Originally Posted by
martymc
My typical ride is solo, around 30-50 miles - 2000-5000' over those distance. The typical climb is 5-6% / not many killer 12%+ extended efforts. We do group rides and those typically are fun or super fast. The fun ones I could do on beater wheels. The fast one I need everything; I treat them more like training and even transitioning to the back is a challenge to drop back but keep the speed up high enough to not fall off the train.
On my old rim brake bike, I had Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLRs (58mm) and just loved how, once through about 20-21 mph, they would leap up to 27-28 with not a ton of extra effort. it's that feeling I'm aiming for.
Have looked at the Enve 4.5 AR too -- wide like the Pro 3v but deeper like the XXX4 and XXX6s.
Wheels will be on a Trek Domane SLR
I have the XXX6, Aelous Pro 3V, and Enve 5.6 on three different bikes. As good as the XXX6 wheels are, the Enve's are even better. They engage faster and are better in cross winds. And if you go tubeless (I would), the Bontrager tubeless tape adds over 100 grams to your wheels. To be honest you can't go wrong with either wheel, but the Enve's are just a little better at everything. BTW if you decide to go with the Enve's, just get the excellent Enve alloy hubs.