Originally Posted by
smashndash
Right. I think my alloy wheelset and carbon wheels are about the same weight. This is with the same tires, same tubes. Same number of spokes too. Both have Sapim CX-ray spokes in the back. But my carbon rims are LB, which probably isn’t as nice as Zipp 404s. I wouldn’t know.
Curious about this. Any other differences besides material? Flange distance? Lacing pattern?
Going from some fancy (to me, anyway) handbuilt aluminum wheels with 8:16 lacing on a wide hub to the LB AR45 (pretty sure it's 2x?), I felt like I really noticed the difference in tires/tire width more than anything else.