I have a 2017 Cannondale CAAD12 and I have been running them with Cosmic Carbone wheel set and I love the way it rode, very responsive, quick steering, stops on a dime, and with the 25mm tires rode nice. I recently switched and put a pair of Zipp 808's and while it really makes the bike look cooler, it feels very heavy, steering seems a lot slower, acceleration also a lot slower, and even top speed seems to have taken a hit.
I was under the impression deep wheels are supposed to make one go and maintain speed but unlike my Tribike where using a disc in the rear and 808 in front, I can go about 24mph and hold that speed with fresh legs for miles and miles. But with 808 on my Cannondale, I can barely reach 22mph without feeling worn out quickly.
I am not sure if anybody on the pro tour is using 808 on road bikes but for me at least it seems a lot slower, Perhaps it is because I am not as aerodynamic as I am on my tribike and it seems the way a tribike is setup, it helps maintaining top end speed where again, the 808's seem very sluggish and harder to hold a top speed. Another thing I noticed, the 808's when you spin the wheel just keep rolling and rolling and rolling where the Cosmic Carbones don't spin as freely yet feel a lot faster.
I was under the impression deep wheels are supposed to make one go and maintain speed but unlike my Tribike where using a disc in the rear and 808 in front, I can go about 24mph and hold that speed with fresh legs for miles and miles. But with 808 on my Cannondale, I can barely reach 22mph without feeling worn out quickly.
I am not sure if anybody on the pro tour is using 808 on road bikes but for me at least it seems a lot slower, Perhaps it is because I am not as aerodynamic as I am on my tribike and it seems the way a tribike is setup, it helps maintaining top end speed where again, the 808's seem very sluggish and harder to hold a top speed. Another thing I noticed, the 808's when you spin the wheel just keep rolling and rolling and rolling where the Cosmic Carbones don't spin as freely yet feel a lot faster.