I am looking to upgrade and get me a set of Carbon wheels for racing with, however being the tightarse that I am, what do you guys think are the best value for money going around, I want good quality for as cheap as possible.
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Argon Man said:Probably $2000 aud max
Thanks, never had tubulars before, A bit nervous about stuffing up the gluing on tyres bit.Pietro said:Look at either Edge or Reynolds. Opt for DT hubs, great rims and hubs. If yer gonna race on these, make them tubular.
Argon Man said:Thanks, never had tubulars before, A bit nervous about stuffing up the gluing on tyres bit.
HeftOnWheels said:Take a look at Neuvation.
Argon Man said:Does anybody have experience with Spinergy
brunob said:Sonic Hyper PFC, belgian handmade wheels. clincher full carbon rim
don't know whether they are available everywhere.
Argon Man said:Thanks RDV4, The Spinergy's looked like good value, but I will leave these be, another with good price is token, any thoughts?
Yep, no doubt. Bouwmeester can build him a wheel based on his weight and riding style. And they're local (Australia)cyclestationgiuseppe said:You can never go wrong if you get a wheel built by your local shop based on your weight. Pick a hoop and the right spokes and you are good to go.
In my experience those wheels have given warranty departments the biggest headaches, especially Fulcrummy and Buttrager. Unfortunately they don't tell the customer that you're a lucky S.O.B. if your wheels last more than two years without issues. Campy is much better in recent years, but still expensive as hell.Campy and Fulcrum as well as Bontrager wheels have been the best wheels out of the box in my experience.
Tubeless wheels are a joke, especially for road racing. There is a reason why 99% of the pros race on tubulars. If you flat with tubeless or even clincher at a full clip, you're going to either ruin the rim, or crash. I've seen both.I forgot to mention I recently saw a set of Dura Ace tubeless wheels and the guy who had them was 6ft 180 and had rode tubulars for the last 10 years and swore the DA's were better...beside the fact they were gorgeous and I drooled all over them.