Triathlon - Any riding experiences with zipp 404 or higher wheels?

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HiYoSilver
01-26-06, 03:43 PM
Curious, anyone have any experience with any of the newer 404, 606, 808 wheels?


park
01-27-06, 12:44 PM
I've got a 404 front tubular and a rear disk and love them both.

MHR
01-27-06, 05:35 PM
I have 2-sets of Zipp 404 clinchers and believe it to be a very strong and solid wheel for training and racing. I also believe them to be one of the better "all around" wheel sets out there in that price range. The Zipp 606 would be an even better choice.
In the Zipp line the next step is to tubular wheels which are smoother and faster. Above that is the "Z" series.
My race set for almost everything I do now is a set of Zipp Z999's which is the fastest wheel set I have ever ridden (under mostwind conditions). I am looking to purchase a set of Zipp Z606's sometime this year which is a Z404 in the front and a Z808 in the rear. However the cost is very high and I will have to wait till mid season or so.
This will then allow me to have several combinations Z606, Z808, Z909, Z999 - so depending on the event and the conditions as to which combination would work better.


onetimepad
01-28-06, 11:57 PM
Race with 404 tubulars front and back...love them. When it's windy (as it always is where I live) the disk would be a problem. If I had it to do over again I would have bought the 606's though.

merlinextraligh
01-30-06, 09:37 AM
I ride Zipp 404's. Very strong, relatively aero, all around wheel. I train and race on them. Now 3 years old and no problems (and I'm 200lbs.) However for a traithlon, I use a disc rear, and trispoke front, unless it's hilly or windy, and then I use the Zipps.

HiYoSilver
01-30-06, 12:00 PM
Very very interesting. So zipps are better than Hed 3's in wind. That is very good to know.

I like the numbers of the Zipp 808 best. They only make a few clydesdales, so it's a choice between a 404 and a 808. Disc is out because of the winds.

Triguy
01-30-06, 06:53 PM
I'm looking to team up a Zipp Disc and a Zipp 303, for some reason I can't see myself going deeper than 50mm up front. I've ridden a disc comfortably, but struggled with a deep front though.

Either way, I botched an ebay listing today on a Zipp disc and am still kicking myself and think I'll return to that now... (kick, kick, kick)

racergirl
02-03-06, 01:36 AM
404 zipp tubulars. love em'. stiff and responsive