Road Wheels & Road Wheel Recommendations?

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Best 700c disc road wheelset for under £300?
Has to be at least 28h and preferrably 6bolt.
Right now I'm deciding between Kinesis Crosslight V3 or Pro Lite Revo A21 and Pro Lite seems to have better future proofing (thru axle compatibility). Also, just discovered Mason X Hunt which really seem to be worth the extra £50.

As I'm saving for new wheels, why should I chose a built wheel (archetype, bitex, db spokes) and fulcrum racing 5 lg, if the price is the same?
Budget is roughly 200 pound.
(and the current forum favourite r24 is not available locally)
Cheers

Best 700c disc road wheelset for under £300?
Has to be at least 28h

If you're favouring strength over speed, you should be able to build something with 32H hubs for your budget, for example DT350 hubs to Mavic XM819 rims if you want to spend all the money. The rear hub is convertible between any of their available axle configurations, I think with the front you should get the 15mm one and down-convert to QR if that's what you need now, as the QR version doesn't seem to up-convert to 15mm

If you want exactly 28 spokes, QR/Through convertibility and can live with only spending half your budget, DT M1900 looks nice. There are plenty of options out there if you look past the CX/Road disc labels (with corresponding hipster tax) to 29" XC wheels (prices cut due to skinny rimmed 29ers being so 2014)

why should I chose a built wheel

Because you'll be able to fix it with spokes from your local shop, rather than waiting weeks and paying through the nose for proprietary spokes. You'll be able to save the hubs and spokes when you replace the worn out rim. Whether these things matter will depend on your riding style. If you've never worn out a rim or broken a spoke (and if you ride on nice roads in fine weather and have so many bikes that none of them ever gets anywhere near its fatigue life, this is entirely possible), factory built wheels are for you.

There are plenty of options out there if you look past the CX/Road disc labels (with corresponding hipster tax) to 29" XC wheels (prices cut due to skinny rimmed 29ers being so 2014)

This is something I am considering, I am looking for a non disc cx wheel set with qr, can I get away with a normal 24/28 spoked road wheelset (novatecs & pacenti/kinlin/archetype) as I'm pretty light (66kg) or is it better going for 32h wheels for better durability?

Rep for testers new found patience ;)

I am looking for a non disc cx wheel set with qr

For racing, or just for riding around on a CX-style bike? For racing, and assuming proper CX wheels are out of the question due to budgetary constraints, it's back to the R24, DT list it as suitable for CX and you're ⅔ of my weight, so you're hardly going to overstress them.

For just riding around, 32 spokes is fine, e.g. 5800 hubs and this week's favourite rim, DT R460 has the virtue of being considerably cheaper than the others and if you're splashing about in the mud on a rim-braked bike, that's a material consideration as you're likely to wear them out.

testers new found patience ;)

I wasn't being nice, I was just waiting for this to render

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The DT M1900 look beyond perfect.
Would I be fine running 25 or 28mm tyres (probably 28)?
If so, then I won't even argue and go for these. Seem ridiculously good value.

Would I be fine running 25 or 28mm tyres (probably 28)?

According to the DT tyre fitting/pressure table in the product description, yes.

Amazing.
Big, big thanks to you!

Do beehives make good disc wheels?

Do beehives make good disc wheels?

Apparently so

Well, maybe not always

That'll buff out. Dibs.

It's clearly snack time.

https://youtu.be/f4IaLbillY4

for those looking for a lightweight disc Al wheelset this seems to fit the bill (avail in jan)
comes with centerlock hubs + 6 bolt adapter and hubs can use qr or thru axle.

http://www.huntbikewheels.com/collections/road-disc-wheels/products/aero-light-disc-road-wheelset-1449g-28deep-22wide

what's the cheapest available 11 speed rear wheel? I need a turbo wheel

Shimano's own? the RS010 is around £65, maybe less if you shop around, or the RS11.

What's the forum feeling on the RS81 C35 at this price? About 150g heavier than the DA 9000 version.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-wh-rs81-c35-carbon-laminate-clincher-wheelset/

Better than Zondas for £240?

Most of that weight is just a titanium freehub; rims and spokes identical to DA

Is rims really the same as the DA?

Yes they always have been across the whole RS carbon laminate range

What's the internal width of those rims?