Road Wheels & Road Wheel Recommendations?

Former, you can return it if there's something wrong.

You might end up paying the difference in import tax anyway, so Superstar or planet x etc would be better.

Superstar components come with Reynolds pads, and they very regularly do 10-20% off.

(Got 30% off Pave 28s at Christmas)

Superstar carbonz are previous years Reynolds rims

a) the general LFGSS consensus is 'don't bother with lightweight fancy QR skewers, they're more hassle than they're worth' right? Was gunna get some lifeline Ti ones but if someone can point me at a more reliable / better set around £30, have at it.

b) didn't someone mention a 10% off code for Superstar recently?

Buy them cheap from eBay, same thing. I'm currently using a set, not sure how good they are. Think I'm getting a bit more flex. And you have to tighten them every now and again.

I have found these to work well, and it means you have a zipp logo...

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/61067/Zipp_Aero_Quick_Release_Skewers_ZPWS240010?gclid=CNycm9b8z8YCFUTKtAodXJ4GMg

Otherwise, stick to shimano.

Just stick to the enclosed cam variety for an easy life, really

Shimano ftw. Fancy skewers look nice but don't actually work very well. They often click and creak after a while too - you will dismantle your entire bike before realising it's the bloody skewers.

Don't bother with cheap light skewers .. they are what they are. Either posh and light or just Shimano .. I use FFWD ones and they are great: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fast-forward-ra1-alloychromoly-quick-release-set/ 90g

Sounds sweet. Will wait on another code. Missed the 10k facebook one sadly.

Front wheels don't really need much clamping force so on the front, cheapo WW skewers are fine.

(just in case weight is no.1 priority and you don't mind miss-matching skewers)

Enclosed cam or bolt thru, or GTFO

Sexh Campag enclosed cams, yo

120g.

The very worst thing is a plastic bearing between the cam face and the bit which presses on the dropout face. If you really must have weight weenie skewers, at least try to find some with a phosphor-bronze bearing (e.g. Token). If you're road racing and need quick wheel changes, use Shimano or Campag. If you're not racing and can tap the axles, bolt-on is lighter and cheaper than any weight weenie skewer and adds only a few seconds to your wheel change time.

Have you seen that DT swiss kinda-bolt-thru QR adapter doobry?

Heavy and v pricy tho

Will just go for the Zipps, as they seem to be cheap, in stock and aero

If you want light and aero get some pinheads and saw off the extra threaded bit.

Skewers you tighten like a bolt are probably the worst of all possible worlds. You add torsion to tension, so they are easy to shear if you try to get them tight.

Yah - key and interface is designed to limit the torque you can put through it but if you go totally gorilla on it then it's going to snap.

Light, aero, foolproof, cheap, pick three

I'm not sure what I'm meant to do with it - use it with a bolt-thru hub? Adapt a standard hub?

Use it with a bolt thru hub in a QR frame or fork. Stiffness of bolt thru axle, convenience of QR.

Apparently. I'm not sure what to make of it.

You adapt a QR hub to use it. Still fits in a QR frame, but gives a bit more stiffness.

So I'd need 15mm>9mm reducer end-caps, then the 9mm/100mm bolt-thru-QR.

Might be worth looking at in order to be able to run the 190-hubbed wheel on the Time Machine.

I'm limited by a QR hub and personal incompetence, so probably just sticking to the easy options. Would love enclosed cam, but the campag ones are 'spensive and I can't find any Ultegra ones in stock.