"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - what would be more beneficial?

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svbiker
10-15-07, 02:27 PM
A disk wheel in the back OR a wheel similar to a hed 3 spoke? please dont say combine both because money dosent grow on trees:D

botto
10-15-07, 02:32 PM
A disk wheel in the back OR a wheel similar to a hed 3 spoke? please dont say combine both because money dosent grow on trees:D

beneficial for what?
waterrockets
10-15-07, 02:33 PM
Front wheel makes a bigger difference.

Compressed
10-15-07, 02:40 PM
powermeter
borg
10-15-07, 02:41 PM
coach
asmallsol
10-15-07, 02:43 PM
Epo
Treefox
10-15-07, 02:45 PM
Ginormous guads.


(disk will tend to be more aero. But a tri-spoke on the front would do more... and probably weigh less... or jet get a pair of high-profile rims)
cslone
10-15-07, 02:46 PM
It depends on your uses, but a disc will be faster aerodynamically. That being said, it needs to be a H3, not "similar" to an H3. But my vote is still a disc if buying a rear wheel.
orcanova
10-15-07, 03:43 PM
beneficial for what?

Climbing. I say he should get a disc...what do you think?:rolleyes:
asgelle
10-15-07, 03:53 PM
Front wheel makes a bigger difference.

But the difference between a disk and a HED3 is greater than the difference from front to rear.
cat4ever
10-15-07, 04:07 PM
808 with Powertap (I hope!)
dutret
10-15-07, 06:27 PM
But the difference between a disk and a HED3 is greater than the difference from front to rear.

source?
waterrockets
10-15-07, 07:17 PM
Yeah, I had read somewhere that a deep/aero front over a semi-aero makes more difference than a rear disk over a rear semi-aero. The rear wheel is drafting off the whole bike, and the air is pretty dirty by the time it gets back there because of the legs.

I can't recall my source though...
svbiker
10-16-07, 06:42 AM
ya just to clarify my question was - if you had to choose between a disk in the back or a hed3 in front for rolling time trials? if i chose the disk the front would be neuvation r28 same if i chose the hed3 the back would be the neuvation.
hope that is a little clearer. thanks for the input so far
tfro
10-16-07, 06:45 AM
What about HED3 front and wheel cover for the rear?
svbiker
10-16-07, 07:42 AM
^that could work, But do the wheel covers actually work?
curveship
10-16-07, 10:14 AM
^that could work, But do the wheel covers actually work?

Yes. A good wheel cover is equal to a disk.
bvfrompc
10-16-07, 02:06 PM
^that could work, But do the wheel covers actually work?


The boys over at Slowtwich claim little if any difference, just weight in most cases, these guys are putting wheel covers on everything 404's,808s.