Originally Posted by
Jughed
Budget in mind - 500+\-, found examples of both.Aluminum for both choices -Hunt 34mm deep at 1500 gramsvsBontrager 50mm deep aluminum/carbon mix at 1900 grams, floor model and 60% off.
Replacing heavy stock Emonda ALR 5 wheels. The lighter set with tubeless tires will take 1.5 pounds off the bike. But I am 195, so it’s a very small # of the total system weight.Most of my riding is on flat terrain, will do some mountain riding.Leaning towards the aero wheels… not sure what would be better overall.
Why are you getting new wheels at all? Are your current ones broken? And why do you need higher performance wheels? Pros who make a living at riding have their livelihood depending on having all t he marginal gains, but they mean zero for the average rider, or is there someone you ride with regularly you can not keep up with? . If you can not enjoy riding with out having expensive equipment that makes no practical difference, then that is the problem you have to solve, not how heavy your bike is.