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I have mavic cxp22 wheels with shimano sora hubs. I need a new rear wheel do you think that a shimano wh-r501 is about the same or an upgrade. I am also thinking about mavic ksyrium elite r these a massive upgrade or just a little better then what I have. Thankyou

budget? use?
your weight?

$100-$150 for rear wheel. Avanti vivave road bike and I weigh 68kg

jimconte wrote:$100-$150 for rear wheel. Avanti vivave road bike and I weigh 68kg

do you use it for commuting or just for group/solo rides?

I have a steel framed racer for commuting this is for solo rides and the odd race once or twice a year(tri-athalon) I have gp400s tyres if that makes any difference to your help and scrictly use the Avanti for training(long rides)

The R501 is a very similar wheel to what you currently have.

The Ksyrium Elite is a massive step up the range & well beyond your budget.

thankyou duck are r501 accebtable do you think being that I was happy with what I had and I relise now that the ksyrium elite is out of my pricerange I got fooled by an auction that is up to 120 for the pair but still has 24hrs to go obvisoly will go a lot higher cause the fixed price was about 400 a pair. thankyou again for your input

Yeah, the R501 is not a bad wheel for that price level.

what about:

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Thankyou jasonc I don't use wiggle but I found on e-bay for 154 and free postage right on my budget I see that they are a sealed bearing hub obviously a big upgrade on what I have but will it be odd(and I don't care about looks) to have such a good wheel on back and the sora cup and cone model on the front or do I really need to think about getting both rear and front. I hope it wont really matter as I can only afford the rear at the moment. thankyou again for your input

ah my price on wiggle includes platinum discount which makes it 143.39. free delivery of course

thanks again jasonc isn't wiggle in England and do they really post to aus free or do you have to be a special account and do they take paypal. just checked wiggle it is in aus I hope they take paypal

jimconte wrote:thanks again jasonc isn't wiggle in England and do they really post to aus free or do you have to be a special account and do they take paypal. just checked wiggle it is in aus I hope they take paypal

wiggle is in england
yes, free post to oz for over $80 I think atm
paypal, I don't know - i use my ccard

jimconte wrote:thanks again jasonc isn't wiggle in England and do they really post to aus free or do you have to be a special account and do they take paypal. just checked wiggle it is in aus I hope they take paypal

out would be mad to not buy from wiggle, rad the reviews on items.. Fast postage and brilliant service

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Cannot complain about any of the dozen or so purchases I've made from Wiggle, or Chain Reaction, or Cell, etc..

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Cell Bikes has a sale on Fulcrum wheels at the moment, I got the Racing 5 for the commuter but these are a bit cheaper http://www.this link is broken/Fulcrum-Rac ... gory=60022" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

jimconte wrote:thanks again jasonc isn't wiggle in England and do they really post to aus free or do you have to be a special account and do they take paypal. just checked wiggle it is in aus I hope they take paypal

Most online retailers use Paypal these days.

are the fulcrum 5s a good lightweight road bike wheel? im looking at them as an upgrade to my Race 24 Alex rims

You are obviously very new to cycling, why do you need to "upgrade" your wheels?
Ride more and think about upgrading less.

antipodean wrote:You are obviously very new to cycling, why do you need to "upgrade" your wheels?
Ride more and think about upgrading less.

Lol you got it... Yeah i am new.. Just reading bad reviews about my wheels... I guess no harm in riding them out till they bugger up..

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andione1983 wrote:I guess no harm in riding them out till they bugger up..

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I upgraded my wheels earlier this year and they arrived two days before a spoke nipple sheared off my old RS10s. It's not hard to change a spoke but I appreciated not having to be off the bike. Not as important if you're not an addict

andione1983 wrote:are the fulcrum 5s a good lightweight road bike wheel? im looking at them as an upgrade to my Race 24 Alex rims

They will be lighter than your Alex wheels, but I still wouldn't call them light (around 1760g) compared to some race wheels. A lot of people swear by them as training or commuting wheels.