Zipp 404 vs 808 front
Going to buy a Zipp front and wondering people's thoughts on an 808 front vs. a 404 front. I run the PT wheel + wheel cover for races on the back. Primary races usually are fairly hilly (Lake Placid, Mooseman, Timberman). I handle the bike pretty well and don't really feel uncomfortable when hit with crosswinds, even on fast decents (like the one into Keene on the LP course). I think the 404 provides a little more transferability if I want to put it on the road bike for some reason, but I don't see this happening often. Would I be gaining that much more with the 808?
Thanks for your input.
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Plus, either wheel will look Fred on the front with a training wheel on the back on a road bike...
Many people warm up the tires in the dryer and then a trick from changing motorcycle tires would be to spray Windex on the tire, to act as a lube to get it over the rim.
...and with your wife out of the house...
Duh! How else am I supposed to throw my tires into the dryer full of her laundry?
make sure you use a very thin rim strip as well. the thick cloth rim tape will make it next to impossible to get a good clincher tire on a zipp alloy rim... but switching to the thin one will make it significantly easier.
I've mounted at least 4 of those tires brand new on alloy 404s/808s and it's tough but not impossible. The good news it is gets much easily the more you do it. In fact I used to mount and remove new tires 4 or 5 times in a row to strech them when I raced with that combo. My hands hurt like hell for a day but it was worth it as they were easy to get off and on if I flatted.