New wheels advice or recommendations?

[T1berious]

So I'm finally replacing my 2014 SuperSix Evo 6 105.

I'm getting a Specialized Tarmac SL8 Competition via a Cycle to work scheme.

Now, with how often I ride bikes (Summer user followed by winter turbo trainer) I didn't want to go mental on costs for upgrades but I've always changed the wheels out. So figure I'd set a budget (<£2K), some criteria (Hooked, tubeless ready, >32mm tyre support, <1500g) and get some new wheels sorted.

I also wanted to ask here if anyone had any recommendations based on their own purchases.

Was looking at the DT Swiss ERC 1400 DICUT 45mm Wheelset

https://www.sigmasports.com/item/DT-Swiss/ERC-1400...



and the HUNT 44_46 Aerodynamicist UD Wheelset

https://www.huntbikewheels.com/products/hunt-44_46...



Anyone got any thoughts or options that I should be thinking of?

I plan to do the odd Sportif maybe the odd Sprint Distance Triathlon and definitely longer rides here and abroad.

Thanks in advance,

T1b

Edited by T1berious on Wednesday 17th June 12:42

[WPA]

I would avoid Hunt.

Another options is Hope and the spares are a lot cheaper than DT Swiss.

I have been very impressed with my Hope Pro 5's over the last 3000 miles.

[markcp]

I've got Light Bicycle Airia and cannot see any reason (apart from branding if that matters to you?) to pay the premium for anything else. These are my second pair of LB wheels and they've been faultless and certainly no worse than the Enve wheels I previously had.

[pete]

I've run a set of 44mm Hunt Aerodynamicist wheels on my road bike for the last 4 years with no major issues. Hubs and bearings have been fine, although the freehub is really noisy if that isn't your thing. The only question mark I have about them is they seem quite badly balanced, i.e. there's a noticeable heavy spot around the valve hole on both rims, that you can feel strongly if you spin the wheel in a workstand (and it isn't due to tyres or tubeless valves - I've repeated the test with both removed). It isn't noticeable on the road at normal speeds, or even sane descending speeds, where I think the weight of the rider damps out any vibration. Hunt themselves claimed it was a normal characteristic, and I wasn't bothered enough by it to send the wheels back for testing.

My new Canyon has a set of 45mm DT Swiss ERC 1400s that by comparison are beautifully balanced and feel very quick and stable. The DT 240 hubs are smooth but it's too early to say how robust they will be, although my son is riding an MTB with 20 year-old hand-me-down wheels built on 240s, as testament to how serviceable they are! The ERC 1400 rims are a little narrower than the Hunts, which means they probably aren't quite as optimal with 32mm tyres in aero terms, but I'm not riding around at 40kph average so unlikely to notice.

Some people complain about Hunt's aftersales service, but I have to say over 3 different wheelsets I've never had a problem with spares availability, and never had a problem that required recourse to their guarantee. DT have a good reputation in that respect, but perhaps their wheels aren't the most adventurous in terms of design, and they certainly aren't the cheapest if they don't come packaged on a new bike.

[lufbramatt]

Go to a wheel builder, explain what you want them for.

IMO always better to stick with off the shelf parts that are easily replaceable (spokes, free hubs, bearings etc) rather than a complete wheel set that often use proprietary parts.

[Bonefish Blues]

lufbramatt said:

Go to a wheel builder, explain what you want them for.

IMO always better to stick with off the shelf parts that are easily replaceable (spokes, free hubs, bearings etc) rather than a complete wheel set that often use proprietary parts.

This. At that pricepoint the world's the OP's lobster, so I'd be speaking to Harry Rowland or ano to get something that's exactly what I needed (not always the same as want, of course )

[MOBB]

I went for Scope R5.A Carbon Allroad's after a bad experience setting tubeless up with some of the lower end Enve wheels.

Very happy with them

I can also recommend this place if you want some building;

https://carbonbikewheels.co.uk/

[T1berious]

Thank you for the suggestions,

A lot of good comments (especially regarding parts availability). I am keen to go for a manufacturer that has a lifetime warranty \ replacement warranty.

Sadly, with the power the interwebs it looks like HUNT is out of the running. I had a recent poor aftersales experience and I won't touch a brand that has a sniff of not so great support.

Goes to look at Scope wheels!

Thanks again for the comments and recommendations!

T1b