Originally Posted by
guadzilla
Interesting wheels - the Rapides are 50f/60r and weigh 1400gm. My CLX64s are 1615gm or something like that. That's a yuge improvement in weight.
But 35mm OD on the front, as per the road.cc article? I am still trying to come to grips with how this would be faster. At some point, surely you are on the diminishing side of the curve with regards to both rolling resistance and aero.
I suspect some wordplay at work with the "fastest all-round" terminology.
I like that they kept the ID 21mm on the front. Other manufacturers keep getting wider, but also increasing the inner width at the same time making it harder to get an aero match with the tire. You could prob stay aero on this wheel with a 30/32mm tire.