Originally Posted by San Rensho

Aero wheels are of little to no advantage in a crit. In fact,they can be a liability because they catch cross winds which screw up your bike handling.

Best wheels for a crit are fat sew-ups on a non aero rim. They provide the best griop and handling in the corners, which is where criteriums are won.

To me, deep aero rims in a crit are like riding aero bars in a crit, you may get minimally less wind resistance, but you are going to be all over the place with aero bars which will make you much slower than non-aero bars.