Originally Posted by
rubiksoval
I wouldn't buy and then race on cheap wheels because I'm afraid of crashing them.
If you want race wheels, get race wheels.
I'd race the Boyds, personally.
I still plan to on road races. But I don't need them in crits. I'd keep them as pit wheels, but I will keep them mainly on my TCR. I got a crit bike so that I wouldn't be scared to go down. I spent a lot of time in crits being safer because I can't afford to replace that bike and it's not just going to dent, and those wheels which I also can't afford to replace, aren't going to survive a big wreck. Looking at my data I wasted a lot of energy being too safe. I've got a TCR SLR with aluminum bars, Ultegra mechanical, and all I need are wheels for it. There are plenty of aluminum race wheels. Domestic pro teams still race crits on aluminum wheels. Rally races on aluminum wheels. I still want race wheels, I just want aluminum ones.