Hey there,
I'll be doing my first 70.3 at St. George this May. I have two wheelsets that I could use on my tri bike for the race, but not sure which might be better. I was wondering if I could hear opinions:
Set #1
Carbon Clinchers
88mm rear/60mm front
Conti Attack/Force tires w/ latex tubes
Weight: ~1500 grams
Set #2
Carbon Tubulars
50mm front and rear
Conti GP4000SII (butyl)
Weight: ~1300 grams
Both have similar quality hubs/spokes (DT Swiss with Sapim CX-Ray spokes)
My thoughts originally were to go with the lighter tubulars (set #2) due to climbs, and also the shallower rims to handle winds. But lately I've read quite a bit where people say the 100-200 grams weight difference is too small to consider, and that often times, aero trumps weight anyway. So now I am leaning towards set #1. Thoughts?
I'll be doing my first 70.3 at St. George this May. I have two wheelsets that I could use on my tri bike for the race, but not sure which might be better. I was wondering if I could hear opinions:
Set #1
Carbon Clinchers
88mm rear/60mm front
Conti Attack/Force tires w/ latex tubes
Weight: ~1500 grams
Set #2
Carbon Tubulars
50mm front and rear
Conti GP4000SII (butyl)
Weight: ~1300 grams
Both have similar quality hubs/spokes (DT Swiss with Sapim CX-Ray spokes)
My thoughts originally were to go with the lighter tubulars (set #2) due to climbs, and also the shallower rims to handle winds. But lately I've read quite a bit where people say the 100-200 grams weight difference is too small to consider, and that often times, aero trumps weight anyway. So now I am leaning towards set #1. Thoughts?