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Old 05-05-19 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MinnMan
I'm sure they would - they are very accommodating - just email them.

But I'm curious as to your reasoning? It seems to me that the deep profiles provide greater advantage in the front than in the back. Their purpose is to reduce drag owing to turbulence, but there is so much turbulence around the rear wheel anyway (owing to wakes from the front wheel, your legs and pedals, etc.) that the effectiveness of the rim profile, I would think, would be diminished. Were I to go the path you are considering, I'd have a deeper profile in the front.

But I'm open to hearing a contrary opinion.
I think it goes the prototypical TT setup... more depth in the front is more trouble in crosswinds with steering I imagine also.
Oh yeah.. and I've seen this idea before from other sellers, eg.

https://www.huntbikewheels.cc/collec...eep-27wide-979



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