On 27 Feb 2006 16:49:21 -0800, "fred" <
[email protected]> wrote:
>I bought a bike on ebay that came with 2 sets of wheels; one is mavic
>aero wheels CXP30 and the other is a regular wheel, mavic ksyrium
>ssc. I usually do 20- 30 mile rides by myself on hilly terrain. Is
>there any reason to use aero wheels other than in a race? What is the
>advantage of one type of wheel over the other?
If the aero wheels aren't minimal-spoke types, they can have a
stiffness advantage on rough roads; some can resist getting dinged
better than a conventional rim. If they're the oh-so-chic ones with
the large gaps between the spokes, beware of using them in areas with
trees and the attendant common rodents; although the chances are low
that the wheel will become an impromptu squirrel dicer, they are
nonzero, and a 32-spoke or 36-spoke wheel stands a much better chance
of deflecting the furry missile than of trapping it at speed and
destroying the fork. Also, the more spokes you have, the less that
any single spoke's breakage will contribute to making the wheel
wobbly; with a 16- or 24-spoke rim, breaking one spoke often means
that you're going to carry the bike home.
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