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I've got a set of Shamals very pleased with them, Zondas are better value however, Shamals look nicer I think too.
Bullet link if interested.
http://www.merlincycles.com/campagnolo-bullet-50-carbon-clincher-wheelse...
Campagnolo Bullets are 500 squids at Merlin currently.
Depends if you want something deep like that or a mid depth jack of all trades. If it's the mid depth, I personally don't see anything in the Shamals to justify the price over Eurus or Zonda - all there have very similar rims and the hub are functionally identical so I'd go for Zondas for a mid depth alloy wheel at half the price.
Yeah, there is a heck of a price difference for a 100g saving between the Shamals and the Zondas. Is that the only difference? Are the hubs the same? Would the expensive ones stay truer longer, or does that depend more on the number of potholes I hit than the rim design?
shamal's sound like just the job for my posh bike, thanks!
A specialist wheel builder sounds like an interesting option though, I'd not thought of that, any tips for one in the Berkshire area?
+1 on the shamals (especially with Campag groupo) - fantastic wheels.
Shamals. £600 on Wiggle. Thank me later.
Mavic wheels are a sound enough bet. Campag make some lovely wheels too, but if you are building a dream bike, go talk to a specialist wheel builder who can put something bespoke together for you.
They should be able to select a rim/hub/spokes and spoke pattern that matches your riding style, objectives and budget.
I'd only choose a factory set over handbuilt if you were exploring carbon rims etc.