cyclocross wheelsets?

[Mike]

My rear road wheel is about to give up the ghost on my cc. Im looking to buy new ones what are people using on their cc bikes, do i need cc wheels or are rd ones as strong?

[Bearbonesnorm]

I bought some Mavic Crossone wheels (about £125). Fairly light for the price and not bad looking.

http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/.Mavi ... 130263.htm

[Ben98]

For off road use, make sure whatever wheels you get are at least 2 crossed
My old fulcrums weren't crossed and all i did was knock them out of true
Other than that road and cx wheels are similar strength but generally cx wheels have better sealed bearings
Hope that helps
Ben

[Mike]

Ah... i forgot to mention ive not got disc brakes they nedd to be rim brake compat!
Im finding that theres not many about? those wheels look great stu, if only id brought the disc version frame

[Ben98]

Are you on a budget?

[Mike]

Ben. Im thinking about 200ish but I also have some old hope xc hubs maybe I could get them built up on some new 700c rims they would fit in the cross check frame?

[Pirahna]

I'm using Mavic CPX 33 rims on Hope hubs. Road rims are fine for cross tyres, If you intend using very wide tyres might be worth looking at a wider rim?

[restlessshawn]

For off road use, make sure whatever wheels you get are at least 2 crossed
My old fulcrums weren't crossed and all i did was knock them out of true
Other than that road and cx wheels are similar strength but generally cx wheels have better sealed bearings
Hope that helps
Ben

I had Fulcrum 7 on my old Jake for a few years and they were fine. I even went loaded old skool road touring on them (Ireland end to end). I only managed to wang the rear out once when particlarly careless off road. Descending on a cross bike requires a bit more empathy than a mountain bike.

Have Shimano rs10 on my current cross bike simply because that was what was on my road bike I split up.