Which is better and why? I have a set of FLO 60/90 and I just got a QR Illicito that came with Reynold’s Strike wheels. Which is better for training and which is better for racing? Should I sell one of the sets and get standard “training wheels”? Which is lighter and more aero? Thanks!
You’re saying that you’re incapable of weighing them??
You’ll likely find that the Strike are lighter. However, as a training and racing wheel the Flo are excellent - so if I were in your position I’d sell them before you use htem and devalue them and run the Flo’s.
Thanks for your insight! I actually don’t have a scale and I just got the bike yesterday so I haven’t had a chance to take is somewhere with a scale.
There are a bunch of benefits to training on different wheels than you race on:
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You don’t wear out the nice wheel or risk breaking it in a crash
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You can keep nice fast tires on the race wheels and keep them in good shape for race day, so you go faster and have less chance of flatting
So, the Strikes are pretty fancy wheels but the Flo 60/90 will be a faster wheel for race day. I would use the strikes for training or sell them and get some cheap training wheels.
It looks like the Strikes are about a pound lighter than the Flos (2074g vs. 1635) If it were me, I would sell the Strikes, use the cash to buy a powermeter, and use the Flos all of the time. I have a 60/90 set of Flos, use them everyday and raceday without a single issue.
Which is better and why? I have a set of FLO 60/90 and I just got a QR Illicito that came with Reynold’s Strike wheels. Which is better for training and which is better for racing? Should I sell one of the sets and get standard “training wheels”? Which is lighter and more aero? Thanks!
I can’t comment on the FLO wheels but I can attest that the Strikes are bomb proof. I’ve raced and trained on them for two years without issue. As an aside I also ride Reynolds Assault on my roadie and beat the crap out of that bike, it’s a Cervelo S2 but I treat it like a CX bike 
I am not a big proponent of training and racing wheels. As someone mentioned you’d be better off selling a set of wheels and getting a powermeter if you don’t have one.
Which is better and why? I have a set of FLO 60/90 and I just got a QR Illicito that came with Reynold’s Strike wheels. Which is better for training and which is better for racing? Should I sell one of the sets and get standard “training wheels”? Which is lighter and more aero? Thanks!
I can’t comment on the FLO wheels but I can attest that the Strikes are bomb proof. I’ve raced and trained on them for two years without issue. As an aside I also ride Reynolds Assault on my roadie and beat the crap out of that bike, it’s a Cervelo S2 but I treat it like a CX bike
I am not a big proponent of training and racing wheels. As someone mentioned you’d be better off selling a set of wheels and getting a powermeter if you don’t have one.
x2. I run Strikes on my road bike and have for 3 years now. Race with them on there too. They are absolutely bomb proof. I’m not a small guy either, so these things get beat pretty hard and haven’t shown any issues in at least 15k miles.
jake
I assume that we are not talking about the recently redesigned Strikes (62 mm depth versus 66 mm depth). The new Strikes are suppose to be significantly faster. I wouldn’t be surprised if they are aerodynamically comparable to Flo 60s, Zipp 404s, Jet 6s, etc.
Based on my experience, I have a different take from the other respondents. If you use the same bike for training and racing, I would always use the heavy wheels (flo) for training and the light wheels for racing since the aero factor is close. It provides that extra little boost on race day.
2013 strikes… flo 60 as more aero shape
2014 strikes… flo 60, 404, hed jet 6, stinger 6 your guess is as good as mine. we simply dont know
Which is better and why? I have a set of FLO 60/90 and I just got a QR Illicito that came with Reynold’s Strike wheels. Which is better for training and which is better for racing? Should I sell one of the sets and get standard “training wheels”? Which is lighter and more aero? Thanks!
I can’t comment on the FLO wheels but I can attest that the Strikes are bomb proof. I’ve raced and trained on them for two years without issue. As an aside I also ride Reynolds Assault on my roadie and beat the crap out of that bike, it’s a Cervelo S2 but I treat it like a CX bike
I am not a big proponent of training and racing wheels. As someone mentioned you’d be better off selling a set of wheels and getting a powermeter if you don’t have one.
X2
I got Flo 60s this year and they have barely come off the bike.
Unless you’re racing and have a need for lighter wheelset I would sell the Strikes and get a PM and Flo 30s as training wheels.