Help with Wheel ranking
03-21-11 | 01:21 PM
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Best for an old guy to ride centuries with and not humiliate himself. I have the mavics on my current bike and thinking of switching them w/ the wheels that come on a new Madone 5.2.
03-21-11 | 01:21 PM
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More expensive = "better". 
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03-21-11 | 01:26 PM
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Not just expense...even though that always plays into the equation. Which one would be better to keep as a superior wheel compared to the other? or is it 6 to half dozen either way?
03-21-11 | 01:47 PM
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Open Pro with carbon spokes? Are those those carbon spokes from the mid 90's that sucked horribly? If so, I'd say sell both sets and get a decent set of wheels.
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03-21-11 | 03:23 PM
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03-21-11 | 03:32 PM
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Mavic OP's on a decent hub is pretty much the industry standard for reliability, durability, do-it-all-ity. They're not the lightest, they're not the sexiest, they're not the most aerodynamic, but they do what they do. Kind of the Honda Accord of wheelsets. *
*This assumes they are properly built and trued.
*This assumes they are properly built and trued.
03-21-11 | 03:46 PM
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03-21-11 | 04:08 PM
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03-21-11 | 04:34 PM
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Mavic OP's on a decent hub is pretty much the industry standard for reliability, durability, do-it-all-ity. They're not the lightest, they're not the sexiest, they're not the most aerodynamic, but they do what they do. Kind of the Honda Accord of wheelsets. *
*This assumes they are properly built and trued.
*This assumes they are properly built and trued.
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03-21-11 | 10:18 PM
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Mavic OP's on a decent hub is pretty much the industry standard for reliability, durability, do-it-all-ity. They're not the lightest, they're not the sexiest, they're not the most aerodynamic, but they do what they do. Kind of the Honda Accord of wheelsets. *
*This assumes they are properly built and trued.
*This assumes they are properly built and trued.
03-22-11 | 07:26 AM
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I would ask your dealer to skip the Race wheels and knock off $200 or give you $200 in store merchandise. I have a set from a few years ago - they're not terrible, but basically they exist so that you can roll your new bike out of the showroom. I'd be a lot happier if LBS's sold higher end bikes without wheels and saddles, so I could pick my own.
If you're stuck with the Race wheels, put some tougher tires on them (like Gatorskins) and use them for crappy weather / trail riding.
If you're stuck with the Race wheels, put some tougher tires on them (like Gatorskins) and use them for crappy weather / trail riding.
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