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2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:01 am
by spartan
http://www.enve.com/cache/DOC203_WheelT ... 0626022821enve 6/7 SES wheelset won. best braking surface/best aero.
interesting the ZIPP refused to send a wheelset to be tested.
hmm-mm. maybe a redesigned 404 firecrest v2.0 is coming out this fall.
2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:01 am
by Weenie
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Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:54 am
by TStorm
Thanx really nice article
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:39 am
by thatdkid
I am now running the new SES 3.4 Clinchers! Everyday all day goodness!
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:10 pm
by scb
Just got some 6.7 clinchers with alchemy hubs and really like them. Also have 404 FCs and there is no comparison.
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:50 pm
by CBJ
Didn't they just loose out to the Ritchey in a German magazine??
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:00 pm
by prendrefeu
Interesting to note how well the Bontragers did.
They seem to be an underrated (less cachet?) set of wheels with great qualities.
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:54 pm
by thisisatest
i wonder why zipp refused. i think ive only seen them do that when they disagreed with the testing protocol? might be thinking of a different company though.
waldo?
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:19 am
by upside
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:00 am
by Tinea Pedis
prendrefeu wrote:Interesting to note how well the Bontragers did.
They seem to be an underrated (less cachet?) set of wheels with great qualities.
I would never buy them outright, but if you were ordering a Trek and could get them spec'ed on it they do indeed seem quite a bargain wheelset.
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:08 am
by Cheers!
Too bad Zipp wasn't in the test. Neither was Reynolds. I have been a happy user of a pair of custom built Reynolds DV46C circa 2007 w/ Tune Mig70 & Mag180 hubs using sapim cx-rays.
The new Reynolds has better braking surface and a swirl lip generator. This in my opinion is a huge advantage on reducing drag.
Zipp has their dimples.
I would have loved to see how Zipps, Reynolds fourty six and Easton (being more generic compared to zipp and Reynolds) stack against the high end Enve.
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:27 am
by ECT
prendrefeu wrote:Interesting to note how well the Bontragers did.
They seem to be an underrated (less cachet?) set of wheels with great qualities.
I agree, I have ridden low-end, mid-range and high-end Bontrager wheels and they have rolled well and smoothly, and the few problems I have had were taken care of quickly and with no questions asked.
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:11 am
by prendrefeu
Does anyone know if the decals are removable on the Bontrager wheelsets?
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:18 am
by Zigmeister
Why is it the manufacturers resposibility to provide a set of wheels?
If the magazine really wanted to provide an unbiased test, they would have gone out and borrowed a pair, or bought some Zipps to include in the test.
Says more about the magazine and staff than it does about Zipp to me.
Consumer reports buys everything they test as a consumer and does their testing. The magazine should follow the same model .
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:24 am
by Fisherfreerider
prendrefeu wrote:Does anyone know if the decals are removable on the Bontrager wheelsets?
Yes.
Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:24 am
by Weenie
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Re: 2012 velo mag aero wheel shootout
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:26 am
by prendrefeu
Excellent, thanks!
Wish list for wheelsets has now been dramatically edited down to three.