1400-1500g areo wheelset
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Xero XR-1... I think these are pretty cheap off of ebay.
Here they are at Pricepoint: https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/131...Compatible.htm
1540g
Here they are at Pricepoint: https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/131...Compatible.htm
1540g
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^ the OP said aero
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Nuevation. They have great wheels in that weight range for $300 or so. I have a set and love them. See their web site.
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Personally, if you're not going to deep dish CF, I wouldn't worry about how aero one AL rim is compared to another.
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In comparing my 30mm Niobum wheels with my old Bonty Race Lites.....I couldn't tell a difference at all. Well, my Bonty's were MUCH stiffer than my POS Garcia wheels....
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I love how these myths get propagated forever! There is a bigger difference between a 20mm rim and a 30mm rim than between a 30mm rim and a 45mm rim... all else being equal. And 20mm rims usually need more spokes... so all is not equal. There is no dividing line or step function... no place where "non aero" gives way to "aero".
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I love how these myths get propagated forever! There is a bigger difference between a 20mm rim and a 30mm rim than between a 30mm rim and a 45mm rim... all else being equal. And 20mm rims usually need more spokes... so all is not equal. There is no dividing line or step function... no place where "non aero" gives way to "aero".
The only ones that I almost felt a difference with were the 44mm wheels.
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I have the Ksyrium ES in Tubular. I never have weighed them but I believe they come in under the 1500 mark. They cost me about 530$. For that price I think it is ok. I would not pay more for them tho.
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In the $650-700 range, you can start to get into the low-end deep-section carbon tubular wheelsets. The BD holiday special had $400 50mm carbon tubulars, and clinchers for a bit more. But that's over.
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pricepoint.com has PlanetX 50mm carbon tubulars for $700.
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/146...0-Wheelset.htm
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/146...0-Wheelset.htm
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pricepoint.com has PlanetX 50mm carbon tubulars for $700.
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/146...0-Wheelset.htm
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/146...0-Wheelset.htm
Just slightly out of my price range, and i want clinchers
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I love how these myths get propagated forever! There is a bigger difference between a 20mm rim and a 30mm rim than between a 30mm rim and a 45mm rim... all else being equal. And 20mm rims usually need more spokes... so all is not equal. There is no dividing line or step function... no place where "non aero" gives way to "aero".
You selectively excerpt my post. First I acknowledged that it's relative. Thus all else equal, the deeper you go, the more aero advantage. So of course 30mm is going to be a bit more aero than 20mm.
What I said was you need to get in the 44mm range before the differences between a conventional wheel and a deep dish wheel are going to be perceptible.
for example, at 50km/hr, the difference in watts between a 21mm Mavic Askium Race, and a 30mm Campagnolo Eurus is 2.2 watts. https://www.rouesartisanales.com/article-2141818.html
My point is 2.2 watts is not going to be a perceptible difference.
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I mainly use reynolds and am amazed at the stiffness/ light weight they provide however it comes at a price. the Es i have at the $530 price I think is a good enuff deal on them for someone on a budget to consider. Another thing to consider is the warranty, reputation, and they really are a nice rolling wheel. Much better than I originally thought they would be. I would not pay MSRP for them ($1100) or whatever.
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American Classic 420. 34mm rim depth.
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