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Wheel upgrade, worth it?

padyjoe · 2021-03-24 17:05:43

I'd say I was around a 110 kg mark when I started cycling and needed some bombproof wheels as the factory wheels were not up to scratch on my Defy 3. 6 years have gone, down to 93-95 kgs plus bike. And still using 36 spoke Rose's Airline 4's both front and rear. I tackle less than perfect country roads, newly laid loose…

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#32 15-05-2021 7:28pm
saccades

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Didn't read the follow up.

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#33 18-05-2021 3:14pm
pairofpears

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I went from a pair of Strada handbuilt rims with Ultegra 6800 hubs and the difference is massive. Bike does feel smoother and easier to pedal so much so I now spend a lot of my spins in the big ring compared to barely touching it for years. I have GP5000 25mm on the wheels and those coupled with very good hubs makes a big difference in my uneducated opinion.

I'm very happy with them and would have no issue spending the €450 again for them. If ever the two pairs of discs wheels I have for my CX bike give up I would go for a handbuilt disc set very easily.

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