Originally Posted by
Baby Puke
This here is some serious "marginal gains" stuff...
Seriously.
In the CdA forumula, the A being saved here is literally measured in millimeters..maybe smaller. The percentage gain over the entire system is less than 1/1000th of a percent?
You'd do better by taking a file to parts of your bike
Originally Posted by
MarkWW
Here in order are a zipp, dura ace, and formula track nut. Note these are all rear 10x1mm nuts.
I came to write that the Zipp nuts have the most narrow "shoulders". So narrow that they are frustrating to use on Zipp Discs as the 15mm wrench will often hop off when torquing them down.
They are probably difficult to find as Zipp no longer makes wheels that use such nuts.
Dura Ace is your best bet in terms of size, quality, and availability. Given the opporutunity, one should probably replace the nuts on all track wheels with DA nuts.
One note: DA front and DA rear nuts have different thread pitches. BUT, budget hubs will often use the same pitch for both front and rear.
DA nuts are pricey but worth it as the built-in washer on them last much longer than cheaper nuts.