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Old 06-17-15, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Csdhlhcky
Would you venture to say the decreased weight of the aluminum rim would provide better performance than the increased aero of a carbon rim? Also, what makes the braking any different on a carbon rim vs aluminum? Thank you for the wheel suggestion by the way, I really appreciate you going out of your way to search for those!
Are you doing more rides that would benefit from aero vs. weight? They serve two different purposes. Acceleration/climbing means less when you are doing steady state high speed flat rides.
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