Originally Posted by
vinuneuro
I've never really ridden anything other than stock wheels. Let's you have to sets of wheels that are the same weight with the same hubs and spokes, around 1500g. If one has a carbon rim vs. alloy on the other, in broad terms can you expect a difference in how they ride? Would the carbon be more compliant? Some other differing characteristic?
Do they also have the same aero profile? To my mind, the primary selling point in going to CF wheels was the ability to have a deeper section wheel for the same weight as a shallow section alloy wheel. I like the idea that they may be stiffer, too, but I've never had two identical wheelsets in different materials to test this.
What I know beyond the slightest shadow of a doubt is that I love the specific wheelsets I ride, and know that they each have a particular set of qualities suitable for specific rides and races.