Originally Posted by
waterrockets
+1 to the Deep V, 120+ kgf. It's time to get serious.
Really, you have no business riding a 16h front full time, other than the hub you already have.
After much reading, that's what I would think too except one small problem - I have over 10,000 miles on these wheels without even a truing until I went down in the Denton Crit and dinged the curb. Last weekend, someone hit my back wheel hard and it went out of true. That wheel probably has over 13k (wasn't damaged in the crit crash and still running it). It's a 20 spoke (!!zomg!!). These are the first time they've been to the shop. I check my wheels on a regular basis. These things have been solid. Our Velocity Dyad tandem rear wheel won't stay true for longer than a year, but I expect that.
Guess I've just gotten lucky with these wheels? They were stock on my bike when I bought it. Guess I didn't know any better. I've ridden test wheels with higher spoke counts that noodled in between the brake pads. Very disconcerting, I know what it feels like. These wheels have never budged.
I'm running Velocity DeepVs on my fixed gear 26h-30h.
Now that you've put the bug in my ear, what build would you recommend for me? 6' 2.5", 180lbs, can generate 3 (sometimes 4) watts for up to 2 minutes. My training wheels are my racing wheels, I don't have the luxury of both.
Damn I hate to get rid of stuff that still works fine.
From WeightWeenies (god these look heavy):
Deep-V 2006 700C 28H. 520 g 580 g +11,54% clincher, black anodized