Nothing says speed like deep section aero wheels.
They can make a big difference to your ride performance but there
are plenty of options out there, so to help you make the right choice
we’ve picked six of the best deep section aero wheels for you to consider
from the road.cc review archive – these are wheels we’ve tested and can
happily recommend.
Not only do aero wheels look the business, they are also proven to be
fast. Dave
recently took to the wind tunnel to find out just what a difference they
can make.
But do you really need carbon fibre wheels on your bicycle? We
explore the pros and cons in this feature.
Our pick of the best aero wheels
| Weight | Market price | Review | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Side Hadron 625 Classic | 1,748g | Read our review |
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| Knight Composites 65 DT 240 | 1,610g | £2,000.00 | Read our review |
| Vision Team 35 | 1,820g | £193.30 | Read our review |
| Reynolds Aero 58 | 1,601g | £2,099.99 | Read our review |
| Lightweight Meilenstein tubular | £1,120 | Read our review |
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| DT Swiss RRC 65 Dicut | 1,630g | £1,320.10 | Read our review |
9 thoughts on “Video: Six of the best aero wheels from Swiss Side, Vision, Reynolds, Lightweight, DT Swiss and Knight Composites”
Does anyone have some links
Does anyone have some links to genuine studies of the effect of rim depth on time saved at real world speeds (30km/hr)? And ideally not something sponsored by Zipp
I was under the impression aero gains on the person riding (e.g. more aggressive position, non-baggy clothing, aero helmet) are more worthwhile than on the bike , but I was also under the impression aero gains are worthwhile over weight reductions (provided the incline was less than 6%) and that aero wheels would save you more than 2 seconds over 40km (see above post claims)?
No hed or flo wheels tested?
No hed or flo wheels tested? Shame as they seemed to lead the aero wheel charge.
check12 wrote:
Should be included rather than the un-aero Mielenstein and Vision 35
Wouldn’t call the Lightweight
Wouldn’t call the Lightweight wheels particulary aero….
The German magazine, Tour,
The German magazine, Tour, has done a load of empirical wheel tests.
http://www.tour-magazin.de/komponenten/laufraeder/test-2016-aerodynamische-laufraeder/a41647.html
In 2016 they covered:
• Campagnolo Hyperon Ultra Two
• Campa/Fulcrum Racing Quattro
• Campagnolo Bora One 50
• DT Swiss RC 28 Spline C Mon Chasseral
• DT Swiss RC 38 Spline C
• DT Swiss RRC 65 Dicut C
• Mavic Ksyrium Pro Exalith SL
• Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL C
• Mavic CXR Ultimate 60 C
• Shimano Dura-Ace C24 CL
• Shimano Dura-Ace C35
• Shimano Dura-Ace C50
• Zipp 202 Firecrest
• Zipp 303 Firecrest
• Zipp 404 Firecrest
• Reynolds 58 Aero
• Selbstbau: Kinlin XC 279/Bitex
• Lambda Racing CC 50/60
• Slowbuild Wheels CC 38
You can buy the report for two euros
They measure stiffness, durability and braking as well as aerodynamics.
The Campagnolo Bora One 50 was their best overall wheel. The difference between a good 40mm and a good 60mm wheel was just a couple of watts.
I ended up buying a pair of Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL Cs after reading the report.
I would have gone for the Boras but getting replacement rims and spokes for Campag wheels in the UK has proven to be a nightmare over the last few years, and I swore I’d never buy another pair of their wheels.
As the owner of a pair of the
As the owner of a pair of the Bora One in 50mm I’m very pleased to read my wheels are the best of the bunch tested, especially as they only cost ÂŁ750 new!
I have a Mavic Cosmic SLS on
I have a Mavic Cosmic SLS on my triathlon bike and I am thinking about upgrade…
The two adepts are:
Shimano WH-RS81-C50-CL (Alu braking profile, clincher) for 890EUR, or
Shimano Dura Ace WH-R9100-C60-CL for 1500 EUR.
Questions:
1. Is it worth the additional 600EUR for the Dura Ace?
2. Any suggestions for clincher, Alu braking profiled carbon wheels under 900EUR?
3. Any suggestions for clincher, Alu braking profiled carbon wheels under 1500EUR?
The weakest point of the Mavic is the hub/freehub and the bearings. Seriously. My 29″ MTB wheel with SunRingle hub and heavy 2.25 wide Nobby Nic tires rolls better then the Mavic…
Thanks
Edit: in that 24 best of 2017 article only the Hadron has Alu braking surface, so not a big help in terms of my criteria…
ReHMn wrote:
SwissSide still have their sale on, so a Hadron 485F/625R set would be about € 1100 at the moment.
I suggest FLO or Swiss Side.
I suggest FLO or Swiss Side.
I think HED and/or Zipp so aluminium brake-rimmed, carbon-fared wheels.