Road Wheels & Road Wheel Recommendations?

Any reason i shouldn't buy these Superstars for a winter build? (with a 30% off code) come to £210

https://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/arc-ultra--disc-v6-wheelset-uk-made-hubs.htm

I was planning to build up a set of disc brake wheels, but the price of these cant be ignored vs the effort/cost of a wheel build.

24 laser spokes each wheel with disc brakes.

What about a used set?

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Might find better quality build for less?

Also that set is still more expensive than something like:
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-rx31-disc-road-wheelset/?lang=en&curr=GBP&dest=1&sku=103156684&kpid=103156684

^I've had these wheels since 2014 for winter commuting and they are absolutely bombproof. Not even touched the bearings.

Read about the no lasers with disc brakes thing. Seems odd to me as people have been building mtb wheels with DT Revs for years. Maybe Sapim were basing the warning on a wide range of use cases and conditions. i.e to stop someone building a downhill wheel with lasers. Not a road disc brake wheel.

But they're > 2kg! Trying to make the gf's new gravel bike lighter for road duties.

But they're > 2kg! Trying to make the gf's new gravel bike lighter for road duties.

None of this makes sense. Gravel bike for road, for starters. Also, it has wheels? What sort of wheels? I presume you've swapped gravel tyres for road tyres already? That would make a massive difference. Also bike weight is almost a non-issue unless she's lugging it up stairs or for some reason racing up mountains on the wrong kind of bike. How much do the current wheels weigh and have you plugged both values into analyticcycling site to see time difference up a hill? You might be surprised.
Also, you said winter build, so why not just throw slicks on the gravel wheels. Unless you're not in the UK and actually have nice roads?

Oh dear @damitamit - you’ve irked @hippy now and he’ll browbeat you into accepting his position.

Walk away now whilst you still have your sanity.

Not yet, not until I have more info. THEN I'll punish him.

Gravel bike for both gravel and winter (mudguarded) road duties. 2 wheelsets to live the 1 bike (plus a race bike) dream :p So leaving the current wheelset with gravel tyres.

Are you saying they need to be aero then?

In most cases aerodynamics trumps weight, for sure.

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/at-what-point-does-aero-become-more-significant-than-weight-316952

A further point is that for winter bike use you want cheap and durable wheels not so much fast wheels (unless you're racing in winter then you'd still want the aero wheels for pretty much everything except hill climbs).

I mean, you could use lightweight or aero wheels during winter, sure, but then you're using nice wheels in shit weather which kind of defeats the point of a winter wheelset.

pretty much everything except hill climbs

depending on the type of hill climb

but then you're using nice wheels in shit weather which kind of defeats the point of a winter wheelset.

it's this place. Where a winter beater means "custom".

Basically, just buy the aero shit, lightweight anything is just pointless.

Can't believe I punctured as soon as I moved from 300g Kojaks to 800g fucking monster truck tyres. Stupid heavy tyres.

Operator error.

I take all mine to a shop. Because. NO TIME.

Not punctures. Just "get the tyre on the wheel please"

The error was moving over to allow someone past and then riding over broken glass in the process. I did pull a staple out of the tyre at the same time so it could've been that but unlikely given the glass-bang timing.

I'd love to never work on a bike again.

If I win the lottery I'm paying a mechanic to live in a spare room making sure everything is fixed immediately.

Does Scherrit know this?

You could get these (hunt/mason disc wheels) for £200, if they are still available...

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/339712/#comment14946581

He will, when he wakes up chained to the floor in a room full of broken bikes...

Oh dear @damitamit - you’ve irked @hippy now and he’ll browbeat you into accepting his position.
Walk away now whilst you still have your sanity.

Why didn't we utilise this during the Leave.eu campaign ffs?!