Hey,
I picked up a pair of Ksyrium Equipes for around $200 to use as a pair of spare wheels in collegiate races. But the more I think about them, the more I feel I should use them as my primary set of wheels over the stock Alex AT-450's that came with my Trek-1000 circa 2002.
I'm not really experienced with wheels so I'm asking if it's a better idea to use the Equipes instead, with the AT-450's serving as backup. I know neither of these are particularly race worthy, but it's what I'm gonna use until I graduate, get a job, and get a badass bike.
So for comparison, I can't really tell the difference in weight between the two but it's my gut feeling that the Mavics are slightly lighter. The Equipes come with bladed spokes, 18/20 front/rear, whereas the AT's have 32 regular spokes on each wheel. The rim height for the Equipes is 24mm whereas the AT's have a height of ~20-22mm.
Oh, and another question, are 8-speed cassettes (SRAM/Shimano) compatible with the 9/10 speed hubs on the Mavics?
I picked up a pair of Ksyrium Equipes for around $200 to use as a pair of spare wheels in collegiate races. But the more I think about them, the more I feel I should use them as my primary set of wheels over the stock Alex AT-450's that came with my Trek-1000 circa 2002.
I'm not really experienced with wheels so I'm asking if it's a better idea to use the Equipes instead, with the AT-450's serving as backup. I know neither of these are particularly race worthy, but it's what I'm gonna use until I graduate, get a job, and get a badass bike.
So for comparison, I can't really tell the difference in weight between the two but it's my gut feeling that the Mavics are slightly lighter. The Equipes come with bladed spokes, 18/20 front/rear, whereas the AT's have 32 regular spokes on each wheel. The rim height for the Equipes is 24mm whereas the AT's have a height of ~20-22mm.
Oh, and another question, are 8-speed cassettes (SRAM/Shimano) compatible with the 9/10 speed hubs on the Mavics?
