Originally Posted by
dev0415
there is a track version of HED's? I thought about aerospokes...but i heard a lot of things about how heavy they are and it takes longer to skid stop because they are significantly heavier...and why does everyone ride with their areospokes in the front?
I'm not sure about the track version, but if you do go with buying the adapter for a HED road wheel you may have to use epoxy on it because skidding on it will loosen it over time.
Aerospokes are wheels that you gotta kinda deal with. They are slower and harder to climb with and aren't as stiff as HED, but you will find it's easier to maintain your speed when you get moving due to the rotational weight. Practically this makes no sense in street riding because you have to constantly slow down due to traffic. Going through this constantly along with the slow acceleration is what folks have to complain about. If you're willing to deal with it then it won't matter. The perk is they will be be more durable than a HED in day to day riding since you won't have to worry about scratches compromising the wheel integrity (of course you already know both of them can't be trued). I don't do tricks to test how strong the wheel is, I base it on road conditions.
HEDs are much easier to ride faster with and do beat Aerospokes in the looks department.
I ride with a dual set-up and it's possibly the heaviest wheelset combo you can think of (50mm Schwalbe Big Apples)