Looking for opinions about wheel choices for an upcoming event.
I think I know my own answer, but wanted to throw it out there to see what people have to say.
My bike:
2008 Cervelo P2c, nothing fancy
Wheelset #1:
Bontrager Carbon X Aero
Tubular, 19ish mm wide, 45mm deep, running Specialized Turbo Cotton 23mm on both f&r.
Wheelset #2:
Oval 745
Clincher, 23mm wide, also 45mm deep, running Continental GP 4000ii with Vittoria Latex tubes on f&r.
Both have their advantages. Bontragers are stupid light, still pretty aero, but narrower. Ovals are heavier, but wider, clincher and easier to carry around a flat kit. With the Bontragers, I'd carry a Hutchinson Fast Air and pray. But I've never flatted in the many years I've had these wheels.
Which would you choose?
Changing tires, tubes, etc isn't an option. This is what I have. This is what I get to choose from.
I think I know my own answer, but wanted to throw it out there to see what people have to say.
My bike:
2008 Cervelo P2c, nothing fancy
Wheelset #1:
Bontrager Carbon X Aero
Tubular, 19ish mm wide, 45mm deep, running Specialized Turbo Cotton 23mm on both f&r.
Wheelset #2:
Oval 745
Clincher, 23mm wide, also 45mm deep, running Continental GP 4000ii with Vittoria Latex tubes on f&r.
Both have their advantages. Bontragers are stupid light, still pretty aero, but narrower. Ovals are heavier, but wider, clincher and easier to carry around a flat kit. With the Bontragers, I'd carry a Hutchinson Fast Air and pray. But I've never flatted in the many years I've had these wheels.
Which would you choose?
Changing tires, tubes, etc isn't an option. This is what I have. This is what I get to choose from.