Aluminium wheels vs Alu with carbon fairing
02-01-22, 05:24 PM
#1
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2022
Posts: 7
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Aluminium wheels vs Alu with carbon fairing
I am buying a new tri bike and my shop is giving me two options, regular aluminium wheels (Vision Team 30) or aluminium with carbon fairing wheels (Bontrager Aeolus comp 5 TLR) for an extra US550$.
What do you guys think? I don't have much experience with wheels. This bike will be mainly used for Triathlon races and I live in an area with not too much hills.
What do you guys think? I don't have much experience with wheels. This bike will be mainly used for Triathlon races and I live in an area with not too much hills.
02-01-22, 08:44 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Australia
Posts: 824
Bikes: 2002 Trek 5200 (US POSTAL), 2020 Canyon Aeroad SL
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 313 Post(s)
Liked 683 Times
in
328 Posts
If it's for triathlon racing, then I'll assume it's relatively flat, no drafting and you'll be wanting aero gains. Go for the deepest wheels on offer. 😎
02-02-22, 09:29 AM
#3
Thread Killer
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Posts: 12,448
Bikes: 15 Kinesis Racelight 4S, 76 Motebecane Gran Jubilée, 17 Dedacciai Gladiatore2, 12 Breezer Venturi, 09 Dahon Mariner, 12 Mercier Nano, 95 DeKerf Team SL, 19 Tern Rally, 21 Breezer Doppler Cafe+, 19 T-Lab X3, 91 Serotta CII, 23 3T Strada
Mentioned: 30 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3148 Post(s)
Liked 1,713 Times
in
1,034 Posts
Yeah, you want the most aero (i.e. deepest…probably) you can get, so definitely the 50mm Aeolus.
