I was interested in a comment in a recent thread "Why not buy one of those very pricey Falcon Accel II wheels? Aren't all the track racers using them? They may not be the most rugged, but you could climb the Zermatt on one they are so light 700 grams"
You have to be careful of manufacturers advertised weights the Falcon Acell II mass does not include hubs. I have been doing a bit of research into wheel weights and I have found it depends upon who you ask as to how much they weigh. I have made up a table of wheel weights which are I believe representative of true mass (give or take for hub variations).
Rear Disc Tubular Wheels 650c/700c (add approx 100g for clinchers)
Falcon Acell II 750/920
Zipp 840 & 900 875/960
Lightweight 910/1000
Corima CN 940/1020
Suguno 975/1075
Campy Ghibli N/A/1100
X-Treme 1000/1100
XLab 1070/1185
HED Superlight 1100/1220
Renn 1100/1195
FIR 1200/1300
HED Kona 1200/1300
Mavic Comet 1300/1400
Front Aero Tubular Wheels 650c/700c (add approx 100g for clinchers)
Lightweight aero 440/585
Xlab aero 500/565
Zipp 440 515/570
HED Alps 575/650
Corima Aero 590/630
X-Treme 640/740
Nimble 3 665/710
Giant Aero 700/800
XLab 4 710/795
HED 3D 720/790
Corima 4 735/775
FIR 4 735/775
HED Jet 60 760/800
XLab 3 760/800
HED Deep 90 790/1020
Campagnola Shamal 800/950
FIR 3 800/90
CAT 3 850/N/A
Spinergy 4 850/1020
Specialized 3 1050/1200
Aerospoke 4 1470/1570
If anybody disagrees with the weights posted i.e. you have the wheel and you have weighed it, please let me know so I can update my list.
On a personal note I would dont think there is an ideal wheel manufacturer above, ideally I would want an Hed shaped (elliptical) light weight dimpled (Zipp) rear disc with Corima hubs and a nimble type but 4 spoke (large surface area) front wheel both capable of taking clincher or tubular tires and all from the same manufacturer!
Cheers AndyA
You have to be careful of manufacturers advertised weights the Falcon Acell II mass does not include hubs. I have been doing a bit of research into wheel weights and I have found it depends upon who you ask as to how much they weigh. I have made up a table of wheel weights which are I believe representative of true mass (give or take for hub variations).
Rear Disc Tubular Wheels 650c/700c (add approx 100g for clinchers)
Falcon Acell II 750/920
Zipp 840 & 900 875/960
Lightweight 910/1000
Corima CN 940/1020
Suguno 975/1075
Campy Ghibli N/A/1100
X-Treme 1000/1100
XLab 1070/1185
HED Superlight 1100/1220
Renn 1100/1195
FIR 1200/1300
HED Kona 1200/1300
Mavic Comet 1300/1400
Front Aero Tubular Wheels 650c/700c (add approx 100g for clinchers)
Lightweight aero 440/585
Xlab aero 500/565
Zipp 440 515/570
HED Alps 575/650
Corima Aero 590/630
X-Treme 640/740
Nimble 3 665/710
Giant Aero 700/800
XLab 4 710/795
HED 3D 720/790
Corima 4 735/775
FIR 4 735/775
HED Jet 60 760/800
XLab 3 760/800
HED Deep 90 790/1020
Campagnola Shamal 800/950
FIR 3 800/90
CAT 3 850/N/A
Spinergy 4 850/1020
Specialized 3 1050/1200
Aerospoke 4 1470/1570
If anybody disagrees with the weights posted i.e. you have the wheel and you have weighed it, please let me know so I can update my list.
On a personal note I would dont think there is an ideal wheel manufacturer above, ideally I would want an Hed shaped (elliptical) light weight dimpled (Zipp) rear disc with Corima hubs and a nimble type but 4 spoke (large surface area) front wheel both capable of taking clincher or tubular tires and all from the same manufacturer!
Cheers AndyA