2nd the Nuevations. Cheap, bomb proof and light.
No such thing exists, at least not new. Cool wheels cost more than $500. If you want training wheels, Mavic Open Pro/DuraAce wheelset can be had new for $300.
http://www.performancebike.com/...amp;CFTOKEN=96707380
They’ll ride beautifully and you don’t have to worry about being stuck out somewhere if you break a spoke because it is unlikely but if it happens your wheel will still be rideable.
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EDIT: My response is poorly stated. Cool race wheels cannot be had for less that $500. Cool training wheels are ones that are solid and dependable. Get a good solid hub, Record or DA, or if you want to be a little more exotic, get White Industries, or if you want to save money, Chorus or Ultegra. Get 28 or 32 good spokes on each (and good nipples, etc.). Then get a good solid, tough hub. Open pro is the most common standard. Rather than my suggestion above, for $500 you can get better components custom built and that would be cooler. Want an aero wheel? Well that’s not cool. Save the aero, low spoke count stuff for your race wheels.
You can often find a deal on Easton Orion II / Ascent II / Tempest II if you look around and are patient. Picked mine up for under $500 and have been very happy with them.
i am a fan of the neuvations as well… i have two sets of the M28 aeros on both bikes for training wheels
i recommend that you go the custom route.
get a pair of 28H dura ace hubs and IRD Cadence or IRD Cadence Aero rims and get them built by a reputable wheelbuilder.
If you’re lucky you might even be able to find 28/24H hub combos and bring the weight of the wheelset down even more.
I’d say with 10speed DA hubs, you can get a 28H wheelset down to 1.6kg fairly comfortably.
I would recommend staying away from the Neuvation wheels if you want to put in any amount of miles. We got a good deal on them a couple of years ago and quite a few of my team mates purchased them. Nearly every one is now suffering from the rim cracking around the spoke holes and having the spokes pull through the rims and/or the wheels going out of true. Neuvations solution is to offer a rebuilt wheel at a discount. Meanwhile my handbuilt Dura Ace/Open Pro is trucking along just fine with no issues and over 25,000 miles.
Have a good builder lace up a set of Open Pro with 14/15 and go forth and just ride.
Kevin
“I would recommend staying away from the Neuvation wheels”
I’m really surprised to hear this. Three years of hard riding on mine with zero problems. John sources the parts and then assembles the wheels. I know he had a problem with a run on some of his wheels due to a bad batch of rear hubs but he has a replacement policy.
For the most part, the reviews at roadbikereview are quite high comparing them to most other wheels already mentioned.
http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/wheels/wheelsets/PLS_2490_780crx.aspx
No such thing exists, at least not new. Cool wheels cost more than $500. If you want training wheels, Mavic Open Pro/DuraAce wheelset can be had new for $300.
http://www.performancebike.com/...amp;CFTOKEN=96707380
They’ll ride beautifully and you don’t have to worry about being stuck out somewhere if you break a spoke because it is unlikely but if it happens your wheel will still be rideable.
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I fifth or sixth neuvation wheels. Very inexpensive but still gets great reviews.