Old 01-14-10 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by goodtimes5
So what kind of rim height are we talking about where aero advantages are easily discernible?
You just opened Pandora's box. It seems that most people claim 42mm, but I'm pretty sure than came from an advertisement from a company that makes 42 or 43mm deep rims. I have a feeling that it's a sliding scale, like bringing a frog in water to a slow boil. You also have to realize that the depth of the rim is not the only determining factor either.

I stopped worrying about it. I bought some 19mm deep rims for my next build. Why? Because I want to tell people I have a sub 1400g set of wheels (just so I can), and even a 100mm deep rim wouldn't make my slow @$$ win any races anyway.
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