocity make great rims in that size. The Sun CR-18's are very shiny, a good retro look.

I've got the CXP 22's from BWW, and they're good wheels. Cheap, but pretty damn tough. For the price, one of the best deals out there.

I have those. One caveat: the spoke tension was pretty uneven and I had to have them retrued and tensioned after 100 miles or so. But since then they've been great. I commute on them and as of Sunday, I'll race CX on them too.

Just bought the Mavics. Get here Monday....can't wait!!!

Thanks for the info guys!!

My order came fast, too. I really like this company because the order confirmation email was hand-written by a person, mentioning that the wheels will include rim tapes (not sure if this is a usual practice, but nice that I got a free set of rim tapes), and the sender insists that UPS send me an email with a tracking number and another for the receiving number. Another great thing is that the wheels were packaged each in separate boxes, and full of cushion for protection. Excellent service. (One time I ordered from another company and the wheelset came stuffed in a single box with the bolts of a hub poked through the box. Yikes.)

I will definitely order from this company again: www.bicyclewheelwharehouse.com

Cheers!