Originally Posted by
stapfam
1540- Light enough to make a difference but not light enough to be "Fragile" The price you paid was pretty good so either a good friend or some hard bargaining.
I had OM wheels that were over 2Kg and with heavy tyres on them- I felt the weight of them. Changed to handbuilts at 1650 grammes and PR2 tyres at 200 grammes each and Average speed for a 30 miler went up by 2mph and coasting speed went way up. I found Distance less fatigueing aswell- hence the question of how miles between Pie. I got away with one Pie stop on a 30 miler instead of 2 with the OM's. Except it was 40 miles instaed of 30.
See, there's a shining example of the differences between an ancient advanced civilization and the New World... unless you carry your own pie, you won't find two pie stops in any 30 mile ride on this side of the pond.
All silliness aside: I never considered what a difference a few hundred grams of wheel weight would make to overall bike/rider performance. Just never even thought about it. I've been schooled, and it explains a lot.