Originally Posted by
1991BRB1
If your rear wheel is lighter than your front wheel you will crash when your rear wheel asplodes. If your front wheel is lighter than your rear wheel you will gain 200 watts or approximately 2 mph. That's assuming a difference of at least 100 grams.
You should be fine as long as you remove the decals from your front wheel.
Too much energy on this thread spent on an insignificant issue. A few hundred grams of extra weight on your wheels is going to have the same performance effect as a few hundred grams in your water bottle.