help choosing new wheels

Hi guys ive had a bit of trouble with wheels recently, I ride a 2011 se draft lite and have got to the point where I want to replace the wheels which were standard ones which came with the bike when I brought it. Ive been told the is pretty basic and nothing speacial but I still love it! But as the bike is standard is there much buying expensive wheels? Any advice on how much I should spend? And any ideas on what to look at?

I was told that you can buy standard wheels and getting them trued and they will be as good as some high end ones but not sure if thats true. So far ive been looking at some back wheels they have*blb*flip flop hubs with velocity rims about 90 quid or a set of charger rims with novatech hubs so im a bit stuck any ideas?

Have a look at the classifieds on here, you can get some great deals. You can get yourself a really decent secondhand set for the price of a basic new set as long as you don't mind a couple of scratches etc.

I dont know ive had a lot of trouble with second hand do either of the choice I posted sound good?

Nice wheels will make a massive difference to the way the bike feels and accelerates. Putting nice wheels on an average bike (if that's what yours is) is the best thing you can do to make it feel special. I'd rather have nice wheels on a gas pipe frame than poor wheels on a 753.

The two best questions to start with are: How much do you want to spend? and What do you use the bike for?

Looking around 150 quid max and j0just getting round but I ride quite aggressive though

Here's a cheap but good one.

Here are proper good ones if you can stretch a bit more, but frankly, your bike at this point will be the bottle neck.

What do you mean by "aggressive"? Do you constant wheelie and ride down stairs?

mad stuntz init. Getting rad.

Staris and little jumps stuff like that and those second one are a bit to much for me look very nice though

Check out v-sprint as well. They get good reviews and come to less than £100 with forum discount I believe. I've not used them myself though.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread90468.html

Yeah I had a look but since I dont know a lot about wheels ive been looking at loads of reviews and dont see a lot of good comments for quando is that true

Nothing wrong with a quando hub. I've still got a front wheel made by V-Sprint with a said hub, and after 2 years of daily use in London, it still runs true and forever.
Sure, sealed hubs like Novatec are arguably more durable, but cup and cone hubs like quando can be opened up and maintained in 20mins. They're solid work horses. Depends what you want to pay.

You can get a pair of V-sprint wheels with Miche hubs for under £150.

Whats different between quando and miche hubs?

Looked at a custom wheelset from v-sprint but I dont understand the rim size I just not my wheels are 700c x 28 any idea on the size I need to choose?

Sheldon Brown is your friend, this should help fill you in a bit:

http://sheldonbrown.com/tyre-sizing.html

Thanks that helped but i am still lost when it comes to the rim sizes v-sprint offers

Among other things, Quando is unsealed, and Miche is vice versa.

Rim size is simply how tall the rim is. Get a ruler, measure 40mm and that's how "deep" the rim is. Like this:

These are 88mm rims:

"machined" means the braking surface is optimized for braking.

Arh I thought it was something to do with the width of the rim I think I get it now thank you and is that your bike? Looks nice black and white always work well together.

Happy to help with a set....

http://www.lfgss.com/thread118243.html

Nothing wrong with a quando hub.

I can't comment on Quando fixed hubs but the 9sp MTB hubs I had were junk.

Arh I thought it was something to do with the width of the rim I think I get it now thank you and is that your bike? Looks nice black and white always work well together.

Well, rim width can come into it, though right now, it's a bit of a moot point. HA! not mine in any way, I run a run down piece of shit Pre-Cursa.

I can't comment on Quando fixed hubs but the 9sp MTB hubs I had were junk.

Reaaargh, a fair statement, but there's a reason you find them on most baseline products, they work, and that's all there is to it. Start getting fussy, and the price escalates, especially for someone getting into the wicked skids fixie world! It's why I suggested Miche hubs.

I can vouch for v-sprint wheels, both quando and miche, even with the miche hub they should come in at under £150, plus with the forum discount "Lfgssprice" you get a cheeky £10 off, just my 2 cents

quando hubs are fine. unless you actually need to tighten your lockring.

however. that v sprint bloke can build a fucking good wheel.

Im pretty much about to buy the miche hubs for a v-sprint custom build looking at the price am I right in guess that they are better than quando?

Exactly, sealed bearings largely means relatively maintenance free, smooth running wheels. The quando hubs may need a service every now and then. As much stick as miche gets on here, they've been bomb proof for me and the high solid flange just looks lovely