Surveeyyyy::What wheels ya ride & whats your riding type

dario28

Im looking for new wheels so interested to see what others use

So what type of riding ya do (racing, long spins, sportives,TT) and what wheels ya got....

tunney

dario28 wrote: »

Im looking for new wheels so interested to see what others use

So what type of riding ya do (racing, long spins, sportives,TT) and what wheels ya got....

Emmmm you're sorta assuming that people have only one set.

dario28

tunney wrote: »

Emmmm you're sorta assuming that people have only one set.

Deffo not

I was expecting to see

TT - zipps

commute - shimano

spins - whatever

or

All round pro-lites

ashleey

A well timed thread. I use shimano rs20s on my road bike for long spins and charity days. Was going up a hill last night getting rid of some negative energy and heard a clatter from the back wheel. A spoke had popped from the rim and the wheel is bucked. Don't go for false economy

ednwireland

commute, steel frame mavic open sport on tiagra hubs (7 speed)

MTB alu frame rock shox tora forks sram x5 wheels are xt hubs with old mavic rims

road bike focus cayo 105 with shimano rs10 wheels

80's italian frame being turned into a turbo trainer frame as well (wheels whatever i can build true from bits in the shed)

ashleey wrote: »

A well timed thread. I use shimano rs20s on my road bike for long spins and charity days. Was going up a hill last night getting rid of some negative energy and heard a clatter from the back wheel. A spoke had popped from the rim and the wheel is bucked. Don't go for false economy

you saying rs20's are false economy ?????????
every wheel i have owned at some point has broken or gone out of true its part of the game
your wheels will go at some point, i have spare rs10 spokes and a trueing stand in my shed just waiting

in fact your timely reminder reminds me to go and check the tension on my spokes and make sure nothing has loosened

crashoveroid

Howdy

For training i use Campagnolo Eurus with Vredestein Fortezza tyres
For TT Zipp Sub 9 with 404 front on Victoria CX tubs
For Racing Zipp 404 on CX tubs and custom mavic refex with Tune hubs with CX Tubs

ashleey

Sorry. I wasn't saying the rs20s were a false economy I was just advising to make a considered choice. Don't go cheap.
It was fairly disconcerting to hear the spoke snap at the nipple mind

ashleey

ashleey wrote: »

Sorry. I wasn't saying the rs20s were a false economy I was just advising to make a considered choice. Don't go cheap.
It was fairly disconcerting to hear the spoke snap at the nipple mind

There isn't a wheel in the world that won't snap a spoke at some stage if ridden for long enough, it's part of normal wear and tear and caused by metal fatigue. A poorly built wheel will break spokes more frequently. If your rs20s were breaking spokes on a monthly basis then you would have cause for complaint. Spokes alaways snap at either the the nipple or the hub because this is where the stress is concentrated, I have never seen a spoke break in the middle.

ashleey

It was my first one in a year so I'm happy with the wheels and it was under stress. I've ordered a new wheel and I'll get my existing one repaired for emergencies. As a testament to the wheel: I got home with one less spoke and the rim tape protected against a puncture from the floating nipple. It made some noise.

cdaly_

Erm, Mavic Aksiums 'cos they were on offer for €125 when I needed new wheels...

penexpers

I have two sets

road bike: front Mavic A719 laced to Shimano dyno hub(32h), rear Rigida flyer and some random Shimano hub (32h).

utility bike : fron Mavic EN321 laced to Shimano dyno hub (32h), rear Mavic EN321 laced to Nuvinci IGH (32h).

I doubt I will ever buy a pair of "race" wheels.

damo80

race / sportive bike : mavic cosmic carbone sl
training bike: mavic cxp22 rim with Formula hub
mtb: mavic something or other!!

Winter Bike: Mavic Aksium
Race bike: Fulcrum racing 5 evolution (I'm a poverty stricken student)

cosman9373

Winter: mavic ksyrium equipe
summer: both 404's and ksyrium sl depending on course, weather etc
trainer shimano whr500

The tax man

Winter: Mavic Open pro rims built onto Ultegra hubs.
Summer: Shimano Dura Ace WH7850 sl's
Trainer: Mavic Cosmos

Single Malt

Deleted User wrote: »

There isn't a wheel in the world that won't snap a spoke at some stage if ridden for long enough, it's part of normal wear and tear and caused by metal fatigue. A poorly built wheel will break spokes more frequently. If your rs20s were breaking spokes on a monthly basis then you would have cause for complaint. Spokes alaways snap at either the the nipple or the hub because this is where the stress is concentrated, I have never seen a spoke break in the middle.

The spokes will never break in a well built wheel in normal use, for the lifetime of the rim. The problem is that wheels are not all that well built often/usually, as that is very expensive, because. it cannot be done by machines. Jobst Brandt agrees with me on that.

ballyharpat

Single speed, Specialized Langster, stock wheels, commuting

Ridley Crossbow CX bike, Ksyrium ssc sl's, Cyclocross racing and winter/bad weather bike.

Specialized Tarmac pro sl, Ksyrium es's, training and crit races, Zipp 303's-Road races and hill climbs.

I also have a powertap pro and a semi deep dish front wheel that I rotate between the CX bike And the race bike.

xz

cdaly_ wrote: »

Erm, Mavic Aksiums 'cos they were on offer for €125 when I needed new wheels...

+1 and l find that they flex a lot, but then l am just over 100kgs

rottenhat

Audax - Mavic Open Pro rims laced to DT Onyx or Shimano Ultegra hubs

Lightweight - DT Swiss RR1450s

Fixed - Mavic Open Pros laced to Phil Wood track hubs

I tend to agree that the spokes should not break on a well-built wheel - maybe if you're really abusing the wheels they might but I haven't had a single spoke break since I moved on from the stock wheels that came on my first road bike.