TEST RIDE #3

Rode 35 miles in the rain today. I NEVER ride in the rain, but lately I have been enjoying my rides so much, I didn't care. i figured that I have the gear, so why not. Tire pressure set again at 80f/85R which seems to be the magic PSI for me. Never would have thought, since last year I was running 115f/120r and prefered the hard tire. I fought it and fought it, but after trying the lower pressure, I love it (This even with my boyds).

-Climbing felt good with the wheels. I usually climb out of the saddle. I dont care if it is 2 miles long, I will generally be out of the saddle the entire time. Maybe sit for a minute just to hit the legs in a different spot and then back up again. Since it was raining, I wasn't able to really put the force down while out of the saddle. (again keep in mind that I'm not a wet weather rider) First couple hills I stood and had a couple butt puckering moments as my tire slipped out and my life flashed before my eyes. quickly realized that since there was no weight over the back wheel, I would need to sit the majority of the time. The weight of the wheel never really crossed my mind as being heavier than my boyds. This could very well be that I haven't ridden my boyds in nearly 3 weeks since being on the demo sets and now I'm just acclimating to the the weight?

-Descending-one huge thing that sticks out to me about these wheels (Not comparing to any others) is that I don't feel confident with them. They feel kind of...."sloppy?". I dont know if thats the word I'm looking for. I feel that the wheels get pushed around a lot even with no side wind.

-Flats, no complaints there. smooth and easy to maintain speeds.

-Hubs-REALLY like the hubs. Though Jude told me that DT Swiss has limited options for spoke count. I didn't look them up in fear that I would try to dig up some numbers of weight so I will discuss that with her more. If you do know the spoke options for dt swiss 350, feel free to tell me, just please nothing more.


Now, Time to go wash my bike