I have both at my disposal. Which should I use? The Roval’s are clinchers and the Tri-Spokes are tubulars. Roval’s are about 150 grams lighter than the Tri-Spokes.
Please give me your opinion.
Thats a loaded question:
What kind of race?
cycling - Rovals
triathlon/TT - trispoke…but this depends on the type of tri-spoke. If its a HED/Specialized, 3G, Corima, fine. If its a Spin or Trispoke brand, leave them at home.
It is a 23 mile bike in a triathlon. Very flat. Specialized Tri-spokes.
thanks for the input.
Definately the Specialized tri-spokes!!! Even in a heavy wind the trispokes are faster.
anybody else?
If its a Spin or Trispoke brand, leave them at home.
I beg to differ on the TriSpoke brand wheels. I have it on good authority that they aren’t necessarily slow.
The Spins on the other hand…you’d be better off with a box section, 32 spoke wheel.
I have both at my disposal. Which should I use? The Roval’s are clinchers and the Tri-Spokes are tubulars. Roval’s are about 150 grams lighter than the Tri-Spokes.
Please give me your opinion.
Need more info:
- What tires are on each wheelset?
- What tubes are in the clinchers?
- What is the course? (i.e. how long and elevation changes?) edit: Never mind, saw the response above.
- What wind conditions are expected?
Specialized tubulars on the Tri=spokes Lightweight tubes and Specialized clincher tires on the rovals
Wind: 5-10 mph
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Specialized tubulars on the Tri=spokes Lightweight tubes and Specialized clincher tires on the rovals
Wind: 5-10 mph
Hmm…neither of those tire choices are anything to write home about.
If you can throw some Vittoria Open Corsas or Michelin Pro2Race tires (preferably Lights) and latex tubes on the rovals, I’d use those over the tubulars in a heartbeat.
If not, just go with the trispokes.
Oh…one last question, how fast do you think you’ll be averaging? If it’s in the low to mid 20s, then there’s no big difference aerodynamically for the wheels.
Hope that helps.
Why clinchers over tubulars?
I should be around 23-24 mph.
I suspected what you suggested that the difference would be minimal at that speed and distance.
Why clinchers over tubulars?
I should be around 23-24 mph.
I suspected what you suggested that the difference would be minimal at that speed and distance.
The clinchers (and tubes) I suggested are significantly faster than the tubulars mounted on those wheels. They have much lower rolling resistance. The best I can tell, the clinchers on the rovals now are the same, if not worse than the specialized tubulars. So, if you can’t change the tires on the rovals…just stick with the trispokes.
The question about expected bike speed and wind speeds gets to the point that when the “apparent wind” is coming from mostly the front, there isn’t a large difference in aero drag between the wheels. A 10 mph wind would have to be hitting you from directly at 90 degrees for a large portion of the course for the trispokes to be an advantage aerodynamically.