Originally Posted by
carleton
Yeah, that Gippieme wheel is nice. Similar to the old Campy Shamal and Atlanta 96 wheels.
The wide trend has definitely come to the track and I'm not convinced that it's faster. I think it's more marketing and "keeping up with the Jones'" because they have to. Customers are convinced that it's faster and won't buy non-wide wheels or tires.
I think there also a bit of, as you mentioned before, riding the equipment that is available. There aren’t many companies catering to track riders needs and sometimes a person uses what is readily available.