I am 6' and 235 lbs currently. I am picking up my '03 Allez Comp Cro-Mo soon and wanted to reduce the rotational weight and possibly gain a bit more speed to keep up with the local group riders. I know, I know just ride the Shimano R540 wheels that come with the bie until I loose the weight and that will make me faster but I was just curious.
I asked about the Bontrager Race Lites on another board before I found out that they are only a hundred or so grams lighter. Someone mentioned going with Dura Ace hubs and the Open Pro rims but those too are only barely lighter. It looks like to get real weight savings on the wheels I have to go to the high end Mavic's - just how well do those hold to the big boys?
All suggestions and advice welcomed.
I asked about the Bontrager Race Lites on another board before I found out that they are only a hundred or so grams lighter. Someone mentioned going with Dura Ace hubs and the Open Pro rims but those too are only barely lighter. It looks like to get real weight savings on the wheels I have to go to the high end Mavic's - just how well do those hold to the big boys?
All suggestions and advice welcomed.