Road Wheels & Road Wheel Recommendations?

SRAMs road wheels... do they even exist? Google gives a few scattered results, but I am getting the impression these might be old stock.
Just curious as to why? There's plenty of love for SRAM groupsets, wouldn't SRAM fans want a wheelset to go with it?

they used to make them, but they've discontinued them

they were not well received, see

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/wheel-sets/product/review-sram-s40-wheelset-10-35768/

Zipp is a SRAM brand now so they ditched the wheel side as Zipp much better known

650b rims- what's good for commuting?

They were prone to pop spokes.

Any 650B MTB version if you're going disc.

Let's pretend for a second that I know nothing about MTB rims?

Pacenti CL25 so far is the best value in term of weight/price (368g).

Mavic CCU 2013 VS Zipp 303 2015?

Both tubs...

Zipp 303 (U Shape, 45mm x 25-27mm, 1335g, €1850 new)
Mavic CCU (V Shape, 40mm x 21mm, 1185g, €1600 ex demo basically new)

Zipp, no question.

Zipp.

At the risk of being uncontroversial and sheep-like, Zipp. Particular with the new-and-improved rear hubs.

HED Stinger 4FR .. But if you must have Zipp, like Danstuff said, buy the latest ones with the new rear hubs

HED are really expensive here in Italy unfort., likewise ENVE and I believe in supporting my LBS as that relationship is more important to me than a few hundred euros.

They do have ENVE but the price is another ~€700 on the Zipps and ~€1000 on the Mavic CCU's and this is something of an unnecessary purchase as it is...

I have HED Stinger 4 FR, got them basically new from an American forum for ~£600

I would have agreed with you about Campag Shamal wheels until a couple of days ago when I noticed a spoke has ripped out the rear rim and apparently it is uneconomic to replace it. Don't remember doing anything particularly extreme to break it. Anyone heard of similar failures?

In my experience Shamal rims often outlast the hub/spokes.

Right - I'm looking for a ~30mm deep, 24-28hole, wide rim. Ideally without a braking surface, but whatever. Carbon would be grand, but not the be-all and end-all.

The closest I have found so far is the Whiskey Parts Co. Cross rim, but it's 32H which is overkill.

Whatcha got for me people?!

Bdop has an aero 40mm disc rim $700/pair tho

http://www.bdopcycling.com/Index.asp

Eeesh, bit steep. Thanks though, definitely in the right area.

Velocity Aileron Clincher? Alu, but only roughly 30 grams heavier than carbon

http://www.cxmagazine.com/velocity-wheels-aileron-road-disc-wheels-cyclocross

^ BANG, that's perfect.

Now, do we think that 24 CX-Rays would be too few spokes for a rear wheel on my track sled, at 60kg?

Also, who is making the most hesh of hubs at the moment? Black, low flange. Mack? I don't like Phils.

Hesh? What the fuck are you on about?

Wow I'm old.

With a high flange hub and non-dished wheel on a massively stiff rim you'll be fine.

I'd go for 28 spokes which would be bare hesh for skidz. I'm also 60kg which is well coincimental.

#hesh
#keepuppifko
#doingitwrong