by KWalker on Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:35 pm
I've ridden all of those but the Enves. I think that Boras are a great race wheel and highly underrated. They hold speed very, very well, they're stiff, the hubs are incredible, and they're bomb proof. I'm not sure that I can think of a wheel that has more pro victories to its name and is still in use.
I test rode a set of Gen III's for a while and felt that, as a race wheel, they weren't what I wanted because they didn't seem to hold speed very well, the hubs were OK, but not great, and the braking wasn't as good. All of that could have changed with the new versions so I can't really comment on those, but I personally would get 2 sets of Boras for the price of one set of LWs (or one Bora and one Hyperon or something similar. They just ride awesome, end of story. LWs accelerate fast and are stiff, but that's about it.
My sprint is higher than yours and I have some 808 FCs and they did develop hub slack after a few races, however, this is noted in the instruction manual and since tightening them to take the slack out I've had no problems. I don't know your weight and how you ride, which makes a difference but mine have had 0 flexibility problems although I run my pads further out just because I always have.