On another thread about wheels today I made an observation about my Bontrager Race X-lite wheels on my road bike and my Race Aero wheels on my tri-bike ... that they seemed like extremely fast wheels and seemed to outperform even my HED Alps/Renn disc combo. I asked if there wasn't something to the paired spoke arrangement when considering aero wheels.
I was surprised at the number of folks who chimed in saying things like, "when I go back and look at my log, my fastest rides were 3 years ago when I was using Rolf Vector Pros" ... stuff like that.
Rather than hijack that thread, I thought I'd start this new one. I'm curious if anyone else has made similar observations and if anyone has any drag comparisons that include paired-spoke wheels like the Rolfs/Bontragers. In a quick scan, I don't see anything about paired spokes on Analyticcycling.com.
Bob C.
I was surprised at the number of folks who chimed in saying things like, "when I go back and look at my log, my fastest rides were 3 years ago when I was using Rolf Vector Pros" ... stuff like that.
Rather than hijack that thread, I thought I'd start this new one. I'm curious if anyone else has made similar observations and if anyone has any drag comparisons that include paired-spoke wheels like the Rolfs/Bontragers. In a quick scan, I don't see anything about paired spokes on Analyticcycling.com.
Bob C.