On Apr 24, 2011, at 4:54 AM, Drew wrote: > At home I attacked them with a bucket of soapy water.... and very pretty they > look too. Except as I was cleaning them I though to myself 'blimey these > don't feel as light as I expected' Out with the kitchen scales; yes they > are exactly 100g HEAVIER than the 'no-brand' STEEL wheels originally fitted > to my Peugeot back in the mid '80's. So much for progress!!
If they're built for time-trial or track use that's entirely possible. In those cases the aero advantage greatly outweighs the ability to accelerate and climb. The wheels on my road bike are middle-of-the-range and weigh about 1,550 grams. Zipp 808's are hellishly expensive and weigh 200g more. But I know which I'd rather have in a TT :) Cheers, Dave PS post a photo! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
