I was looking at buying a renn 575 for a daily driver/race wheel. I am fairly big guy, 215lbs, would it stand up to a daily beating?
Thanks
You want a disc as a daily wheel?
Wouldn’t recommend it.
It may stand up to the beating…but can you?
A disc is not the smoothest of all rides.
I’ll just ask the obvious question.
Why a disk for everyday?
Why not if it would take it. I get from the responses that it wouldn’t be recommend. Thanks for the info.
Race wheels are for racing, you train on something heavier and less aero so when you go to race a race, your aero wheels will give you a mental and physical advantage, they will make you faster and you will feel a hell of a lot faster, plus they look cool.
That being said, some people don’t want to drop the cash on “race only wheels.” I can completely understand this, if you want good wheels to train on and use in a race, a disc is not the way to go. The ride on a disc is pretty harsh, plus the composite body on any disc is pretty fragile. Rocks getting kicked up, coming down off of a curb, leaning the bike against something, a crash or even a slight fall and your disc will be ruined.
I guess it depends on your reason for wanting a disk in the first place. They are loud, expensive, and from what I understand, not very comfortable when compared to other options. If you are looking for a do-it-all wheel and don’t want to pay extra for a raceday only wheel, consider CH Aero wheel covers. They are plastic disks that attach to almost any rim and give you the same aerodynamic advantage as a disk wheel, for a fraction of the cost. I bought mine from www.wheelbuilder.com for $70, custom cut to my everyday training wheel, and have nothing but good things to say about it. It’s worth looking into as an alternative.
Here’s a direct link:
http://www.wheelbuilder.com/closeup.asp?cid=25&pid=185&offset=0
Do what you must in order to have your ‘A game.’
My thoughts?
A wheel is a wheel - which will eventually be replaced anyway. If you have the ‘cheese’ to spend on a disc wheel as such - do it. I thought the same as you re: Renn disc until I sat down with the AIRO International GM and discussed Carbon Fiber technology and how it could hold a fat guy barreling down the road at 23mph. I was convinced XLAB would do the job for me. A Renn disc will probably do the same.
I use the XLAB 32 spoke & tri-spoke as my training wheels. Why? They’re bomb-proof. Except for the customary flat (not the wheel, mind you; I wear the tires out fairly fast) every 5-600 miles or thereabout, my XLABs carry my 210# fat ass down the coast.
FYI: I have 4 sets of wheels: XLAB (and you know how heavy they are), Zipps (404), Mavic Ksyrium and the Velomax set that came with my steed.
Enjoy the ride,
- kd