I’m No Fan of Aero Wheels
If the wheels are going to be for general riding duties, I find the deep section of aero wheels tends to make them a real handful on breezy days.
Side winds can have you really hanging on and concentrating on just keeping a line, so the benefits of the aero section can also be a real drawback.
I am a fan of Mavic SL’s (the ES replacement), my set are okay as far as aero dynamics go, the spokes are good, but the rim is pretty square so overall they are just okay in that respect. They are light enough to be a decent wheel on climbs, but stiff enough to corner and sprint well and extremely durable so that you can happily use them everyday and not have to worry about them going out of true. They also perform well on windy days, and don’t drag you all over the place.
But then I really liked my R-Sys wheels despite what people seemed to say about them, that was until they morphed into a pair of Askium’s! Roll on March 31st….