Originally Posted by iridebikes
I Better to loose 5 lbs. from you gut than spend a lot of effort calculating the advantage of spoke count.
Welcome to the Top Gun School of cycling.....where we all ride 40 spoke wheels with bladed spokes angled the wrong way (to increase air resistance!) and lead weights stuck to the rim for our training rides.
Then when you throw on some regular wheels you feel like you constantly have a tailwind cuz pedaling became so easy...LOL.
P.S. When you see a "top gunner" pass a cyclist running American Classic 420's with the above mis-angled bladed 40 spoke wheels you know it's the hardcore dedication paying off. Nothing beats sweat and time in the Saddle!