Originally Posted by
Chucklehead
If you can't afford to replace them, don't race them.
If you don't race them, why did you buy them? If I'm racing, the Zipps are on. If I'm on a competitive group ride and the roads are dry, the Cdale is Zippified (the only reason I ride when the roads are wet is higher puncture risk with pricey tubulars, but if it's an actual race, I use the Zipps regardless).
THAT is what they are for. Not for nothing.