Originally Posted by
SoSmellyAir
Really pro wheels may serve to highlight just how slow I am. I am probably in the bottom quartile in my area, but among those with > 50 mm wheels I may well be in the slowest 10 percentile.
We're in the same club. Back when I was a teen racing and training my heart out, I couldn't afford fancy carbon aero wheels. Now that I'm just riding for fitness and fun, I can afford them, so I got them.