Wheels: yet another thread

[Elliot M]

Hmm, tempting, I have Hope XCs on one MTB and Pro 2s on the other and have never needed to look at the bearings. Are the road ones Monos?

[Will]

[quote="seanieh.Piano_Condor©"]I thought all Campag stuff was handmade in some shack on tuscan olive grove hillside

[Andrew G]

Outsourced to be handmade in some shack (you mean beautiful engineering workshop) on tuscan olive grove hillside by a venerable craftsman !

Seriously if you go factory built then from experience I'd go for Campagnolo. I know Fulcrum are in theory made by the same people but I think the Campag ones are better. (Maybe the craftsmen start at Fulcrum and work their way up to Campag ).

[Snoop Doug]

I recently bought some Roval Fusée wheels in Pearsons. They were five hundred squiddly dids - Will P reckoned they are best around (around, geddit....maybe not ) in that price range. I found my Campag Sciroccos very good but these Fusées are a class above. True and fast - I'm very, very happy with them.

Snoop

[Mike I]

I love the totally un-bling look of my Neutrons. And, after about 2,000 miles, they are still true - even though I had to replace a spoke. By comparison, I also have a Record / Open Pro combo; it's amazing how much easier the Neutrons are to keep turning towards the end of a long and/or hilly ride.

[Phil S]

I am selling some nice pimped wheels. Make me an offer.

[url]http://www.addiscombe.org/members/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4879&highlight=ambrosio[/url]

[Elliot M]

Unfortunately I'm after clinchers...

[Marek]

I too have to say that Campag wheels do seem to be pretty impressive. No wheel is bomb proof, I should know I have killed enough over the last few years, but the Campag Eurus that I bought off Richy V a year or so ago run very well. They are significantly better than the Mavic wheels which are a darn site more expensive.

I don't know much about anything not factory built, as that is what I have tended to go for.

I have raced on the Eurus wheels for most of last year and this year and they have not given me any grief at all except for the first race I used them where I hit every pot hole in Charlwood where the stones were missing and I dented the rim which needed replacing. That was not cheap, but in my experience that would have happened with any wheel as I really whacked into them and I aint light.

But they are stiff but not uncomfortable, so I can use them on long rides with no bother and in longer races and they feel good. They seem reasonably light, but do seem strong as they have stayed true through all the time I have been using them. The hubs do run very smooth and I can set the wheel rolling and it will run for a long time.

If all the Campy wheels are of a similar ilk then I would recommend going there. In the future I will only be buying Campy wheels unless someone can persuade me otherwise. But as I say my only experience is with a range of different Mavic wheels and the Campy Eurus.

Cheers

Marek...

[Tony]

Hi Phil - Do you know if I would be able to fit spokey-dokeys to the DT Swiss Aerolite spokes on your wheels?

[Phil S]

[Wal]

What about Xero wheels? Impressive weight/price ratio! Their Airy XLR-1 must be one of the lightest wheelsets under £400.

[url]http://www.velomax.co.uk/display.php?displaytype=WHEELS[/url]

I'm tempted by a pair of the XR-1s myself (1520g, £199.95 delivered from Zepnat).

[Elliot M]

Hmm I think the reason the Xeros are that light is they don't have enough spokes! 16/20 for the XR1s, 16/18 for the XLR Airy.

Even the American Classics are 18/24.





Hang on, what about the new 1090g Lightweight clinchers?

http://www.rouesartisanales.com/article-12071566.html

[Wal]

[quote]Hmm I think the reason the Xeros are that light is they don't have enough spokes! 16/20 for the XR1s, 16/18 for the XLR Airy.

[Elliot M]

OK, I'm now thinking of going for a set of Tune Standard wheels

Tune MIG 70 front 28h
Tune MAG 190 rear 32h

DT RR 1.1 rim

DT Rev/Comp spokes

So superlight cartridge bearing hubs with bog standard spokes and light (without being too light) rim

Therefore hopefully reliable and easy to fix, while probably around 1400g

All for €569 => 385 delivered...

[Elliot M]

Those are DT's standard double butted spokes (Comp are slightly heavier/stronger than the Revolutions)