I have read/heard numerous times that the biggest upgrade you can make on a bike is the wheelset. I love my Ruby but have been pining to upgrade the bike as a splurge. I made a promise with myself that IF I completed the 170 mile Tour de Cure and IF afterwards I still wanted to ride that then I could gift myself with a new set of wheels. I really don't think I need a better bike. But new wheels are tempting. And I did finish the entire 170 mile ride AND I still loooooove riding (as if that would ever change!).

What wheels would you buy as an upgrade? I don't want to put a limit on price because I would love to hear about what other people want. Realistically I am looking at the 500-1k range. But if a strong case was made for a set just above that pricepoint.... well.... maybe.

A friend is suggesting the mavic ksyrium sl.

(PS-sorry if this has been discussed before. I did try, admittedly briefly, to search for old threads on the subject. Also, I disabled the autocorrect on my ipad keyboard so please forgive my typos!)