Originally Posted by waterrockets
For racing, with a fit team, it can make a difference. I don't deny that. The difference is still very very small. At the level most of us are working at, it doesn't matter. It makes us feel better. Lance could have won the entire 2005 Tour racing on my 32/36h Deep Vs -- climbs, TTs, pave, everything. 3/4 of a pound just wouldn't take enough time off his performances.
Ok, you lost me at the TT part, the aero advantage of a disc and a trispoke, vs conventionally spoked wheels would have been enough to at least cost him the 2003 TDF, and possibly others including the 2005 (altough he didn't use a disc inthe last TT in 2005). But I agree with your point about weight.