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The best wheels for competitions.

Old 09-02-06, 10:28 AM
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The best wheels for competitions.

Next year I'm planning to buy a set of new wheels. I can spend as much as 5000$ for the best quality/performance/light/resitant wheelset.

Which one you suggest me? I'll do criteriums,triathlons and 100kms+ races. I'll buy tribars for my triathlons but for the rest... I can't afford a low quality tri bike with my devinci Imola which has the rear triangle in carbon and is built half 105/ half dura-ace and with ultegra.

I was looking at the Mavic Ksyrium SL.

WHat do oyu guys suggest?
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Ok, if you have $5000, get a better multisport frame first, like a Kestrel Talon or Cervelo Soloist, & then get Zipp 404 Paves. done!
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For $5,000, you can easily buy a great carbon disc for the rear, and a Hed3 front for TT's, a set of Rolf Elan Aeros for serious climbing races, and a set of something else like Rolf Vigors or Zipp 404's for general racing. Then, you'll have all you need.
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ada wheels

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https://www.ada.prorider.org/aero.htm



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not all tri's allow disc wheels, plus why spend a mint just because you can if you're new to racing. Get a entry level tri-bike and a pair of zipp 404's; you can use them anywhere.
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he might mean 5000 canadian
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Originally Posted by branman1986
he might mean 5000 canadian
$1 US = $1.1 CDN
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my goodness, where have I been? Last time I checked it was like 1 to 2...though...that was like 1998 or something
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"built half 105/ half dura-ace and with ultegra."
How can you have half 105 and half dura ace then some ultegra?

Yes $5k is a lot to spend on wheels and like others mentioned if you are new to racing why drop all that right of the bat. Buy a nice set of wheels you can use in all races and maybe a rear disc for tri's. I just started racing this year and use bontrager race x lites, they are decent for the racing I do, mostly road with some crits and few TT's. As I get better I will probably upgrade.

I just get something decent like either the race x lights or some mavic ssl's until you are sure racing is for you.
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Originally Posted by Patriot
For $5,000, you can easily buy a great carbon disc for the rear, and a Hed3 front for TT's, a set of Rolf Elan Aeros for serious climbing races, and a set of something else like Rolf Vigors or Zipp 404's for general racing. Then, you'll have all you need.
That's pretty much what I was thinking, although the above is correct about disks. Most triathletes use more open aero wheels (Hed3, Zipp 440, etc.). But I agree in general, that with $5000 you can get a really nice set of aero wheels for tris and at least one other pair of light and stiff wheels for mass start races and crits. I won't make any specific recommendations because that depends on things like how windy it gets at your tris, how much climbing there, is, how bumpy of roads your crits and mass starts are on, etc.
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Get another bike AND a set of Zipp 404s Then you will have a Tri bike (get a Cervelo dual or something like that... they are cheap. You can use the 404s for Tri's and general road racing. Shoot, you'd even have enough to get another set of 303's or 202's for crits or climbing. You can get teh Zipp wheels for about $1400 a set, so that would be $2800. A Cervelo Dual is like $1900 for a complete bike... and it would have a set of wheels that you could use for training.
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Originally Posted by Maxxer
Next year I'm planning to buy a set of new wheels. I can spend as much as 5000$ for the best quality/performance/light/resitant wheelset.

Which one you suggest me? I'll do criteriums,triathlons and 100kms+ races. I'll buy tribars for my triathlons but for the rest... I can't afford a low quality tri bike with my devinci Imola which has the rear triangle in carbon and is built half 105/ half dura-ace and with ultegra.

I was looking at the Mavic Ksyrium SL.

WHat do oyu guys suggest?
This is a joke isn't it? Just the question shows that you have no idea what riding competitively is about. There are no wheelsets out there that cost $5000.00. You can buy several for that much.

Want a suggestion? What I suggest is that you go and train, ride your bike a couple of thousand miles because you are totally clueless about competition. Spend your 5k on a vacation where you can ride every day, because that will make you much faster than the most expensive wheelset you can buy.

Ride any wheels, get a set of Velomax wheels for $200, it won't make a bit of difference in your case because you obviuosly are just starting to ride competitively (or at all) or you wouldn't have even posted this question.
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sell your current bike for about a grand. Spend 4000 dollars an a complete new awesome bike and 2000 on wheels.

with the kind of budget your talking about you could build a killer machine.

Dont they makelike clip on whel covers for spoked wheels? If some races you can use discs and some you cant, I think that would be the way to go for the low budget rarcer.
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Originally Posted by Serpico
Forget that ADA "junk" Gotta go with Carbon Sports Lightweights!
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Originally Posted by san rensho
There are no wheelsets out there that cost $5000.00.
I beg to differ- Lightweight Obermayer & Ventoux's, $5500.
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Originally Posted by pelotonracer
I beg to differ- Lightweight Obermayer & Ventoux's, $5500.
I would actually murder someone for a set of Obermayers......
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Oh Lord, please let CarbonSports accept my sponsorship application DEMANDING that I get some Obermayers...

*sigh... if not, I guess I'll settle for some Zipp Z4's...
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Originally Posted by pelotonracer
Oh Lord, please let CarbonSports accept my sponsorship application DEMANDING that I get some Obermayers...

*sigh... if not, I guess I'll settle for some Zipp Z4's...
Good luck with that one I have to settle for the Zipps myself... but getting them pro deal price is NICE. Pretty much makes it a no-brainer.
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What's your Pro-Deal price? Also, where can I find more info on the Pro-Deal program?
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Originally Posted by pelotonracer
What's your Pro-Deal price? Also, where can I find more info on the Pro-Deal program?
PMed you.
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Ok, assuming this is serious,and you really are going to spend $5000 on wheels, and you're not very heavy,here's the arsenal for all your needs. Zipp 404's for all around racing ,and tris were its too windy for a disc. HED disc,and A HeD trispoke for traithlons,and TT's. Zipp 202's (hence the wieght comment ) for hilly road races. For $4000 bucks you will have the wheel for every occassion.
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