Originally Posted by
TejanoTrackie
I think the "knockoff" is sexier, especially the decals, haha. Yeah, I know the IO, had one then sold it to finance my trip to Natz 2 years ago. Really not a good outdoor wheel, I got blown all over the place cuz I'm only 135lbs, but you'd have no trouble. Wheel had a mind of its own, didn't want to turn, but it was crazy fast in a straight line. I don't think you could touch it today for $3000, more like $4000, but the Comete is only about $2500. Supposedly, there's only one guy in France who makes the IO, so production is pretty limited.
That's awesome, man. I'd like to at least borrow one for a big event. One guy at our track has one. Maybe I can convince him.
I had a chance to buy an IO but I passed on it. Even priced as used I couldn't afford it.
I rolled a Blackwell 100mm front and a borrowed Zipp 900 disc last season. This year I've got a set of 808s. We'll see how those work out. The Blackwell 100 was tough to handle on windy days. At Colorado Springs I was almost knocked clean over coming around turn 4...and I weigh over 230!