Hi, first time post here - i have literally just read through all 206 pages of this thread to make sure my questions hadn't already been answered previously. Quite a few got answered, so i'm glad i did but i do have a few that I will pose to you all as soon as i have gathered my thoughts correctly. ( i am sure you cannot wait!)
First and most pressing to me at the moment is I have been offered a pair of DT Swiss RC 55 Track Tubular wheels for less than half price from a friend of a friend. Does anyone have any experience of DT Swiss carbon wheels for track use? I have heard they have a reasonable reputation in the box section ally rims but i don't know much about their carbon history.
The wheels also have a recommended system weight of 100 kg - I weigh 95-98kg depending on whether im at race weight or not. With bike and rider i would probably be looking at 103 - 106 ish KG system weight. In your opinion ( not holding you to anything), would you think that this is within the wiggle room that manufacturers give themsleves when setting these limits? 100kg system weight seems quite low to me, given that these wheels are aimed at track riders who are not all whippets like most roadies. Zipp give just a rider weight limit higher than this, not a system limit for example.
For clarification, these will mostly be used in Sprint events, but i am still v early in my track "career" to specialise so i will take part in as many different events as i can so they will see scratch and points race use as well for example. They would also be used both at an indoor & outdoor velodrome ( Lee Valley & Herne Hill here in London. The outdoor surface at Herne Hill is actually pretty good so no major bumps)
The only info i can find on the wheel is a short review at Cycling weekly.( I cant post the url yet as i dont have 10 posts)
Any inisght gratefully recieved!