cervelo4me

i ride mostly rolling hills and flats and once in a while up a nice canyon so these seem to be a great choice and about 300.00 less then zipps.anyone own these?

urbanknight

I prefer rolling my own handbuilt wheels, which turn out to be lighter, stronger, and usually less expensive than their factory made counterparts.

But honestly, I know someone who has a variety of Easton wheels and is quite happy with them.

Elvo

Have you looked into the Nabisco EC90 Areos?

cervelo4me

never heard of them easton seems to make great rims and has a lot of choices

cervelo4me

the zipps really were not lightweight

Elvo

Really? The 404 FC Tubulars are only 1200 grams. Pretty light considering the fact that they are 27 mm wide. Your EA90 Oreos are 1650 grams or something.

cervelo4me

are you in a bad mood again?why are you always so miserable?whats an oreo?whats a nabisco?its just a bike.cure a disease then act cocky .your a perfect example of why i ride alone.who wants deal with your negativity on something as fun as road biking.i finally ask a real question instead of goofing on the whine cellar and still i get your misery.i know your bored in here and im a breath of fresh air as opposed to someones boring garmin track ,but feel free to ignore me at any time .so uptight.shorts are way to tight.may i suggest some sativa for you?perma ignore now underway.

Elvo

Stating that the Zipps are lighter than your EA90 Oreos makes me in a bad mood? I don't get this guy. And taking the internet seriously is pretty much the opposite of what trolls do, which confuses me even more.

Pwnt

I love the creamy middle. YUM!

ChucksNutz

Double stuffed are the bomb diggity!

I <3 Robots

What Zipps are you comparing...the 101's? The 101 is the only Zipp wheel that comes close to the EA90.

The Eastons are 22gr heavier than the Zipp...

stugi79

ChucksNutz

^ nom nom nom nom

sdgrannygear

Be careful cervelo4me. Between your aero frame and aero wheels, you have built a potentially dangerous rig. The UCI has banned certain combinations because they are "too aero." What that means is that the speed generated from these bikes can be very dangerous especially when someone such as yourself is hammering away. It's based on the Bernouilli principle that because the combination is so aerodynamic it actually generates lift. Because of that, your wheels begin to lose contact with the road and thus you lose control ending in a potential crash. Just keep that in mind.

urbanknight

Like I said before, he should send all new purchases to me for safety testing first.

Genaro

Careful running those Oreos through milk puddles. They've been known to crumble

Luwin1026

I read through this thread and saw the thread title as areos, then I read about oreos and then milk puddles and then now I'm thinking areolas.

jmX

Keep in mind the EA90's are only 28mm deep, whereas the Zipps are over double that.

Anyway I paid about $650 for carbon reynolds attacks which are lighter and slightly deeper than those Eastons, but that was some sorta blowout sale at performance bike (They weighed in around 1400g). The eastons are probably cheaper right now, and they'll have better braking since they are aluminum rather than carbon.

SprSonik

Got my EA90 Aeros to go with my Madone 5.2 in NOV2010. I love the wheels! I weigh about 190lbs and immediately noticed an improvement in ride quality and responsiveness. While they aren't a deep sidewall, they certainly pick up more crosswind than standard profile wheels. I got the set on sale for $450 in San Diego, so they were totally worth it. Let my bro ride them on his bike (he has my old RXLs) and he couldn't believe the difference the wheels made.

Not sure what wheels you currently ride, but the EA90 Aeros are likely a worthwhile upgrade unless you are really light (may be too stiff) or a total weight weenie...

cervelo4me

thanks for the advice.im sticking with the fulcrum 7s that came stock the fact is i need to become a better rider not switch out my parts.i am glad i changed my rear cassette to an 11-28 force from a 11-25 rival ,it sure has helped my climbing.the wife is ready to kill me though she found the amex bill

idoru2005

That's about the only smart thing you've said since you joined this board. And good call on changing your cassette.