I am looking for a cheaper set of training wheels on a budget. Right now I am riding the ALX 295 that came on my s22. any suggestions? Should I stay with these?
Yes.
On a budget means you already own them!
Please define “cheaper”, and “budget”. What is it about the stock wheels you don’t like?.
Get mavics 32 spoke with dura ace or ultergra hubs built from coloradocyclist.com about $300 and they will last you 10,000 miles just change the tires!! I have had all kinds of other wheels and they might look better but they fall apart!
I second the Mavic’s.
Been riding the same wheels for 9 years, 32 spoke Mavic XP12, DA hubs,
and they look fine for '09.
Help me understand why you’d replace wheels just for training purposes, assuming they still spin true. I also have the ALX 295s, and they suck, but they seem fine to me for training.
$13.99 at AceHardware.com
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If you have a trusted and skilled wheelbuilder in your area, I’d go in for a handbuilt set tuned to your size and riding style using the rims/spokes/hubs that (s)he trusts most. A skilled builder will back the wheels for life, and in the long run this approach is almost always the most economical and practical. You’ll be a great “custom” product, make a friend, and support a dying art.
I have been riding Campy Eurus with a Shimano (SRAM RED cassette now) hub for 5 years…bomb proof.
Training wheels are just that, training wheels. If you have a set of wheels that go round and round, then why buy something else? Save your cash and get something else if necessary.
Bob
Nuevations! You buy direct and they ROCK!
Stay with them.
I’m still riding on my Alx 300’s that came on my 2003 S32
jaretj
"I have been riding Campy Eurus with a Shimano (SRAM RED cassette now) hub for 5 years…bomb proof. "
Really? $1000 wheels are what you would recommend for someone on a budget who has a perfectly functional set of wheels already?
Stick with those wheels until you start breaking spokes, or until they can’t be trued any longer. I had ALX 295s on my bike. The rear was the first to go (kept breaking spokes), followed a month later by the front. The hubs seemed fine, it was just that I couldn’t get equal spoke tension and have the rim stay true. When the rim was finally true, I’d break a spoke shortly after. My weight fluctuates between 170 and 180lbs.
I think ALX 295s are crap wheels and bike manufacturers spec them to save some money on the build. But hey, if they’re working for you now, there’s no reason to buy new training wheels. Like others have already said, training wheels just need to roll. They’re not there to look nice.
I replaced my ALX 295s with Mavic Open Pro rims laced to Ultegra hubs. They’re not flashy, but they’re strong. You’ll find a lot of people here will agree (a few have already mentioned this combo in this thread). I can only afford one wheel to race/train right now, and this is it. I have a friend who threw a disc cover on his rear Open Pro and that works great for him.
It’s not the sexiest wheel out there, but it’s strong, not ridiculously heavy, and it’s serviceable (all you need are cone wrenches).
5 years ago I bought them for nowhere near $1000.00
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I am looking for a cheaper set of training wheels on a budget. Right now I am riding the ALX 295 that came on my s22. any suggestions? Should I stay with these?
Performance Forte Titans. Hands down the best “bang for the buck” wheels, training OR even racing. Period.
Just peel the rim stickers off and laugh all the way to the bank…
Let me restate my issue. I am trying to find a wheelset that I can train on, and race on. I don’t have the skills, space, nor the cash to have a set of wheels to train on and then have a 2000 dollar pair of ceramic bearing, carbon fiber wheels laying around in my closet only to come out on race day. On the other hand, I would like to upgrade the wheels that came on my bike. My top end of my budget is around 400 bones. Any ideas, except for the 13.99 from ace ones? I already have a sweet set of those on my mountain bike and they treat me fine.
Let me restate my issue. I am trying to find a wheelset that I can train on, and race on. I don’t have the skills, space, nor the cash to have a set of wheels to train on and then have a 2000 dollar pair of ceramic bearing, carbon fiber wheels laying around in my closet only to come out on race day. On the other hand, I would like to upgrade the wheels that came on my bike. My top end of my budget is around 400 bones. Any ideas, except for the 13.99 from ace ones? I already have a sweet set of those on my mountain bike and they treat me fine.
You’d be surprised at just how aerodynamic those Performance Forte Titans are…just ask Jens.
Put some Bontrager 19c Aero TT tires on them with some latex tubes and they are, as I said before, the “bang for the buck” leader…
wait, wait, i know i read an article about just this subject recently. yes, i remember! it’s here!
Slowman,
Thanks for the heads up! That is exactly the help I was looking for without the shenanigans. (Not that shenanigans aren’t cheeky and fun)