Originally Posted by
luevelvet
No, I never felt the need to because having tried different wheels on different bikes and I didn't really notice a difference. Again, it's my opinion but I don't think it's a wise investment to spend an extra 1k on new wheels when us newbs can barely notice the difference between them to begin with. I guess to clarify my point, the stock wheels on the Domane should be plenty sufficient for any newb for a while without feeling the need to upgrade them immediately.
Ah, got it. Previous bike, previous wheels of a similar class to what's behind discussed, then? Again, I'm curious to what the upgraded wheels were that you didn't notice a difference. I guess I would be wary, too, if I didn't notice a difference with ~$1k wheels... but I have yet to encounter that as my wheel upgrades have certainly been worthwhile.