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Bike wheelset ?

John SchneiderJohn Schneider
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All:

So I'm in the market for a Bike Wheelset?  I'm looking at FLO wheels cause they look the most affordable to me.

I'm 5'7" 166 - race is on 9/7.  I've never owned deep dish rims before so I'm looking for advice. 

In general you want less (deepness?!) in the front, right, like FLO 60's in the front and FLO 90's in the back, right?

Also was considering a wheelbuilder for the rear, if that was the case would you go with FLO 60's on both front and back.

One more question - if the area I'm racing in is generally windy, at what wind speed would you not want a wheelbuilder on the back, IE. I wake up on race day and the wind is blowing ## mph, take the cover off, etc.

Thanks so much, John S.

Comments

  • robin sarnerrobin sarner

    I have the flo 90s.     wheelcover for the back when legal.

    for your size, the flo 60s should be good.     and wheelcover when legal.

  • rboglerbogle

    My understanding is that stability and handling in high winds are more problematic for the front wheel rather than rear. I've ridden my wheelbuilder disc in 20+mph winds no problem, in fact probably to my advantage. But too deep a front rim can cause handling problems. To be honest I don't know what the rule of thumb is for front rim depth. Its something I'd like to know too….

  • Coach RichCoach Rich
    Do you have a powermeter?
  • John SchneiderJohn Schneider
    Yes, sorry, I have a stages powermeter
  • Keith WickKeith Wick
    I would ask what the purpose of the wheelset is for? Is it for strickly tri races or is this wheelset also going to be used for some roadie rides, etc? The wheelcover can turn any rear wheel you buy into a disk---so anything will do back there. something in the 46 mm range is good in lots of conditions, looks good on both road and tri bikes---so versatility is there. If it's strictly for tri, then it really depends on your comfort level in handling the bike. As people have said--rear is what you want + wheelcover in almost all situations (I'd go something deep like an 808 if it was only for tri's). I have a Zipp 808 front and have yet to find a place where I feel it's too windy to handle---this includes some very windy days in Lake Placid going full out down the descent. Many others don't like the push in the wind of a deeper wheel, so they go with something more like a 404 (46mm deep)
  • MattAaronsonMattAaronson
    Front wheel is the issue for handling but at 165lb I think you should be in good shape. I just got ride of a Zipp 1080 that I used only a couple of times because after racing it at 135lb it was just too deep (and I am pretty confident with bike handling so for me to be getting blown around too much is saying something!!). I think pretty much anyone can handle something 80mm deep up front. Disk in back for everybody is my view.
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