Originally Posted by
carleton
True.
My guess is that their is either some marketing gamesmanship going on or production holdups.
Recall that we didn't see the GB bikes until the London Olympics. The Felt TA FRD was only introduced like 3 months before the Rio Olympics.
Wheels are much easier to copy than bikes. It is reasonable that Zipp may be keeping their designs close to the vest for as long as they can to avoid competitors having time enough to copy them. Keep in mind, they may be unveiling wheels for the other Olympic cycling events which may all be of this new generation.
I'm sure there is a new regulation somewhere that will mean that instead of seeing all the new equipment in Tokyo, it'll have to make an appearance in competition 6months prior. I can't find the exact rule on this, but I'm lead to believe, for the eagle eyed among you that this years world cup season may be a great hunting ground for new tech. So eyes peeled, and who knows the new Zipp wheels may turn up there