Originally Posted by
Racer Ex
The impact of weight in track wheels is almost not worth thinking about. BTR did an analysis of this a while back and the results were miniscule in a crit. Aerodynamics are huge though. Pretty much why everyone at worlds is on relatively heavy disc wheels and 5 spokes in the mass start stuff.
I'm very interested by this observation. Agreed that most guys are on five spoke and discs - but many comments on this forum seem to indicate less of a priority on aero goodies (helmets, bars etc), for mass starts. My coach is also a supporter of this idea, and his preference is deep sections for mass starts, being aero without too much weight. Lighter wheels being quicker to accelerate and decelerate, so less fatiguing where there are lots of movements as happens in bunch racing.
I'd be interested in your experiences, since they seems different?