intence

I was thinking of trying a set of Aero wheels, however, other than the Soul 4.0s, it seems that high profile aluminum clinchers aren't that popular?

I know American Classic has the 420s, but is there anything else out there?

I looked at the Mavic Cosmic Elites, but at 30mm, they're no taller than lots of other wheels out there (and heavier too).

datlas 

What's wrong with the soul 4.0?

If you really want aero, consider carbon.

Triguy

If you want Aero, as in aerodynamically designed; Felt's TTR2 wheels were designed in the wind tunnel. They feature a 21mm widex42mm deep rim. The msrp is $600 but you could probably get them for less from someone who buys a Felt Tri bike and wants to unload them. They are heavier than the Soul 4.0s but probably more aero.

There is also Sram S30, Zipp 101 and Hed's wide clinchers which are all more aero than most training clinchers.

intence

I looked at the S30, i've already got a set of Kinlin XR-300 based wheels, so the S30/101 seems like a sideways move (maybe some benefit from the torroidal rim). I'll check out the Felts

AngryScientist 

those SOUL wheels are really pretty sweet. i took them out for a fast 40 miles last nite, and they're really a great riding wheel.

they are the least expensive deep section clinchers on the market. period.

urbanknight

You already have a 30mm clincher, is it really going to be worth it to get 10mm more? When building my last set of wheels, I finally came to the conclusion that if I wasn't going to get deep carbon, I might as well not care about aero at all. So, I got some extremely light and shallow clinchers and will worry about aero when I can afford a more expensive set of wheels.

Creakyknees

Neuvation. Amazingly cheap and surprisingly durable (I weigh 185 + a 20 lb bike and I am known to be rough on equipment).

https://www.neuvationcycling.com/product195.html

Beautiful? no
Impress your friends? uhhh no

Joe Road

+1 what urbanknight said.

However, you might check out the 40mm Vuelta Corsa wheelsets. I have the all carbon version of these wheels and am real pleased - good build quality, stiff, etc.

The aluminum/carbon set weighs in at 2016g and costs 500.00.

https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1719

joseph

Inertianinja

if you want aero without the super-high price, you might check out SRAM's S30/S60/S80 wheels. They're also known as Flashpoint FP30/60/80s, if you don't want the SRAM branding. they're not full carbon (alloy braking surface/rim), but i like em. cheap on ebay for deeeeeep section rims.

for alloy rims, i'm currently trying out Ritchey Pro DS (Ritchey Pro Deep Section).

Jeepnut22 

Man, at 205 lbs. wet, only the Soul 8.5s wouldn't push the weight limits for me...

25 lbs. down, another 15 lbs. to go and then I should be good to go on a set of 4.0s or 5.0s.

nycphotography

Rolf has two sets that are both reasonably light, and reasonably aero.

A buddy has the um Vigor? And they definitely descend faster than my Elans... but my Elans are 1350g for the set making them REALLY light, and yes, decently aero.

Basil Moss

Agreed. Anything below 50mm is pretty much insignificant- might as well take care never to unzip your jersey or ride with your mouth open. I now use 404 tubs when I want aero in a race, but just as often race on traditional alloy tubs. The alloy tubs are much nicer wheels all round. "Aero" aluminium is just overpriced anchorweights as far as I can see- if you have alloy, get lightweight alloy (which means box section tubulars), if you want aero, you'll have to accept that it's going to be carbon and probably quite pricey. And that truly aero clinchers are very heavy, so you probably want to go tubular there too.

7bmwm3gtr

Actually, the wheel looks pretty nice when the bike is stationary. That's imho because I like low-count aero-spoked wheels.

intence

Thanks, I suppose 10mm isnt' that much. Maybe light-weight clinchers do make sense, or deep aero. The problem is that deep aero costs more than i'm willing to spend (or more than I can justify).

Triguy

I'd tend to disagree. I'd also say you can't judge the aerodynamics of a wheel based solely on depth. A poorly designed 50mm wheel could be less aero than a well designed 25mm one. Aerodynamics is the result of smart design not increased rim depth.

urbanknight

Well yes, depth isn't the only determining factor. Our point is just that compromises are questionable in this area. There will always be a middle ground, but I personally decided that if I couldn't go all out, I'd rather not bother.

the_don

$4-500 50mm carbon wheel in tubular or clincher !

Spinergy RevX!?!

Hahaha!!!

I like them so much I will get another set!

intence

Good point, my clinchers aren't the most awesome clinchers out there, but they ride quite nicely (XR-300s, Velocity Hubs, Sapin CX-Rays). I'm probably not going to see a huge benefit by going to a low cost aero wheel. I suppose I thought it would look cool, but didn't think the whole thing through. I'll probably end up riding the kinlins more because they're lighter, nearly as aero etc. and the other set will get little use.

Thanks for the insight.

urbanknight

Oh why didn't you say so? Get the 4.0s.