Originally Posted by
Dean V
If you get some good wheels like a 404 Firecrest you get the aero and quite light as well so the weight vs aero argument becomes a bit pointless.
404s aren't light compared to some nonaero or less aero wheels. 202 tubulars are light. 404 firecrest clinchers? Boat anchors in comparison. Of course, you'll be even lighter by about 400g with either after you sell your kidney on the black market to buy them. It is the endless debate that goes on despite the fact that there is data, kind of like the carbon frame vs. X frame debate that rages on forever, usually by old guys set in their ways.