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Mavic rims / Road Wheels

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  • 08-01-2007 6:24pm
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    Tales Of Topogr
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    ......to get a pair made up on good Mavic rims , handbuilt, in town seems to be alot cheaper than factory wheels.
    Was considering buying Fulcrum Racing 3 or Ksyrium Elite or ES but they seem so expensive compared to geting a pair built up, no?
    Then again, I haven't got a quote on handbuilds.


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    Morgan
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    The factory wheels you mention are top of the range so you'd easily find something cheaper. It'll depend on the specific hubs, rims and spokes you choose.


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    Tales Of Topogr
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    Ultegra hubs would be fine I reckon.
    Can you get bladed spokes to build up these rims, eg Open Pro rims or the CP ones?


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    Morgan
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    Yes you can - there are several brands of aero spokes you could use. It might be a small bit more expensive to build up since care needs to be taken not to twist the spokes. I wouldn't go for them myself.


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    telecaster_dub
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    what about mavic helium wheels brandnew clinchers , shimano , 9 speed €350


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    Pinarello
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    Stay away from Helium wheels. We don't have the roads over here for them. There is a guy selling Dura Ace hubs on ebay.com for $59.95+ shipping.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Shimano-Dura-Ace-7800-36-Hole-10-Speed-Rear-Hub-NEW_W0QQitemZ200070689328QQihZ010QQcategoryZ36144QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem :)


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    telecaster_dub
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    i know i saw them , some bloke selling a Pinarello alluminium frame with carbon fork also

    its at €305 euros but its brandnew was never assembled as a bike


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    Itsfixed
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    yes, it is cheaper to get handbuilt wheels. easier to fix if spokes break. can be made as strong and robust as you like or reasonably light and a bit more fragile.

    i was about to invest in a set of mavic open pro rims with shimano 105 or ultegra hubs with double butted stainless steel spokes. this seems to be the optimum design for a reasonably light, responsive and robust set of wheels. But got a newish secondhand set off ebay for £80 stg. Normally you would pay upwards of 110-120stg for a set including postage from UK or €160 + for a local shop.

    I personally don't like the look of the modern wheels, more of retro guy myself.


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