Originally Posted by
Racing Dan
Yeah, at lower speeds tube and tyres are your best bet if you cant have both. Aero gains are always measured at ludicrous speeds, because power to overcome "wind resistance" goes up by the cube of the speed. For instance power to overcome wind resistance at 50 km/h is almost double that of 40 km/h and 4.6 times that of 30 km/h.
Gatorksins on disc wheels versus Conti 5000 TLs on Hed Ardennes.
I'd bet on the latter at 10 mph, 30 mph, 50 mph, etc.