I have a Hed disk, and have put about 20 small dents in it (I’ve made dents with wrenches, my thumbs, by banging it into stuff, you name it). Is there any way to get the dents out, or should I just live with them (I’m sure they aren’t hurting performance) or should I beat the shit out of it and make the whole thing dimpled…
LOL… i always thought of HED as the “poor man’s Zipp.” This furthers the point!
LOL… i always thought of HED as the “poor man’s Zipp.” This furthers the point!
I don’t like your post… I don’t know what it is… I just don’t like it…
My disc had a couple ‘beauty marks’ in it before I had it painted. I tried to fill them in with an epoxy mixture and paint. The guy doing the painting wasn’t happy with my fix, and covered the whole disc with some type of a primer coat that filled/smoothed everything. The disc now has a glass smooth finish. The epoxy/paint approach worked ok. I have also seen black electrical tape used.
JB
I actually have both. The Hed is faster on my Zipp 2001 (lenticular design I suspect) and the Zipp disk seems faster on everything else. The Zipp is a beautiful wheel, but the Hed seems to match my Zipp 2001 better for some reason (and I use the Zipp 2001 on flat courses). But I hate the dents.
I actually have both. The Hed is faster on my Zipp 2001 (lenticular design I suspect) and the Zipp disk seems faster on everything else. The Zipp is a beautiful wheel, but the Hed seems to match my Zipp 2001 better for some reason (and I use the Zipp 2001 on flat courses). But I hate the dents.
The Hed isn’t a clincher by any chance, is it? 
I, too, seem to get better results with lenticular disks. In fact, I’ve gotten my best times with the CH Aero covers, which are probably the most lenticular of all.
–Jens
The fastest disc I’ve used, before my HED3D, was the lenticular Campy Ghibli. I also ride Zipp 2001’s. I’ve been using the HED3D lately and it seems very fast on the beam bike. I’ve also used a Zipp disk on the Zipp 2001 and it was not as fast. A recent study found that the disc should be as far from the seat and chain stays as possible, so the flat disc for those bikes with seat stays will work best. But for beam bikes the lenticular discs seem to work best, due to lack of seat stays?
Unless the dent is going all the way through the material don’t worry about it unless you want to fill it in like the other poster. These dent so easily it’s crazy.
Didnt Zipp make history with their disk wheel that has “dents” all over it.
Paul, an engineer told me that the lenticular discs would theoretically be better on a beam or boom bike at least on the top half of the wheel. However, the flat disc would probably be better for the bottom half of the wheel where the chainstays are. So, maybe the lenticular does perform best on a Softride, Zipp, Titan Flex. I’ll probably never know, as I have a flat disc and don’t plan on changing it!
LOL… i always thought of HED as the “poor man’s Zipp.” This furthers the point!
I own both HED and Zipp products. It’s easy to be biased if your’e uninformed or just a dick.
You can make a Zipp “dimpled” disc very easily from a HED disc. Just a small hammer…a few hundred light hammer strokes and POOF - a dimpled disc for a whole lot less $$ then Zipp charges!!
You should see my HED disc. Everytime it goes on a plane it looks like went to the Zipp factory. I have a couple of “dents” that go clean thru. I have no idea why Steve sticks with such a soft composite material on those things. Like they have been out for 15 years or so, you would think he would be able to come up with something. G His H3 s don’t dent at all, and is why I prefer my H3 disc and the regular one is a “backup”
My first disc was the regular HED disc. It did dent VERY easily. The Ghibli is like that too, but not quite as bad. I like the HED3D, its bomb proof, just like the HED3.
I actually have both. The Hed is faster on my Zipp 2001 (lenticular design I suspect) and the Zipp disk seems faster on everything else. The Zipp is a beautiful wheel, but the Hed seems to match my Zipp 2001 better for some reason (and I use the Zipp 2001 on flat courses). But I hate the dents.
The Hed isn’t a clincher by any chance, is it?
I, too, seem to get better results with lenticular disks. In fact, I’ve gotten my best times with the CH Aero covers, which are probably the most lenticular of all.
–Jens
Nope, the HED is a tubie with a Corsa. The bike is so heavy with that wheel that once I get it up to about 30 mph, I can coast for an entire 40K
I own both HED and Zipp products. It’s easy to be biased if your’e uninformed or just a dick.
HAHAHA! I am easily biased, probably uninformed, and I might be a dick… but fyi, I have a set of HEDs. I could not afford Zipps (hence the “poor man” comment) I love my disc and jet 90 dearly. They go nicely with my cliplite bars.
Mine has some dents too, but I was thinking of getting a pen and making thousands of wee dents, save me from buying a Zipp Disc with the golf ball dimple effect… voila! A Faster disc for no cash down
Weeman
I’ve never owned a disc that after two years didn’t have some sort of dent. Be it a HED, Renn or other.