Winter wheels recommendation

on_the_nickel

Anyone any thoughts on a decent set of wheels for my winter bike? Bike is also going to be on the turbo, so I'm going to use the current, old wheels for that.

It's an Orbea Enol, with Sora 8-speed.

mo_bhicycle

You only need 1 wheel for the turbo, why not just buy a pos wheel for the turbo and stick with your current ones for the winter?

on_the_nickel

mo_bhicycle wrote: »

You only need 1 wheel for the turbo, why not just buy a pos wheel for the turbo and stick with your current ones for the winter?

Was thinking of it, but the current ones are about 5 years old, were entry-level at the time and are due an upgrade. Got the 4th broken spoke of the summer between the two of them at the moment.

mo_bhicycle

They sound like good turbo candidates then.
How about the Planet X model B's or C's: http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPPXMODELB/planet-x-model-b-wheelset

jdt101

Mavic Aksium or Fulcrum 5

IM0

jdt101 wrote: »

Mavic Aksium

these, not sure if they will fit 8 spd though

markcroninbsc

i have a pair of campag vento there around 100 euro and fairly good, and the spokes look cool

cdaly_

me@ucd wrote: »

these, not sure if they will fit 8 spd though

I suspect they will. AIUI, an 8-sp cassette is the same width as a 9-sp but with wider spacings. I don't think there's any width difference in the freehubs.

I've been running a set of Aksiums for about a year now and they've been excellent.

abc_xyz

me@ucd wrote: »

these, not sure if they will fit 8 spd though

They will - was running a pair of aksiums with Shimano 8spd for a few years until the rims eventually wore out.

cython

me@ucd wrote: »

these, not sure if they will fit 8 spd though

Definitely will. I'm running Sora 8 speed on Aksiums at the moment.