'Dale Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 How about sharing with us as well please????For coffee rides and when I have a dossard on my back ????????????
Zatek Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Also love my Zipps 303. Even love them more after replacing the standard steel bearings with ceramic bearings.
Eon du Plessis Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Also love my Zipps 303. Even love them more after replacing the standard steel bearings with ceramic bearings. Haven't ever had the opportunity to try a highend set of wheels like the 303s. Do the ceramic bearings really make that big a difference?
Zatek Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 They roll better than your normal steel bearings. It cost a pretty penny. Thinking of doing my TT bikes beraings as well. Think my 303 our performs my tt deep sections any time.
FondyMig Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 I ride 404 ZIPPs, but my current wheel of choice is the Fulcrum Racing Zero Carbon.
Yusran Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Campagnolo Eurus G3 (2008) Switching over to handbuilts of choice soonish though
T-Bob Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 American Classics: Victory 30 tubeless, Aero 430's & Easton EC70's.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 We're only listing brand names at the moment, which for me is almost a pointless exercise. More about emotional connections & limited personal experience, and less about scientific fact. How about we do something different. We start with identifying the best characteristics of what an ideal road wheelset should be, based on latest scientific research. Then we match the brands that most closely match these best characteristics. Suggested criteria:Wheelset rotational weightMaterial lay-up (e.g. ali vs carbon) and how it relates to lateral stiffness, etc.Tyre width (23mm vs 25mm) Rim width (e.g. from a 15mm to 17/18mm inner width)Rim depth (e.g. 38mm vs 50mm)Rim shape & aerodynamics (and how the new rounded designs affect yaw angle and stability in cross winds, etc).Braking surface (and how different surface types are affected by wet weather, etc)(What have I left out?)For example, current research is much more about wider rim / tyre widths and rounder rim shapes at the moment.
Wez-O Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Bora OneI'm half in the market for new hoops myself and this was one of the ones I was considering... Here's a question though, is there really that bigger difference between the Bora One's with ceramic bearings / Carbon hubs and the standard ones? Apart from the price that is...
Wez-O Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 American Classics: Victory 30 tubeless, Aero 430's & Easton EC70's.What about these American Classics... http://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/american-classic-full-carbon-40-cl-wheelset
tombeej Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 What about these American Classics... http://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/american-classic-full-carbon-40-cl-wheelset Old-school 'V' shaped rims. No thanks. All the current research into aerodynamics of U-shaped designs point to 'V' shaped rims soon going the way of the dodo....
T-Bob Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 What about these American Classics... http://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/american-classic-full-carbon-40-cl-wheelset I don't know, for that price you'd find a lot of different options in the carbon clinchers market and a lot more innovation in terms of widths, profiles and more. Look, I don't think there is anything wrong with them but for me AMC make some of the best Alu hoops going and that is where their skills are. If I'm going to look to carbon then the new mavic range is worth a look as is those Fulcrum carbons from above. Not sure what they go for though.
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