Okay, at 6’3" 202 lbs I’m pretty big for a triathlete, so mystery there. I’m looking for feedback from folks who have experience with HED Jets with their Stallion build - I guess it’s their nice way of saying Clydesdale or Fatty. Is the build worth getting? Are the wheels really stiffer? Will they really last longer? Is it worth the hype, or just a marketing ploy?
I’d say its a good idea. Does it even cost more? Can’t see how it could be much of a marketing ploy.
There are more spokes, a bit less fast but a bit stronger.
HED recommends the stallion for those over 190 pounds IF you are using it as an every day wheel. At 200 pounds I doubt you need the stallion build if you aren’t going to train on it every day and even then it probably isn’t necessary. Call HED at (651) 653-0202 and ask them though. They always pick up and will give you the skinny. Might as well ask them what wheel they recommend for you while you are at it. I wouldn’t buy directly from them though as they will charge you full MSRP and you can get their stuff cheaper from certain dealers many here can point you to.
Okay, at 6’3" 202 lbs I’m pretty big for a triathlete, so mystery there. I’m looking for feedback from folks who have experience with HED Jets with their Stallion build - I guess it’s their nice way of saying Clydesdale or Fatty. Is the build worth getting? Are the wheels really stiffer? Will they really last longer? Is it worth the hype, or just a marketing ploy?
I damaged a CX build Jet60 back a few years ago. I replaced with with a new Jet60. I can’t say I really noticed a difference at that time. However, I’ve just re-built the original CX wheel’s hub and spokes onto a new Jet90 rim.
I can now compare the two wheel and the CX Jet90 is stiffer and feels faster. The faster bit is very subjective, but it does look faster :-). I haven’t seen the CX builds listed on the HED site.
I like the CX build as it gives me that extra confidence in my equipment (especially here on the crazy steep downhills we can have here in NZ).
cheers
I’m ‘only’ about 180, and I was surprised how flexy my regular Jet 90 (front only, disc in back) was/is the first time I rode it, but then if you think about it that big carbon hoop is only a thin fairing so it really doesn’t add squat for stiffness like a 404 or 808 (you can easily deflect it just pushing with your thumb). So try to picture that same regular-profile rim with only 18 spokes as if the fairing were invisible, and I’m sure you’d agree it looks like it’d flex a lot (and I bet nobody over 150 would buy it even for climbing). I only use it for flat, mostly straight courses, and it’s great for that, but at turnarounds or standing at the start for instance I can hear/feel the computer sensor rub against the fairing. For hilly or technical courses, my 404 is definitely stiffer (same spoke count).
So, if I were to only have one wheel for all-around use, say a Jet 60, I’d go with the extra spokes. Really not that much weight difference.