Wheelset upgrade

I learned on Sunday that I am only one of several thinking of upgrading wheels, so I thought I'd share my thinking. Following online research I went today to speak to Geoff Baines and Phil Corley. They helped me think straight(ish). However, neither had heard of Cero, the choice I was leaning towards, and recommended instead that I upgrade to Mavic Ksyrium and DT Swiss respectively.

Nonetheless I've ordered a wheelset of Cero AR30 EVOs. Why? Because the reviews are very good. It seems to be a small British company, basically designing wheels and nothing else. Their products seem outstandingly the lightest and most aerodynamic for the money (£400 including tyres). They are tubeless compatible, but for now I'm not yet thinking of going that way. I hope I know what I'm doing!

https://www.cycledivision.co.uk/wheels/cero-ar30-evo-wheelset-8763

Thanks for sharing Chris it’ll be interesting to see how they perform for you?

Indeed. I'll give an update in due course.

One other factor in my choice was that Phil Corley said how good Mavic were about spares and how bad Fulcrum (Campagnolo) were. This prompted me to reading about Cero users' experience, which seems pretty good. Being a small company in Derbyshire, shipping and communications are presumably easier than with a large Italian company. And maybe more Brexit-proof!

AR30 wheels now delivered and fitted and ridden twice. I feel 10 years younger, reflecting their exceptional lightness (1376 gms) and no doubt better aerodynamics and stiffness as well. Big chunks knocked off some Strava PRs.

So impressed that I have taken advantage of Cycle Division's Black Friday offers to order a pair of their RC35 carbons at £749, reduced from £1099. They are even lighter at 1293 gms, slightly more aerodynamic with 35mm rims,and stiffer - carbon vs aluminium. I'll put them on my carbon Merida and transfer the AR30s (£299 reduced from £499) to my aluminium Pinnacle.

Discovered that Steve Carline, at Team MK, has had Cero AR30s for about three years, finds them very nippy and has had no reliability problems.

This is great thanks Chris

Review online - https://roadcyclinguk.com/gear/cero-ar30-evo-wheelset.html

Cunning bit of shopping there Chris. - I think you are going to love the carbons
I can testify to the fact that it’s very important to find out exactly what hubs and therefore how easy servicing is - both in terms of parts availability and if DIYable if that’s your thing

Anyone got any Conti 5000’s yet?