Anyone here own/try FLO wheels?
06-23-13, 11:31 AM
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Anyone here own/try FLO wheels?
I have to say, I'm pretty intrigued by these wheels. There's not a ton on these guys out on the web but what I have found seems very positive. I signed up for their web updates so I get notices when they do a Pre sale (which every time sells out in min).
I'm not in the market for aero wheels just yet but I may be in the next year (yeah...I'm a gear guy...sorry). I was wondering if anyone here has a set of these wheels.
If you haven't heard about their stuff, here's a link to their site:
https://www.flocycling.com/
Sub $1K for 60 or 90mm aero carbon/alu clinchers isn't really a horrible deal if they're not junk...
I'm not in the market for aero wheels just yet but I may be in the next year (yeah...I'm a gear guy...sorry). I was wondering if anyone here has a set of these wheels.
If you haven't heard about their stuff, here's a link to their site:
https://www.flocycling.com/
Sub $1K for 60 or 90mm aero carbon/alu clinchers isn't really a horrible deal if they're not junk...
06-23-13, 11:37 AM
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You hang out in the wrong place to get info on them. Try here: https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...;so=ASC;mh=25;
06-23-13, 12:12 PM
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You hang out in the wrong place to get info on them. Try here: https://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.c...;so=ASC;mh=25;
As for posting it here...I figured I would have a small chance figuring how many here have aero wheels...
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Further, the huge mindshare still goes to Zipp and HED. Flo managed to crack that some with the tri scene, but others like November and Boyd have released proprietary wide U-shaped carbon clinchers to a chorus of chirping crickets while the market still flocks to the big 2.1.
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they were given write up in one of the bike mags....wheels are very heavy simply a normal wheel with a carbon layover for aeroness.....not a bad thing but not in any way a light fast wheel....as always you get what you pay for......they may be faster because of the deepness of the wheel but that deepness is glues to an aluminum rim
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I replaced my old 808s with a set and couldn't be happier. The weight doesn't matter for real riding or racing and the wide aero rim is a nice step up from my old zipps.
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They're certainly fast for triathlon and time trials. For the typical roadie talk of surges and climbs... maybe less so. I don't know how much weight truly matters for that vs how much is just feel.
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