Woosh....a BF dream come true
02-28-08, 09:44 AM
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Woosh....a BF dream come true
Saw this in my inbox this morning and all I could think of was how amazed I was there wasn't already a thread about this. The e-mail had the caption of "Hear the whoosh" 
...as in the sound of your money leaving your wallet....
Linky to Zipp Disk w/PTap
...as in the sound of your money leaving your wallet....
Linky to Zipp Disk w/PTap
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02-28-08, 09:46 AM
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That's a lotta dough jough.
02-28-08, 09:52 AM
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I'm sure you'll pick up a set in a year or two off E-Bay for a song. A mere half of what they are listing at now.... 
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02-28-08, 09:56 AM
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Wheelbuilder. $80.
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02-28-08, 09:57 AM
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Is that for the rear only? It doesn't say 'SET' that I could see, but I could have been blinded by the price. For that price the negative drag should lift it off the road, but then you'd need something else to provide forward motion.
02-28-08, 10:03 AM
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02-28-08, 10:14 AM
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I wonder... with negative drag, does the Powertap report negative numbers while coasting?
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02-28-08, 10:37 AM
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02-28-08, 11:19 AM
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As always the Zipp marketing machine of wonder rolls on. Sadly I think people will be convinced to buy these. I do wosder who though given that pcad thinks it is expensive.
02-28-08, 11:31 AM
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It's funny how they boast how amazing their dimpled carbon wheels are, and then they cover up the dimples with those huge Zipp stickers.
02-28-08, 11:42 AM
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Lotta cash for them babies! Did you catch the price on the Eurus though? $650 new. Not bad at all!
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02-28-08, 11:49 AM
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+1 - Just think of all the money you'll save by spending this much.
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02-28-08, 12:20 PM
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Im not going to say that it was a dumb investment because That wheel looks great and is extremely functional...but 3500...holy crap...
If i had the money I would pick one up, maybe, but regardless its still pretty sweet. Any pics of it on ur bike?
If i had the money I would pick one up, maybe, but regardless its still pretty sweet. Any pics of it on ur bike?
02-28-08, 12:22 PM
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I didn't think anyone could beat the Mavic iO at $3000, but they did. So if you paired the iO on the front with the Zipp on the back, that's a $6500 wheelset!!!!
02-28-08, 12:42 PM
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Anybody been pricing LEWs or Lightweights lately?
LEWs:
Satndard deep carbon tubulars: $5,995 per pair.
Hight zoot carbon disk rear wheel: $7,495 each. Yes, that's for ONE wheel.
https://lewracing.everestondemand.com/VALUE/index.asp
Lightweights: $5-6,000 per set. Then you get to add the PT...
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/za...RY.ID=366&MODE=
LEWs:
Satndard deep carbon tubulars: $5,995 per pair.
Hight zoot carbon disk rear wheel: $7,495 each. Yes, that's for ONE wheel.
https://lewracing.everestondemand.com/VALUE/index.asp
Lightweights: $5-6,000 per set. Then you get to add the PT...
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/za...RY.ID=366&MODE=
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Wow, finally, I can get my order in. Look out RAIN here I come 
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what's the market for these outside of the pro riders? like 8-10 for the whole country?
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^ haven't been to a TT lately?
It's amazing the fancy stuff people show up with.
2 years ago, I showed up at the State TT championship, with a nice TT bike, HED disc/trispoke combo, TT helmet, and thought at least I'd have a bit of an advantage over other Cat 5's. Wrong. My equipment was matched or exceeded by the majority of folks.
It's amazing the fancy stuff people show up with.
2 years ago, I showed up at the State TT championship, with a nice TT bike, HED disc/trispoke combo, TT helmet, and thought at least I'd have a bit of an advantage over other Cat 5's. Wrong. My equipment was matched or exceeded by the majority of folks.