Originally Posted by
sakkakth
Thank you very much for the responses! I'll definitely shift my shopping towards wheels less deep. Just looking online 404s seem much easier to acquire than some of the other wheels mentioned but I'll keep checking around over the next few weeks and see what I can find in that range.
No problem.
I'm sure that you know that the front wheel does the majority of the aero work between the two wheels. So, if money is tight, just get that. PLUS you can use a road front wheel, no problem. Just use a skewer with an allen bolt:
That will open up your front wheel options immensely. A used road 404 at a great price is probably a lot easier to find than a track version. Of course, you'll need a standard track hub on the rear wheel.
I've seen several guys who race with an aero front wheel. Especially in local racing.