Originally Posted by
Debusama
Consider this:
- The Askiums aren’t that light (probably around 1800g). If you save anything over your original wheels, it will probably be a quarter to a half of a pound or so. The total weight of rider/bike here is 240+, so you’ll be reducing it by maybe 1/600 or so. Any perceived performance gains are going to be in your head.
- Most wheels that are reasonably light have rider weight limits around 180 lbs. If you wait until your weight is within those limits, you can get some nice <1600g semi-aero wheels, which might save over a pound of weight and provide a little aerodynamic improvement over what you have now.
- With a body weight of 180 & 20 pounds of bike, a pound of weight reduction in the wheels would amount to 1/200 of your total weight. Still a drop in the bucket, but three times better than what you’re looking at by buying the Askiums now. Add in the aerodynamics, and you might actually be able to feel a difference.
- you can use the new wheels to help motivate you to lose weight, and while you wait for the weight loss, save a little more money, the aforementioned 1500g semi-aero wheels will cost you $500-600. For example: http://www.williamscycling.com/Wheel-System-30_p_8.html
Thanks for the input. I think I'm going to do just that. Stick with the wheels that came with my bike until I drop some more pounds save some money at the same time. I already lost 15 in 3 and a half weeks. So by next spring I should be good.
Ok even though I'm not getting a new set yet has any one heard of the token wheels I wasn't able to find any reviews or any one talking about them?