Given my love of hills and a favorable power:weight ratio, I enjoy HIM and IM distance tris with a bit more climbing than most
For example: Sea-to-Summit, SavageMan, IMLOU, and I'm doing IMMT this year (granted not as hilly, but it worked with my schedule) -- and occasionally a local race w/rolling terrain
This climbing and a road bike background motivated my purchase of an aero road Fuji Transonic, to which I've added bolt-on aerobars. Stock wheels I raced on last year are Oval Concepts 950F carbon/alum (50mm deep), which I realize are unimpressive.
I am not heavy, with race weight 130-132lbs.
How would you optimize for speed/aero given these constraints? I am thinking of doing a Zipp 808 in the rear and 404 up front. I have no experience with carbon wheels; climbing can also imply some pretty serious descents. Should I be concerned about braking performance? and/or cross-wind effects given my light weight? Thanks so much!
For example: Sea-to-Summit, SavageMan, IMLOU, and I'm doing IMMT this year (granted not as hilly, but it worked with my schedule) -- and occasionally a local race w/rolling terrain
This climbing and a road bike background motivated my purchase of an aero road Fuji Transonic, to which I've added bolt-on aerobars. Stock wheels I raced on last year are Oval Concepts 950F carbon/alum (50mm deep), which I realize are unimpressive.
I am not heavy, with race weight 130-132lbs.
How would you optimize for speed/aero given these constraints? I am thinking of doing a Zipp 808 in the rear and 404 up front. I have no experience with carbon wheels; climbing can also imply some pretty serious descents. Should I be concerned about braking performance? and/or cross-wind effects given my light weight? Thanks so much!