New wheels or new frame?

subscriber

Im currently driving a cube pelonton race with an Easton EA70 wheelset. As ive never availed of the cycle to work scheme I was thinking of doing so this year..

In terms of preformance as a general question, which makes up the most difference... a wheelet or a frame? I have the 1000 to spend on whichever I choose and then pairing it with what I have left, either the pelonton frame or the EA70 wheelest...

Im thinking myself along the lines of a deep dish carbon wheelset making a bigger difference but am open to suggestions on this.

What do ye think?

Borderfox

For me rotational mass wins every time, so new wheels it is.

countrykid

Deep dish only come into their own above 32/35 kph....
If you don't travel at this speed forget them...
Shamals... Mavic slr's ... Fulcrum 0's.... Money well spent

Lumen

A frame swap is really a new bike. 1000 euro won't get you a top end frame.

You don't have to spend 1000 to get nice wheels. Wheels wear out. Deep section ones are marginally faster but are either heavy, super expensive or have crappy braking. I'd go for some RS80s or Wheelsmith Race 24s and spend the rest on shoes and clothes.

Eamonnator

You can't use the Cycle to Work scheme to buy wheels,

subscriber

Eamonnator wrote: »

You can't use the Cycle to Work scheme to buy wheels,

Why not??.... Its a cycling item that will be bought from a bike store, am i missing something?

countrykid

Eamonnator wrote: »

You can't use the Cycle to Work scheme to buy wheels,

Oh yes you can

Raam

subscriber wrote: »

Why not??.... Its a cycling item that will be bought from a bike store, am i missing something?

Ya gotta buy a bike, not just the wheels.

Eamonnator

countrykid wrote: »

Oh yes you can

OK, I'll put it another way. It is illegal to buy wheels on the scheme.Buyer and seller both commit an offence.

Inquitus

Eamonnator wrote: »

OK, I'll put it another way. It is illegal to buy wheels on the scheme.Buyer and seller both commit an offence.

Don't think anyone really cares tbh. Aren't you also required to use it for part of your journey to work?

Eamonnator

Inquitus wrote: »

Don't think anyone really cares tbh. Aren't you also required to use it for part of your journey to work?

If they find out, Revenue might care.

Icyseanfitz

i remember lads who used be buying lawnmowers on it

silver campaign

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

i remember lads who used be buying lawnmowers on it

Maybe they went to work on their lawnmower?:)

kumate_champ07

Brian?

OP if I was you, I'd consider selling your current bike whole and using the proceeds plus the €1000 to invest in something nice.

Lumen

Inquitus wrote: »

Don't think anyone really cares tbh. Aren't you also required to use it for part of your journey to work?

No, you are required to INTEND to use it.

paulgs

Brian? wrote: »

OP if I was you, I'd consider selling your current bike whole and using the proceeds plus the €1000 to invest in something nice.

I would second this you will never be fished upgrading a midrange bike as you will always wish you went for something better. Sell what you have and throw the money against something new with BTW.

subscriber

To be honest if I sell my current bike as a whole and buy new in the region of 2K, im still only getting something very midrange on both wheelset, frame and components. Im much better off investing the entire 1k on either just wheels or frame and having near top of the line of either one and then maybe considering upgrading the latter at a later date..... in my humble opinion.

AstraMonti

You won't get top of the line with 1000euro. You can get decent frames or wheels but multiply by at least 2.5 for something top of the line (no zipps 404 are not top)

Brian?

subscriber wrote: »

To be honest if I sell my current bike as a whole and buy new in the region of 2K, im still only getting something very midrange on both wheelset, frame and components. Im much better off investing the entire 1k on either just wheels or frame and having near top of the line of either one and then maybe considering upgrading the latter at a later date..... in my humble opinion.

You're not getting "top of the line" for a grand. You're getting mid level in either wheels or frame.

A set of Lightweight wheels is over €3k, that's top of the line to me. The price of frames gets outrageous.

My advice, take your €2k and buy something from ribble or Planet X with 11sp Ultegra.

paulgs

subscriber wrote: »

To be honest if I sell my current bike as a whole and buy new in the region of 2K, im still only getting something very midrange on both wheelset, frame and components. Im much better off investing the entire 1k on either just wheels or frame and having near top of the line of either one and then maybe considering upgrading the latter at a later date..... in my humble opinion.

Fair enough, I thought this as well bit l couldn't find a decent frame online and as the other posters are saying framesets can be outrageous money especially in the shops in Ireland, you might get a cervelo forr about 2 k. I bought second hand myself and sold on my alu frame road bike and mtb to buy.

Beasty

Bike to work scheme cannot be used to buy bike parts - it's for complete bikes only

OP, PM me if you require further clariufication, but the rules are covered in the BTW megathread

As what the OP is seeking advice on is actually illegal, I'm closing the thread