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Originally Posted by Table 5
I'm currently building out a gravel bike frameset that I bought last fall ( https://road.cc/content/review/24800...t-cycles-secan), and I'm looking for some 700cc wheel recommendations in the $500-800 range. I kind of blew my budget on the frameset so can't get too crazy pricey with wheels (but then again, I'll probably have this bike for 10+ years, so I may be able to be convinced to go higher if it truly makes a difference).
I'll be mostly using it for general city riding/commuting on pathways/roads, but want it to be able to handle the occasional trail as well. I'm thinking I'll probably have around 32-35 width tires on it.
Any thoughts/recommendations? The fully built bike is optioned with with Mavic Allroad or Hope 20Five RSR wheels. |
If you can swing the couple hundred extra dollars, a set of DT Swiss wheels with a star-ratchet hub is what I'd recommend. Something like the CR 1600 is usually available right around $1000 for a set. Bomb-proof hubs that are super easy to rebuild and rims are fairly durable. Also if you're commuting in the winter star-ratchet hubs won't freeze up which is a nice bonus. But even the CR 1800 is an okay wheelset at around $550ish if you wanna stay in that budget (just a pawled hub vs ratchet).
Source: I'm a bicycle mechanic. Also if anyone has any odd questions ask 'em and I'll try and answer if I can (keeping in mind diagnosing an issue is pretty hard to do sight unseen)