by Sylv » Fri May 25, 2007 4:12 pm
[quote="Graham O"]Chaps,
I must admit I like the Planet X Pro Carbon 50 @ £499. These are deep section aero tubulars which are half the price of the zipps and weigh about 1200gms. They would make a proper set of race wheels.
Graham.
You sure of that weight? I was looking into deep section wheels recently, and couldn't find the weight anywhere on the web, but then I found out they were around 1,700gm (can't remember the source now).
Then again, whilst doing research I realised weight is not so much the issue it's made to, even with rotating mass, and that aerodynamic advantages outweigh weight loss in every situation. Which is why I didn't mind picking new wheels that are almost as heavy as the clinchers ones I have.
There are some interesting articles and comparative reviews on the web. I recall seing the Ksyrium coming dead last (and by a long way) in aerodynamic test. And it being said that if you looked at the pros many were using fairly heavy (but aero) wheels like Cosmic carbon.