Types of Racing Wheel Sets
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One of the most parts of your bicycle is the wheels. Race wheels can be made out of aluminum, aluminum carbon, and all carbon. There are also two different styles of wheels. One is a clincher tire, this type of wheel has tube inside the rubber tire. The other type of tire is the tublar, which has the tube seamed inside the tire and it is glued onto the rim. One of the positive aspects of tublar tires is they get the best grip on the road. But a negative is that they usually need to be serviced by bike shop professional. Aluminum wheels are strong everyday wheels. Great for training no matter the weather conditions. Aluminum carbon, and carbon wheels have a taller profile which make them more aerodynamic and faster. This type of wheels are mainly used for racing.
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How do I find out all of the different names for wheels? Such as aerospoke and trispoke etc?
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zipp 404
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Aluminium.
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+Ben Volorney I'm thinking of getting some CC SL's. How are they working for you? I currently own the Ksyrium elites. Any feedback will be appreciated.
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what do you guys think are the best value aluminium/carbon clincher wheels on the market?
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aero helmet/ceramic bearings/ hubs in that order.... then if you got the money get a set of 808's....on my suggested, clicked on by accident
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a tire glued on the rim? no thnx , safety first
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What is the size of a road bike wheel? I have a mountain bike and that has 26" wheels.
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wheel hubs are very important, it makes your wheels spin faster or slower, you need very good hubs. Deep carbon wheels reduce air draft, and it will allow your wheels spin faster, it really works. I ride 50mm carbon wheels and I weight 50kg, so it took me about 3-4 months training to learn how to ride in cross wind, mind you I live in the west side of Belgium on coast (north sea), wind can easily surge up to 50km/h easily. Since then, I never have problem with cross wind (you need to learn to deal with it), and when you have headwind, it really helps. So, I suppose if you are heavier than me, area where you live has less wind than mine, you shouldn't have problem on carbon deep rims (only the front matters, back wheels are fixed, you won't feel it pushing)
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MRryuhayabusa
the difference between tubular and tube is the tubular is lighter and you get more tire contact on the road now that said they make carbon clinchers as light as tubular tires tubular tires are a pain in the ass to fix clinchers are way better all you do is pull out the tube witch is 5.99 vs 100 bucks for a tubular tire -
wheels do make a big difference cause it is rotational weight the stiffer the wheel you will get better profornance I do not recommend carbon wheels for your average cyclist
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For those saying BS on wheels ride a good set and see.
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All of this is bullshit. Want your bike to go faster? THEN RIDE MORE!
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I couldnt agree more with you! I'm always laughing at those fixie riders with super light frames, aerodynamic wheels and riser bars...whats the point of that?!
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For the overall performance you are right. Wheels are the most important part if you are thinking about upgrading. Most of the bikes here are sold with entry lvl wheels, so your full ultegra bike has rs10 shimano wheels on it. Going from those to rs80 or a similar wheel will make a big difference, not in speed but how the bike feels in corners etc.
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Professional grade gear is just more accessible. Walmart bikes are at an all time low, cycling as a sport isn't more expensive to get into.
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Where is your shop located
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what kind of sport car do you have...
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