Road Wheels & Road Wheel Recommendations?

Any opinions on the new Mavic C 40?

Just spotted these CT45 PX 45mm carbon clinchers.

Interesting (imo) because (1) alu braking track, (2) wide profile, and (3) carbon clincher.

I haven't seen any wide + alu brake tracks from off-brands. Also the internal is 19mm. Which if true is also more than any of the other wide alu clincher rims I think. The outside is 23mm so I guess that means the walls are a bit thinner, but equally it should give a bit more comfort.

If PX have then I assume they must be available from other sources.

(1) alu braking track, (2) wide profile, and (3) carbon clincher

RS81-C50 does all this for less than £100 extra

I'm in the market for a new set of road wheels for a trip to Oz in a few weeks. I'm currently running am old set of RS-80's, which have served me very well. But they have a few thousand miles in them now and this seems like a good time to replace them.

I'm looking at having a set of Archetypes on Dura Ace 9000's built (24 front/28 rear). This will be a £500 build and I guess I'm looking for some reassurance that this is a solid route. Will I notice an improvement in ride or is there something else I should be looking at.

Details wise, I'm 73kg and the wheels will be used for dry rides on lumpy terrain.

Any thoughts welcome.

I'd hazard a guess the only difference would be more cush of the slightly wider rims. And a lighter wallet.

Ambrosio Nemesis on Ultegra 6800, 32/3 cross- trust me, these will be the wheels for 2014,

If the RS80s are worn out, just buy some new ones, they are particularly cheap at the moment as they need to be de-stocked to make room for RS81s

FH-9000 and WH-RS81-... have more dish than WH-RS80-... to accommodate 11-speed, which I'm guessing you don't need.

If the RS80s are worn out, just buy some new ones, they are particularly cheap at the moment as they need to be de-stocked to make room for RS81s

FH-9000 and WH-RS81-... have more dish than WH-RS80-... to accommodate 11-speed, which I'm guessing you don't need.

I had considered buying a new set, but a big reason for going hand built is being able to repair any problems while in Australia. A simple spoke failure would leave me stuck.

I wouldn't be unhappy with a similar ride to the RS-80's, as I've been happy with them. The hubs aren't cheap, I know, but my rationale was that they'd hopefully see me through 2 or 3 rebuilds once the rims wear out.

Neil - Care to tell me more about the Nemesis on Ultegra?

Cheers all.

Nemesis are for tubulars - classic Paris Roubaix rim but probably not what you're after

The hubs aren't cheap, I know, but my rationale was that they'd hopefully see me through 2 or 3 rebuilds once the rims wear out.

I don't think they would do that any more than Tiagra hubs would, the huge premium is buying you lighter weight, not longer life.

If you're going for a £500 upper limit, spending £350 on hubs wouldn't be my first choice. I'd rather have Ultegra hubs and CX-Rays than DuraAce hubs and cheap spokes.

I don't think they would do that any more than Tiagra hubs would, the huge premium is buying you lighter weight, not longer life.

Hmmmm. But they're not that light either are they? Might have to go back to the drawing board.

Out of interest, if you were to spec a solid set of all rounders at about my price range, what would be on the short list?

For a 'classics' style clincher, TB14 on FH-6800/HB-6800, 32h 3X all round, CX-Rays. If it ain't broke, don't fix it :-)

i.e. what Dammit said half an hour ago, but for clinchers.

To be honest I would not worry too much about the weight, I replaced the CK hubs for a 105 one which frankly, make very little difference beside the sudden drop in engagement point.

Is that not because the hubs weigh ~ the same?

Food for thought. I'll report back once I've looked at all of this again. Thanks again.

Is that not because the hubs weigh ~ the same?

Even if they didn't, you wouldn't notice the 200g difference between a light rear hub and a heavy one while riding.

I know. I had to feed the 'scoble though.

Scoblese oblige.

I'm in the market for a new set of road wheels for a trip to Oz in a few weeks. I'm currently running am old set of RS-80's, which have served me very well. But they have a few thousand miles in them now and this seems like a good time to replace them.

Really? I always travel with my cheap wheels (unless I'm competing).

I mean, do you even baggage handle?

#crashbreaksteal

I had considered buying a new set, but a big reason for going hand built is being able to repair any problems while in Australia. A simple spoke failure would leave me stuck.

How far away from civilisation are you going to be?

Don't say 15,000 kilometres - I've already done that joke in my head.

Really? I always travel with my cheap wheels (unless I'm competing).

I mean, do you even baggage handle?

#crashbreaksteal

Racing cyclist = Look after nice gear becuase you need it.
Hobby cyclist = Abuse nice gear so you can justify it.

I fall firmly into the second bracket. If I was travelling, the first thing in the bag would be carbon tubulars.

Haha... if only I could bitch slap you from here.

google search for poser stickers

#justjealousreally

As Smallfurry says, I want nice wheels for this and I have a good bike case for travelling. I do this trip each year and without doubt they are some of the best road miles I do. I'm not too far from Brisbane (about a 90 min drive), but I will have very little time to get a problem with a factory built set fixed. There are several LBS where I'll be that can fix the odd broken spoke with what they have in the shop.