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I want to buy a spare pair of wheels to keep shod with
slicks, for when I use my mountain bike on pure roads. The
current wheels are Hope XC hubs, Mavic 223 Rims, discs. (a)
Do I need wheels which cost as much? Or would something
cheaper do as well for light use. (b) Should I consider
narrower wheels?
ian
Ian G Batten said:I want to buy a spare pair of wheels to keep shod with
slicks, for when I use my mountain bike on pure roads. The
current wheels are Hope XC hubs, Mavic 223 Rims, discs.
(a) Do I need wheels which cost as much? Or would
something cheaper do as well for light use. (b)
Mavic X618 rim with Shimano LX hub provides good value, I
reckon -- a fair compromise between cost, weight, strength
and durability. I got my brother these for road use with
Schwalbe City Jet 1.5 tyres. Merlin Cycles' price and
quality is excellent; tyres from Wiggle.
Quoted message said:Should I consider narrower wheels?
What size slicks would you like to use?
~PB
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