Hi
I'm about to buy a new wheelset and I'm looking at a standard 32 hole wheelset consisting of the Alexrims R400(dimensions much like the open pro) with dt aerolite bladed spokes(blade is 2.3mm wide and 0.9 thick).
No question about it, black bladed spokes look fast However I'm unsure of the actual gain??
The reason I'm going for this semi lightweight wheel instead of a real aero wheelset is because I feel a lightweight rim makes the wheel accelerate noticable faster. However will this small gain be lost several times again by the extra drag?
Would it be smarter to go for 500g 30mm rim instead of the 400g 19mm or is aero gain from this unnoticable when it's still a 32 spoke wheel?
I hope someone will have a go at these tricky questions
Regards,
Peter
I'm about to buy a new wheelset and I'm looking at a standard 32 hole wheelset consisting of the Alexrims R400(dimensions much like the open pro) with dt aerolite bladed spokes(blade is 2.3mm wide and 0.9 thick).
No question about it, black bladed spokes look fast However I'm unsure of the actual gain??
The reason I'm going for this semi lightweight wheel instead of a real aero wheelset is because I feel a lightweight rim makes the wheel accelerate noticable faster. However will this small gain be lost several times again by the extra drag?
Would it be smarter to go for 500g 30mm rim instead of the 400g 19mm or is aero gain from this unnoticable when it's still a 32 spoke wheel?
I hope someone will have a go at these tricky questions
Regards,
Peter