i am looking for a upgrade of wheels for my QR kilo. Are these wheels good? the zipp 404 clinchers? Or it is not worth it? Presently, i can ride for about 25 miles at consistent average speed of 21 mph. will they make a bit faster?
Yes
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the real question would be are they really worth all the extra money over the Flashpoints or HED JETs?
Yes they will make you faster…but how much faster and at what price? I’d WAG about .5 mph faster for 404’s over 40k.
404’s are excellent. Bombproof wheels.
My first set of race wheels many years ago. After owning 404/909/999/808 and Hed3/ Alps/Stinger wheels they are still my very favorite. Great wheels and IMHO still the gold standard. Go get and and race the hell out of them!
They BETTER be fast! I just picked up mine from the shop and they sit here waiting on my 2008 P2C…
They are very fast. Almost as fast as anything out there. If by chance they are slow you can send them to me and I will ride them (fast) for you :). Seriously- enjoy your wheels and don’t buy anything else or sell this. They are great and the biggest mistake I ever made was selling mine to get something else.
Excellent wheels. Do yourself a favor and also use a tire with good rolling resistance (i.e. pro 2 lights) and latex tubes.
Get an aero helmet and the only excuse you’ll ever have for going slow is your own two legs.
Cane creek aros are built with zip rims and the cane creek rims. Half the price of zips.