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Wheel Recommendations

Wreck · 2012-05-14 11:49:31

Hey folks, looking for some advice. Had my wheels stolen from my Giant Defy 3 bike, very annoying. Am looking to replace them, but have no idea with what! Had a look online but I can't even work out what wheels would fit etc. Looking for something cheap and long lasting, I do a couple of tri/adventure races a year but…

14-05-2012 11:49am

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Wreck

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Hey folks, looking for some advice. Had my wheels stolen from my Giant Defy 3 bike, very annoying. Am looking to replace them, but have no idea with what! Had a look online but I can't even work out what wheels would fit etc.

Looking for something cheap and long lasting, I do a couple of tri/adventure races a year but speed not really a massive issue, would prefer reliability. Any advice appreciated, thanks.

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#2 14-05-2012 11:57am

smacl

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Went through a similar process two weeks ago, thread is here. Ended up with the Fulcrum 7s which I had out for the first time this weekend. Very pleased with them, not that I'd know the difference between good and bad other than from advice here tbh.

Edit: Looks like you'll need something with a Shimano compatible hub, which is most of them.

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#3 14-05-2012 11:59am

Lumen

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Fulcrum Racing 7 or Mavic Aksium.

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#4 14-05-2012 12:53pm

Holyboy

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Shimano R500 wheelset is only 79 from Rose bikes at the moment cheap and cheerful but I like them.

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#5 14-05-2012 2:42pm

kuro_man

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Rose are doing RS30's for €144, thats cheap, I paid €200
They are stiff and strong

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