new bike wheels ?

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Had another new spoke fitted. Wheels are 3yrs old and done a few thousand miles. They are Giant SR2.

I'm looking at fulcrum 7 @ 1760g per pair.

Would these be much of an improvement?

How much do SR2 wheels weigh?

 

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What's your budget?

Cheap as. Lol

I don't want to buy any but if I keep busting spokes I'll have to.

Similar prices really as it's a Defy 2 2012.

Separate thread as on the bike thread this would get lost and not answered.

 

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But I want lighter as well as stronger if I'm paying out?
Do the SR2's weigh about 2kg and the fulcrum 7 1760g?

 

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Whatare you doing to break/bend spokes? I dont even manage it on the DH bike.
If you are going through spokes then I think you need to think about investing in a decent wheelset might be a good investment in the long run.

No idea - just English roads I think and lot of miles. Thinking a more reliable, stronger but ultimately lighter wheelset.

 

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Supra RA30 from Merlin - any good? Seem really light! But does that mean weak?

 

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Tyres are GP4000S.

Think they are quite a good tyre? Never looked into tyres- my uncle recommended them.

 

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I've no idea how much your current wheels weigh... Best bet is to take them off and weigh them!

I may be able to find a post in the big road thread with details of how much my Open Sport/Tiagra wheels weigh, but it would mean a bit of digging... Looking back it looks like somewhere around 1900g, I think.

Wiggle lists the Fulcrum 7s as weighing 1849g without skewers, which is a bit more than your 1760g. However, with fewer spokes, the rim is likely to be where the weight is, which isn't great news on a wheelset like that.

2014 are 1760g.

 

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Ah, right.

And yeah, GP4000S are well rated.

But for Shimano gearsets (Tiagra) I'd have to add 45g apparently. So 1805g.

Looking on internet the SR2 are 2100g?

These were minus tyes/skwers/cassette:-
914g for front.
1150gfor rear.

This is going off what people post on internet.

rough case - 259g lighter

Giant don't seem to post wheel weights - all I see are people saying they are heavy wheels!

Fulcrum 5 is even lighter!

753g+892g = 1645g + 45g(?) = 1690 = 374 lighter

But are Fulcrum 5's reliable would you say?

How often do you have to completely rebuilt the wheels? I've never rebuilt a wheel and I've had a bike since 2011 and done 1000-3000 few thousand miles a year roughly at most.

Mavic Aksium don't seem to be very good according to reviews and things on here?

Von Helmet - why go for handbuilt though? Everybody wants the same from a wheel don't they? Lighter, faster, reliable, better?

 

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Can't fit Campy Zondas as I have Tiagra groupset.

Looks like Fulcrum 7's although now I'm not sure.

Made the mistake of looking at carbon wheels which are about £4k but are about 1100g pair! lol