Aero vs light wheels

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KarlC
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by KarlC

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Zoro wrote:
alexaqui wrote:After repairing one frame, buying another, and buying 2 sets of 11 speed gear, funding is a concern. Any suggestions?
See my post above with picture. Those 55mm came to 1110g. Coach sold his Reynolds RZRs and bought a pair and raced on them this weekend.

They do need a wider tyre. You should not be "big".
http://mercurycycling.com/collections/carbon-1


How did you get the 55mm down to 1110g?

On the Mercury site the M5 is 1366g and the S5 is 1590g
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Zoro
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by Zoro

KarlC wrote:Image

Zoro wrote:
alexaqui wrote:After repairing one frame, buying another, and buying 2 sets of 11 speed gear, funding is a concern. Any suggestions?
See my post above with picture. Those 55mm came to 1110g. Coach sold his Reynolds RZRs and bought a pair and raced on them this weekend.

They do need a wider tyre. You should not be "big".
http://mercurycycling.com/collections/carbon-1


How did you get the 55mm down to 1110g?

On the Mercury site the M5 is 1366g and the S5 is 1590g
I went with Extralite hubs and I think those rims vary by 20 g or so.

Zoro
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by Zoro

Also their weight may include their fairly light steel skewers. We used KCNC Ti super light things. Recently have gone back to steel.

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