Originally Posted by
asgelle
Clearly you've never bothered to actually do the analysis. Run the numbers and you'll see that aero wheels provide the same benefit at all riding speeds while lower weight only helps under a fraction of riding conditions and hurts in many.
Drag increases at the square of velocity so either wheels don't obey the laws of physics, or this isn't true. Will aero wheels reduce the same number of Watts lost to drag when I'm going 100mph as they do when I'm not moving? And are there conditions where heavy weight wheels are actually better than light weight wheels?