I’m chosing between Zipp 808 and the new Xentis TT wheel, which’s the fastest?
I have the xentis mark 1 today, but they really suck in headwinds but are awesome in sidewinds, on the contrary to all testings that have been done… What I really like about the xentis is that they are rock solid, I have gotten a lots of miles on them in rough road-coniditions, why I might choose xentis over zipp 808’s.
I realize that it has been several threads on the subject, but no one with consensus
Ps, I will pair the wheel with a zipp disc, which I rode 4:36 in my latest Ironman, strong sidewinds all day, I was flying with it and the xentis mark 1 wheel. Having big problem beliving xentis are worse than zipp 808 in sidewinds since I always perform my very best in sidewinds… Ds
The recent tour tests show that there isn’t much in it between the TT’s and 808 - I would go with whatever you think looks cooler :). IMHO the TT’s look great.
Also, the Xentis wheels have a 5 year guarantee (vs 1 year for Zipp I think) + crash replacement policy (like Zipp - according to Xentis they can fix most wheels after a crash - I emailed them). I suppose it also depends if you’re in Europe or the States - it would be easier to get a Xentis fixed in Europe if anything happened (the sames applies for Zipp in the States I guess).
I vote Xentis, they’ll make you as fast as this guy…
