I've got the Volos clinchers, wrapped in 25c Conti GP4000s. Yes, they accelerate faster, and they slow down faster as well. Very smooth, very rigid, very bling. Beautiful wheels all around. I ride them on the road as there's no track within hundreds miles from me. I run them on my nice bike, which I'm usually wearing a jersey and eating Clif bars while riding. I wouldn't use them for commuting (I've got Formula/DP18s on a conversion for that). FWIW these wheels are by far the nicest components I've ever owned and I wouldn't have even considered them in the first place if I hadn't gotten a screamin' deal.