I hesitate to write this, but, I tried a Crosswind on the rear of my TCR. FIRST of all...it IS a light wheel. That's the best thing about it. Secondly, they are responsive to the customer, they sent me a new hub when my wheel wasn't testing fast. They tried very hard to get the wheel to perform well on my bike. Lastly, try as I might, I couldn't get the wheel to be as fast as my 32 spoke Mavic Open Pro. I tried coasting tests, max speed tests, coasting distance tests, out and back time trials on flats and on hills....I tried every way I knew to take the human factor out of my testing, then put the human factor back in my testing, and it just consistantly showed itself to be slower than my normal training wheel. I ran the same tests with a Hed Deep, and later, with an H3. Both of these wheels were faster under all conditions than my Mavic.
I don't know why it didn't test well for me. I can sum up the one biggest thing that kept happening to me when I had the Crosswind on...my training buddies would pass me coasting down hills on our normal rides, look at me quizzically, and comment..."why are we coasting faster than you for a change?" I put my Mavic back on and resumed outcoasting them like I was used to. With the H3 or Jet Deep, I not only outcoasted them down the same hills, I opened up a gap on them (unless they were drafting!)
I can't explain why this happened on my Giant. I'd like to try it on my Talon and see if the same thing happens, but, I can't afford to buy one for testing, and I don't imagine they would like to volunteer one for me to test, since I sent the one I had back to them.
One more note, the Nimble I had was a Tufo Tubular, all my other wheels were clinchers with Performance Pro Forte Kevlar belts...surely there couldn't be that much difference in rolling resistance!!??? I really don't think that was the problem, I just don't know what the problem was.
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