[Closed] Road wheels with white spokes?

Bontrager Race X-Lites, white spokes, red nipples, decent weight etc and very pretty if they suit your bike. I have a brand new unused set with either Campag or Shimano freehub that I'm trying to get rid of for something around 500 quid, they retail for £650...

Sounds great BWD. My bike is blue/white and the red would clash. This is part of the problem. Thanks though.

No worries, it's a long story involving, well, a long story, but they look wrong with a ti frame. I ought to stick them back up on the classifieds really 😐

you could always tweak a couple of other parts to be red anodised as well - like the seat post clamp or the spacers on the headset ... that way it more like subtle tweaks and matches.

I have a set of Eastons off one of these....
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The decals on the rim are red but could easily be removed. They are new, unused and taken off the bike before I rebuilt it with some Ksyriums. I was gonna keep them as a "winter" set, but if you were desperate....

you could always tweak a couple of other parts to be red anodised as well - like the seat post clamp or the spacers on the headset ... that way it more like subtle tweaks and matches.

Or buy some blue nipples?

Thanks druidh.

The blue nipples is a good idea but it would still leave red decals on the bontrager and I like keeping the decals on.

I may have a look at the ksyrium elites which are just black or silver...in fact lets open that option up...Any recommendations?

You tart

I may have a look at the ksyrium elites

I've got a (black) pair from when they released this revised version in 2009. Good wheels - light, stiff and strong. But, I can't help but wonder if the cartridge bearings are what contribute to a certain "draggy" feeling.

I suspect it's more likely the increased gravitational pull now I've got so fat....

You tart

Nah, tarty is buying Aksiums because from a distance to the untrained eye they look like Ksyriums. Not that I'd do that 😳
To be fair Aksiums are more wheel than I'll ever need. I do have some older Ksyrium Elites and they are noticeably lighter and whip up to speed quicker though.

This is just plain common sense. Road bikes [b]have[/b] to look good.

@ Druidh

I have the same road bike. 🙂 It's a lovely frame.
Do you know how much these wheels weigh?
I'm wondering if it's worthwhile upgrading them to something like Dura-ace or Krysiums...

I got some 2011 Ksyrium elites in the end. Thanks all.