Originally Posted by
ericm979
Losing 1 lb off your bike+body will save you about 2 minutes on the Death Ride.
But it's not a race, so 2 minutes is nothing. I'd just use the 404s, assuming they are the clinchers with aluminum brake tracks- carbon can overheat on descents if you brake too much.
So losing 30 lbs will save you an hour. Hmmmm. Not a bad trade for 2 months of diet and training
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Seriously, there's not much of an answer. I'm running Soul 2.0s Xperts which weigh in around 1470 grams. Great climbing wheels. A little flexy under stress, but good and reasonably priced. My rear hub just failed and Sean is building me a new set of Soul 2.0s with the narrower spokes and newly designed rear hub (a bit thicker than the previous hub). Should weigh in under 1400g.
I'm also having a local LBS build me a set of Stan's NoTube Alpha 340s rims (28 hole F and R) with a Chris King front hub, Sapaim CX-ray spokes and a Powertap Pro+ rear hub. This set should weigh in around 1550g.
I'm going to be riding the Death Ride as well and have a feeling that I'll be on the Stan's for that even though I think both will do the job.