Ah now that is worthy of entire thread topic. I live my life in a state of wheel based confusion (road not mountain, that is easy).

I know the Brits are fixated with rear mechs and possibly groupsets but obviously the frame and wheels are what matters. But what confuses me is the comparison of wheels between manufacturers. In the groupset world you can, broadly, compare Campy, SRAM and the big S but wheels are more difficult.

So, in the real world (ignoring carbon deep rims/trispokes etc) how do you compare wheels? For the sake of my sanity please lets stick to clinchers.

Second question, what do folk on the Forum prefer(again please keep quiet sponsored riders, you like what you are given) maybe for long sportives (sorry Hanneke) or racing even?

Quote Originally Posted by nikalas View Post
Sora shifters really wind me up... their design means you can't upshift from the drops.. one of my constant bike test niggles along with shitty wheelsets on top end bikes.