Wheel recommendations?

"Dave Stallard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'm in the process of getting a new road bike built up, and need some good wheel recommendations.
My priorities are in order:

1) Strength and durability
2) Light and speedy
3) Price

Basically, I want something really solid (at least as solid as the $60 Mavic rims I have on my
present bike) but also light. I've read "you can have strong, light, and cheap - pick two", so I'm
picking strong and light.

Any ideas? Mavic Ksyriums (sp?), for instance?

Dave

What exactly is it you are going to do on this bike? Race? Tour? Doubles?

How fast are you planning on riding?

Hills?

Ultimately, how and where you ride determines what wheels I would shoot you towards.

For general all-round riding you just can't beat a 32 (36 if you're heavy) spoke wheel with
traditional rims. They're reasonably light and very repairable.

Mike

Mike S. said:

What exactly is it you are going to do on this bike? Race? Tour? Doubles?

How fast are you planning on riding?

Hills?

Ultimately, how and where you ride determines what wheels I would shoot you towards.

Distance riding, day rides, centuries. No baggage. Fast sometimes, but not racing.

Yes, hills for sure - my usual route involves a fair complement. I ride in the Boston suburbs, so
pavement is not always great.

Dave

Dave Stallard said:

I'm in the process of getting a new road bike built up, and need some good wheel recommendations.
My priorities are in order:

1) Strength and durability
2) Light and speedy
3) Price

Basically, I want something really solid (at least as solid as the $60 Mavic rims I have on my
present bike) but also light. I've read "you can have strong, light, and cheap - pick two", so I'm
picking strong and light.

Any ideas? Mavic Ksyriums (sp?), for instance?

Dave

and off road.

Dave, There are good wheel builders in the Boston area. A custom built wheel can turn out cheaper,
stronger and lighter than the "boutique" wheels. Look around!

Gene Tampa, FL

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Any ideas? Mavic Ksyriums (sp?), for instance?

Dave

Dear Dave,

Your spelling is perfect--you're sensibly puzzld by an inane made-up word whose ridiculous
pronunciation was recently flogged to death in "Re: Ksyriums" in rec.bicycles.tech and still
visible at:

groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗

Carl Fogel

I've been reading the reviews on both the Ksyriums and Dura/ace wheels but I'm still undecided. I've
read several horror stories about the spoke breakage with the Ksyriums but then I've read just as
many reviews from those who swear by them. The negative talk about the Shimano wheelsets has mostly
to do with the wheels not being stiff enough.

Follow this link and check out the reviews for yourself.

roadbikereview.comdefaultcrx.aspxOpen ↗

Good luck,

Kevin Gilmore

"Dave Stallard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'm in the process of getting a new road bike built up, and need some good wheel recommendations.
My priorities are in order:

1) Strength and durability
2) Light and speedy
3) Price (cheap)

Pick two.

Mike

Dave Stallard said:

I'm in the process of getting a new road bike built up, and need some good wheel recommendations.
My priorities are in order:

1) Strength and durability
2) Light and speedy
3) Price

Basically, I want something really solid (at least as solid as the $60 Mavic rims I have on my
present bike) but also light. I've read "you can have strong, light, and cheap - pick two", so I'm
picking strong and light.

Actually, with wheels you can have it all. Find a wheel builder, or learn how to build them
yourself. A decently-built wheel with an appropriate number of spokes and a good rim (which does
_not_ have to cost $60) can indeed be stronger and lighter than many boutique wheels costing twice
to three times as much.

Avoid the "brand name" wheels, get a good hub, either Shimano or Campagnolo to match your shifting,
with an appropriate number of butted spokes (what is appropriate depends on your weight and the
intended use).

--

David L. Johnson

__o | The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you're _`\(,_ | still a rat. --Lilly
Tomlin (_)/ (_) |

Dave Stallard said:

Distance riding, day rides, centuries. No baggage. Fast sometimes, but not racing.

If you weigh under 200lbs, go with 32 spoke, semi-aero rims (not for aerodynamics, the v-shaped rims
are quite strong). If you are over that threshhold, 36 spokes would be more durable.

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Yes, hills for sure - my usual route involves a fair complement. I ride in the Boston suburbs, so
pavement is not always great.

There's an understatement.

--

David L. Johnson

__o | Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics, I can _`\(,_ | assure you that mine
are all greater. -- A. Einstein (_)/ (_) |

It would help if you said whether your weigh 130 pounds or 230 pounds . . .

"Dave Stallard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'm in the process of getting a new road bike built up, and need some good wheel recommendations.
My priorities are in order:

1) Strength and durability
2) Light and speedy
3) Price

Basically, I want something really solid (at least as solid as the $60 Mavic rims I have on my
present bike) but also light. I've read "you can have strong, light, and cheap - pick two", so I'm
picking strong and light.

Any ideas? Mavic Ksyriums (sp?), for instance?

Dave

stallard-<< I'm in the process of getting a new road bike built up, and need some good wheel
recommendations. My priorities are in order:

1) Strength and durability
2) Light and speedy
3) Price

Basically, I want something really solid (at least as solid as the $60 Mavic rims I have on my
present bike) but also light. I've read "you can have strong, light, and cheap - pick two", so I'm
picking strong and light.

Any ideas? Mavic Ksyriums (sp?), for instance? >><BR><BR>

Tell me something about you are your riding needs requirements and also if you are a 'heavy' or
'light' rider, with and w/o your weight.

Ksyriums? What do ya get for that $800? Poor rear hub, propriatary parts that Mavic may not support
in a few years, Not light, not aero...oh yeh, ya get wheel bags....

Call me and I will design a wheelset specifically for you that will be a good combo of what you are
looking for in the $450-$500 range using DA or Record hubs.

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
(4)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.comOpen ↗ "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Dave Stallard said:

I'm in the process of getting a new road bike built up, and need some good wheel recommendations.
My priorities are in order:

1) Strength and durability
2) Light and speedy
3) Price

Basically, I want something really solid (at least as solid as the $60 Mavic rims I have on my
present bike) but also light. I've read "you can have strong, light, and cheap - pick two", so I'm
picking strong and light.

Any ideas? Mavic Ksyriums (sp?), for instance?

Why not just get some nice wheels built up from Shimano/Campag (pick your poison) hubs and light
rims? I weigh 180lbs and I use rims that are only a shade over 400g. I ride through potholes if I
don't see them in time to bunny-hop them, and I have no qualms about riding off kerbs either.

The only thing you'll be losing (apart from the boutique wheel look) is a tiny bit of aerodynamics,
and unless you time-trial this is neither here nor there.

I was told by my LBS to consider the Chris King hubs and Mavic Open Pro rims. As I'm under 155 lbs,
I can consider fewer spokes. Lanny "Kevin G." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've been reading the reviews on both the Ksyriums and Dura/ace wheels but I'm still undecided.
I've read several horror stories about the spoke breakage with the Ksyriums but then I've read
just as many reviews from those who swear by them. The negative talk about the Shimano wheelsets
has mostly to do with the wheels not being stiff enough.

Follow this link and check out the reviews for yourself.

roadbikereview.comdefaultcrx.aspxOpen ↗

Good luck,

Kevin Gilmore

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Dave Stallard
I'm in the process of getting a new road bike built up, and need some good wheel recommendations. My
priorities are in order:

1) Strength and durability
2) Light and speedy
3) Price

Basically, I want something really solid (at least as solid as the $60 Mavic rims I have on my
present bike) but also light. I've read "you can have strong, light, and cheap - pick two", so I'm
picking strong and light.

Any ideas? Mavic Ksyriums (sp?), for instance?

Dave

Since you are in the Boston area, why not check in with Sheldon Brown? His advice is worth considering.

I've shopped at Harris and found them it to be a good shop staffed with helpful people. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/wheels.html#wheelbuilding

Steve Shapiro [email hidden]