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Brace yourselves, this could be a long one...
I've a set of Bontrager race lite TLR wheels (20/24) which have been pretty decent; reasonable weight, wide rim etc. However, the bearings and rim on the back wheel are dead and the front rim is on its way. I'm a bit torn as to what to do - I want a decent aluminium brake tracked wheel set for 'good' i.e. wet racing and big mountain trips.
The simplest solution is to get new rims from bontrager for £50 each and 455g rear/465g front plus spokes (straight pull - 298mm rear and 290mm front) - Trek sell them 10 for £25, any suggestions of alternative sources welcome, I've trawled all the usual sites but to no avail.
The light weight alternative is Ryde Pulse Sprint rims (£72 each) built onto the Bontrager hubs, although I'm concerned I may be opening myself up to a spoke nightmare going down this route. Cheap ebay novatechs would possibly be a better option than reusing the Bontragers.
Then I started thinking about dropping the light weight and blowing the budget with some 24 or 38mm Yoeleo or Farsports carbon/aluminium rims again either on the Bontrager hubs or Novatechs - I'm guessing the shorter spokes required with deeper rims would be easier to source than those for the shallower rims.
I've got 65mm Knight carbon clinchers for dry racing and general big deep wheel fun and 32hole Archetypes on Ultegras for general training and winter. I've given up on tubs for the moment or I wouldn't have bought the Knight and stuck with my ENVE 6.7s (which I still need to sell) and would probably get something shallow and full carbon.
Any input gratefully received to either help make a decision or further muddy the waters! I take it Yoeleo pricing is in USD and Farsports will be similar cost?