Hey all,
I've been riding on a set of Profile Design 58/78 Twenty-Four wheelsets 100% exclusively for the past month as I'm doing a write up on them and trying them out on all sorts of terrain - from flat to hilly and descending. This is my first long term set (I tested the 58/58 combo for 2 weeks prior) and came from the stock TTR3 Felt wheels. I also ride a road Orbea with stock Mavic Kyseriums Race. I would treat both the Felt and Mavics to be entry level, but decent hoops.
So here is my question: On generally level ground, I've ridden a few Strava segments that I am very familiar with and it seems that I cannot achieve the same top level speeds with the aero wheels and am off by bout 1-2 mph. This has nothing to do with cruising speed, which I'm happy with, but more or less attack speed. It just feels like when I hit 30-34 mph all out, the wheels do not want to budge any faster. Again, I've tried the course a few times to compensate difference in wind, body composure etc. I will say these are not back to back days of testing, rather weeks possibly. I am using the same Garmin recorder and everything else is generally the same.
Anyone else run into this? Is it possible that Aero wheels are "tuned" to be optimal in the 20-25 mph range? Is it me?
Bill
70 point something - Felt, Profile Twenty Four, Shimano
I've been riding on a set of Profile Design 58/78 Twenty-Four wheelsets 100% exclusively for the past month as I'm doing a write up on them and trying them out on all sorts of terrain - from flat to hilly and descending. This is my first long term set (I tested the 58/58 combo for 2 weeks prior) and came from the stock TTR3 Felt wheels. I also ride a road Orbea with stock Mavic Kyseriums Race. I would treat both the Felt and Mavics to be entry level, but decent hoops.
So here is my question: On generally level ground, I've ridden a few Strava segments that I am very familiar with and it seems that I cannot achieve the same top level speeds with the aero wheels and am off by bout 1-2 mph. This has nothing to do with cruising speed, which I'm happy with, but more or less attack speed. It just feels like when I hit 30-34 mph all out, the wheels do not want to budge any faster. Again, I've tried the course a few times to compensate difference in wind, body composure etc. I will say these are not back to back days of testing, rather weeks possibly. I am using the same Garmin recorder and everything else is generally the same.
Anyone else run into this? Is it possible that Aero wheels are "tuned" to be optimal in the 20-25 mph range? Is it me?
Bill
70 point something - Felt, Profile Twenty Four, Shimano
