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Re: Zipp Aero Data- finally- comparing data with rider [joshatzipp]
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So the argument about the 808-1080 rear wheel being worth 8 seconds in the chart vs 16 seconds in the wheel only data is pretty much exactly as one would expect, with the 16 seconds being spot on for a front wheel and the 8 seconds being about right for a rear in this situation, which was rider on bike at 10 degrees...for this bike w/rider at that angle a 50% reduction coefficient is pretty accurate...note that in the last 2 data points the 1080 front vs 808 front is worth 14 seconds...which is pretty darn accurate to the wheel only data considering all of the added complexity in the system.


it's always good to have more data- and the more 'real world' it is the better and I even own a bunch of zipp (and HED) stuff. When I see your comment- above- "So the argument about the 808-1080 .....with the 16 seconds being spot on for a front wheel" On your chart- you say 808 ft/1080 rr (saves 80 seconds) vs 1080ft/1080rr (saves 90 seconds). 90 - 80 is a savings of 10 seconds, not the 16 you mention above or on the website talking about the wheel. Am I reading something wrong here? That being said- it's nice to see the trends, and even nicer to see the real world data published. Now I'm sure Zipp probably tested other wheels- b/c you stack rank so many other wheels. Where would some of your competitors stack rank on that chart? Like a HED 3? As you mention- on the wheel area describing the 1080 wheel- which must have included a test of the Trispoke, "This all new ground-breaking torodial rim shape is designed to provide maximum aerodynamic advantage and has proven to be 29 seconds faster than a trispoke over 40 k."

So am I correct to assume that the 29 seconds- is for a wheel only test? And is that one wheel or a pair of wheels? And what were the numbers (assuming you tested the H3) in the Cancellera test?

Also- there's independent testing (not funded by zipp or HED) that said the H3 is more aero than the 808 and another company- at a "brain symposium" recently said the Hed 90 was more aero than the 808 and you made a comment on that ST thread- that the Stinger 90 is sometimes more aero, sometimes less aero... The H3, according to HED's site, is even more aero than the Stinger/JET 90- so... that should make the H3 more aero than the 808- but for this discussion- let's assume they are equal (give Zipp the benefit of the doubt). I just don't get how you guys can advertise the 1080... "as 29 seconds faster than a trispoke over 40 k." When the 1080 is only 8 to 10 seconds faster than (an equal or maybe slower other wheel- the 808 vs. trispoke) in your real world tests???
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