Non aerowheels vs only aerofrontweel (which should i ride tommorow)

Triathlon Forum
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I’m doing a oly and a sprint this weekend, but i don’t know which wheel setup i should use.
I ruined my disc last weekend and it is still at my lbs. so now i can ride my clincher trainingswheels or with a clincher backwheel and my blackwell 100mm up front. Will the blackwell upfront save a lot of time (<60+ sec) or only a couple of seconds (in that case i’ll save the tire for the “IM” race i’m doing next week).

thanks

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you want to ride a 100mm up front and a box rim at the back?? i don’t know anybody in the world who would dare ride like that. you will end up trashing your front wheel as well for sure.

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because of the wind?? i don’t know, i never had any trouble with the wind. It will look really stupid though.

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save the tire? You’re only riding, what?, less than 40 miles between the two races. I’d use the blackwell and training wheel rear.

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i suggest you try it out in practise first. seriously. many professionals would have trouble handling a combo like that. a disc in the rear would make it 100x easier to handle.

i have seen people going with a 404 front and open pro rear but no deeper, and even then the handling isn’t great.

YMMV

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Seriously? Obviously it’s not ideal, but trash the front wheel? What would make that happen?

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yes it will, but according to some people; aero wheels will save 90secs over a 40k (against box rims), with the front wheel being more important. So maybe that 100 will afford you a minute.

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cross-wind/crash into another competitor beside you as you pass them/they pass you… something along those lines.

i think unless it’s a fairly small race with broad roads, it’s borderline irresponsible to race with such a setup without prior practise with it on a dual motorway at least.

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Thanks. I’ve actually never ridden anything very deep on the front so I didn’t realize the handling could be compromised that dramatically.