new wheelset

Which r500s? Shimano? Or Alex? I have both. Use them as training wheels basically. Decent entry level training wheels that won't break the bank. The shimano's aren't light by any means weighing in the neighbourhood of 1884g. Mine have the blades spokes and Feel sort of dull if anything. Like i said....both are inexpensive wheels. You get what you pay for. Zero problems
for either of them.

I do like my fulcrum racing 3's a lot. They look fast leaning
against the wall! Haha.

CdnRider said:

Which r500s? Shimano? Or Alex? I have both. Use them as training wheels basically. Decent entry level training wheels that won't break the bank. The shimano's aren't light by any means weighing in the neighbourhood of 1884g. Mine have the blades spokes and Feel sort of dull if anything. Like i said....both are inexpensive wheels. You get what you pay for. Zero problems
for either of them.

I do like my fulcrum racing 3's a lot. They look fast leaning
against the wall! Haha.

They are shimanos, looking at mavic ksyrium sl wheelset but dont know that the $ is worth it.

Whatever wheels you decide on going with. I'd make sure you notice the improvement. Hopefully something light enough that you feel the acceleration and climbing improvements. Possibly aero gains as well depending what you get. And hell......a little bling in the looks dept can't hurt either.

The bearings on the shimanos don't seem to be as smooth as other wheels I've owned. And they have less than 1000kms on them.

What is it about your current wheels that you don't like that you want new wheels? I'm not asking about a justification, but knowing your reasons, what you expect, and what you like and dislike about your current wheels might help better define what you should probably look at in new wheels.

If you think your current wheels are fine, then it might be a good idea just to ride 'em into the ground. If you're set on getting a new wheel set, then you can offset part of the cost--not a lot because R500's don't command a big price--of new wheels by selling your old wheels on eBay. eBay has quite the active wheel market.

CdnRider said:

The bearings on the shimanos don't seem to be as smooth as other wheels I've owned. And they have less than 1000kms on them.

It seems that most hubs which have "loose" bearings often come-from-the-factory with their cones adjusted tighter than they need to be ...
[INDENT]Campagnolo hubs (all levels) are an exception and are smooth out-of-the-box ... Shimano Dura Ace & Ultegra hubs are smooth out-of-the-box ...

That is, they were properly adjusted during assembly.
[/INDENT]If you haven't already done so, you need to buy some CONE WRENCHES + White Lithium grease (my recommendation) and then repack & adjust your bearings ...

You can probably wait to repack your bearings ... but, you definitely want to adjust the cones because cones which are too tight result in out-of-round bearings & potentially scored cups-and-cones ... AND, as you have found out, they don't feel smooth.