Originally Posted by
ridethecliche
That's why I bought the Soul 4.0's. I wanted some aero wheels and didn't want to pay the premium for carbon or the weight. If I get some aero carbon wheels, I'll just use the souls as daily drivers.
I rode with them for the first time on sunday at a crit and I didn't notice any huge difference, but I'm pretty sure they did something since I finished 14th in a 3/4 crit and it was only my 3rd race as a 4. I haven't really ridden much lately either. Bleh.
It's a good raceday psychological boost, if nothing else. But in any event, they do make a difference realistically so it's a double whammy!
Frankly at the moment I'm more concerned with training so I was looking at a power meter before anything and some coaching but I've decided that I'm in a financial situation right now where I could get a new bike relatively easily and quickly. I might not be in that situation again so I figure I'll take care of the bike right now and worry about the smaller things later.