One or Two pairs?

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powenb
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by powenb

Hi all,

I currently run a pair of Hope Pro3 hubs on Mavic Open Pro rims (about 1713g) with Stan's sealant and have a similar back-up pair.

I have had to call this year off now due to a back problem :cry: and am looking towards next year and would like to get a new, lighter set.
I was thinking of going for DT Swiss 240S 28H hubs on Stan's ZTR Race 29er rims (which should be available by next year) with Stan's sealant, which will make a wheelset weight of about 1304g.
But due to the price, I may only be able to afford one pair.

Another option, is to get some Mavic Ksyrium Elites (1550g) which means, due to the rim width being the same, I can still use my Hope/Open Pro wheels for training and back-up.

So my question is, is it better to have one very light wheelset, or two FAIRLY light wheelsets?

Many thanks

Owen

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Monowai
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by Monowai

or you could keep the wheelsets and use the money to buy a second bike, which would be much more useful for cross than just a pair of wheels - particularly on very muddy days.

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marko
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by marko

The 1500g range is pretty good for light and durable. I've been bombing an old Campy Nucleon tubular set up and have a slightly lighter Ritchey Tubular set up at 1460g. There has been some mixed reviews as to hub durability on Ritchey. I swear another 1/2lb will kill me but it doesn't seem to bother the ones passing me. Since it's usually dry races I prefer to have a set with big side knobs for twisty grass races and a Griffo pattern if it's a bit slick. So I'll end up with a knobby set, a dry (tufo flexus) and a Typhoon for slick. The knobby is a clincher set up (cheap IRC mythos) and came in handy at two events. Those are on some old Eurus rims that weigh 1550. If you could get a tubless bulldog setup to work you'll be using those wheels for everything.

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by lancejohnson

I agree with Monowai, particularly if you can find someone to come to races and clean them up while you ride. Nothing beats a clean bike at the end of each lap on a muddy race day...
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by mayhem

"Two crappy bikes are faster than one nice bike"- John Verheul

To answer your question, two sets of wheels are faster than one nice set.

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