ok ok ok guys....I just got back from a 20 mile test ride.

1st things 1st, The wheels are still not a color choice I would go with if I were purchasing them for myself, but I was surprised to see that they dont look as bad as I thought they were going to!!!

She has been reading through this thread. When i contacted her email yesterday about confirming drop off and pick up she replied saying that a couple of her friends fwd this thread onto her and she was reading along. When I got in today she said she was super happy with my experiences and liked my feedback.

Also @wifi-my boyds are older models and only 19.8 wide


First impressions:
STIFF....my first thoughts are Too stiff for me. She had me start them at a 85f/90r psi. the ride was fairly harsh and so I pulled over to let some air out. problem with that is I dont know how much i let out so I cant compare by numbers. It seemed to help A LITTLE bit, but not much. They dont feel very aero. It was kind of windy today and I felt like i was getting blown around a little bit. This might be because of the 32/32 spoke count? I'm not certain if that has an effect. the wheel felt so stiff that I felt as if I was rolling on a disc wheel with NO flex. Again, this is only first impression and will have more rides over the next week to give impressions.

The wheel does feel a little bit lighter(not incredibly noticeable difference between the h plus son and these though) , but not as comfortable or smooth as the h plus son with chris king hub. I do like the sound of the DT swiss hubs more.

The engagement of the dt swiss felt about the same as the chris king, but the chris kings felt smoother.

the climbing felt better on the h plus sons and I think its because these feel too stiff. Next ride out I will lower the psi and give it a go.

The flat riding and sprints felt about the same but because the h plus son felt more comfortable all around I preferred them to these velocity rims.